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Identity Management Day 2022: Time to Be Identity Smart

Editors Desk April 12, 2022April 12, 2022api, attacks, blockchain, CISO, cyber attack, expert, GDPR, identity, Identity management, mfa, Multi-factor authentication, OT, risk

Today is Identity Management Day. With 79% of all organisations having experienced an identity related security breach, this is an issue that must be taken seriously.

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War, crime boost cryptocurrency regulation

Lou Covey March 24, 2022March 24, 2022attacks, blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, development, insurance, OT, phishing, ransom, Ransomware, risk, SAST

An illegal war and a growing criminal use are driving efforts to regulate the unregulated cryptocurrency market.

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Scam Bucket: Ice Phishing

Lou Covey March 21, 2022March 17, 2022Bitcoin, blockchain, Cryptocurrency, hacking, insurance, Malware, OT, phishing, risk, social engineering, zero trust

The most interesting scam we’ve found is brand new. It’s called “ice phishing” and it involves taking advantage of the disconnect between language and code.

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Break The Bias: International Women’s Day

Editors Desk March 8, 2022March 8, 2022blockchain, cybersecurity, focus, marketing, OT, review

It’s International Women’s Day! Cyber Protection Magazine spoke with executives from various companies to learn how women in cybersecurity can #BreakTheBias

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Decentralizing data can frustrate hackers

Lou Covey February 4, 2022February 4, 2022blockchain, identity, OT, privacy

Biometrics is a hub for personal security, identity theft and government surveillance. Protecting that stuff is kind of important. One way to do that is by decentralizing it.

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Myths, statistics and holistic security – are insiders the real problem?

Lou Covey November 10, 2021November 9, 2021apt, attacks, audio, blockchain, Cryptocurrency, cyber attack, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, encryption, expert, focus, GDPR, Interview, journal, Malware, marketing, network, Network security, OT, password, privacy, ransom, Ransomware, spoofing, zero trust, zerotrust

A 17-year-old FBI report claimed that 80 per cent of data breaches originate internally. A recent report on Statista, demonstrates that the problem is much more nuanced.

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Want Better Cybersecurity? Look Left Instead of Right

Graham Hunter November 8, 2021November 9, 2021api, blockchain, certification, cybersecurity, development, focus, OT, remote work, risk

Never have companies collected data at the rate they do now. They process it and turn it into actionable insights. Because of this, data is

Podcasts

Upheaval’s Ironweave might actually fix data security with blockchain

Editors Desk October 28, 2021October 28, 2021blockchain, cybersecurity, Interview, OT, privacy

It is a rare thing when a company is actually solving a significant problem with their product. Did we finally find a company which solves the problem of data security? Find out in our latest podcast.

General Know-How Scam Bucket

Scam Bucket: Dusting your way to a breach

Lou Covey September 17, 2021October 28, 2021attacks, Bitcoin, blockchain, Colonial Pipeline, Cryptocurrency, cyber attack, cybercrime, expert, hacking, Malware, OT, phishing, ransom

elf-righteous, but they are imaginative in looking for new ways to rip you off. That’s why we are launching this special series, Scam Bucket , to keep you up to date on the latest trends in cybercrime.

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Interview: the security and future of blockchain technology

Aggelos Kiayias June 4, 2021July 7, 2021Bitcoin, blockchain, Quantum computing, Quantum cryptography

Blockchain and its best known application, the Bitcoin crypto currency, are seen as very secure. But is this really true? We spoke with Prof. Aggelos Kiayias, Chief Scientist at blockchain technology company IOHK, about the security and future of blockchain.