Let’s start this with a “once upon a time” thought. Once upon a time, cybercriminals who wanted to breach your systems had to have technical knowledge and skills that enabled them to infiltrate your systems to capture your most sensitive data. Not anymore. Now, the most effective and cheapest way […]
Cybercrime
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If the recent ransomware attack on the Colonial pipeline showed us anything, it exposed how vulnerable every business is. So how do you fight back against an unseen enemy? On April 30,, an article on the BBC News website was titled “The ransomware surge ruining lives.” Few articles could have […]
Bad actors are constantly trying to attack companies by hacking into their systems. The increase in remote working has increased those attempts. I recently wrote an IdeaXchange blog on why cybersecurity needed to be a year-round priority for businesses of all kinds and all sizes. The advent of the COVID-19 […]
Originally posted in FleetOwner October marked the 17th year of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the National Cyber Security Alliance launched the initiative in 2004 to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity in our personal and business lives. With more of us working […]
The cost of cybercrime is increasing year after year; but the cost needs to be measured in much more than dollars and cents. Each year, Accenture publishes an Annual Cost of Cybercrime Study that combines research gleaned from 16 industries in 11 countries with interviews with more than 2,600 executives […]