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When you think of malware attacks, images of computers going haywire and networks being disrupted probably come to mind. But a malware attack can affect far more than that. In the Ukraine, an electric grid malware attack was recently discovered as the cause of power outages ...

Latin America is under cyber attack. Cyber attacks are on the rise globally, but Latin America is seeing more than its fair share. According to an Eset Latin American Security Report (2017), the number of reported ransomware cases grew 131% in 2016. In Brazil alone, ...

We often hear that we should be careful when choosing the comments, photos, and other media we share with our networks on social media. After all, what we post affects our reputation. But now there’s also a new worry. Did you know that your participation ...

The healthcare industry has seen a major shift in its use of technology over the past several decades. Protocol that used to rely on paper and pencil have now been replaced with computers and digital software. Aside from these differences within the hospital, such changes have also affected ...

With cyber attacks on the rise, how can you ensure your organization’s digital work space is secure? More and more, companies are looking to train or hire an ethical hacker for help in finding and fixing security issues. Ethical hackers, also referred to as “white ...

The risk of cyber attack regularly increases in frequency and danger. Every day, it seems, there is another news article about the next attack, which is creating a great deal of concern in organizations large and small. Yet cyber security as a whole continues to be ...

How prepared is your organization to manage a cyber attack? Do you need to strengthen cyber security for your organization? According to a recent report from ISACA, a professional association focused on IT governance, many security leaders anticipate a cyber attack on their organization in the ...

As the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to grow and pervade many areas of daily life, several companies have been quick to pursue this lucrative opportunity. According to Business Insider, below are four companies making notable, innovative contributions to the IoT field that will be worth watching in the days to come ...

In a recent IEEE Spectrum Online article, Scott Borg, director of the U.S. Cyber Consequences Unit, was quoted as saying that the future of cyber security is in the hands of hardware engineers. Borg warned that “the people in this room are now moving into the crosshairs ...