Posts Tagged ‘Security’
The Risk That Lies Within Severless Applications
A recent audit revealed more than one in five serverless applications have critical security vulnerabilities. Business World brought this information to our attention in their article, “21 percent of Open Source Serverless Applications have Critical Vulnerabilities.” An evaluation of 1,000 open-source serverless projects found that 21 percent of them contain one or more critical vulnerabilities or…
Read MoreDigital Processing and Data Management
Managing education records may get easier with blockchain technology. Sony has developed a new digital system for storing and managing education records that not only keeps them safe, but also makes it easier for them to be accessed by third parties. This topic came to us from GOOD Education in their article, “Sony Looks To Improve…
Read MoreMore Data Breaches Reported
Data breaches are all too common and for those whose lives and livelihoods are affected, they can be scary. We understand that there are nefarious characters out there; thieves who will do what they can to fraudulently steal information. But when their actions are compounded by cover-ups and falsehoods, who are the victims and who…
Read MoreThe Many Faces of Cyber Attacks
Cyber attacks come in all shapes and sizes. It can be as simple as an email that looks like it comes from your bank and includes an urgent link for you to click or a more obvious scam asking you to send money upfront to receive an unclaimed inheritance. It is important to take a…
Read MoreSafeguarding the Data
The upsurge of digital transformation is creating a greater cyber threat for India. To safeguard its critical assets from perilous cyber attacks, India needs to robustly upgrade its cyber architecture. This interesting topic came to us from DNA India in their article, “Make allocation for cybersecurity.” 2017 brought a plethora of cyber attacks and data breaches. With…
Read MoreProtecting Data Through Cloud Security
Data breaches might quickly become one of the most commonly used word in the news if we continue at our current pace. The battle for cybersecurity continues but at times feels like failure is gaining. Forbes brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “The Cloud Is Rising To The Cybersecurity Challenge.” Smaller businesses…
Read MoreFighting Back Against Ransomware
Cyber security against data breaches these days are top of the list of priorities for most organizations. Microsoft has recognized that and is offering some support in their recent update of Office 365. This interesting information came to us from The Hacker News in their article, “Microsoft Office 365 Gets Built-in Ransomware Protection and Enhanced…
Read MoreLocal Government Data Security Revisited
Atlanta is still struggling to recover from a ransomware attack just over a week ago. The chaos has been referred to as a “hostage situation” and security experts say is a reminder of the vulnerabilities of government computer networks. This came to us from CFO in their article, “Atlanta Hack Highlights Ransomware Dangers.” The ransomware attack…
Read MoreRansomware Attacks Large City Network
Ransomware attacks have grown in number in recent months, but their targets remained predominantly healthcare. That has now changed. This information came to us from ABC News in their article, “City of Atlanta computer network hit by ransomware attack.” According to some city officials, the city of Atlanta’s computer network was the victim of a ransomware cyber…
Read MoreSecurity Issues with Health Data
A recent study revealed that only 6% of the typical IT budget allotted in hospitals is devoted to cybersecurity. This is one of the most common areas that is repeatedly being attacked with ransomware and affected by data breaches. Information Week brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Saving Lives Starts with Protecting Our…
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