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The Cybersecurity Challenge: Why Human Expertise Matters

The risk of suffering a security breach is no longer ‘if’ or even ‘when’ – it’s more a question of ‘how often’. Unfortunately, what is often overlooked is the crucial role human expertise plays in defeating the wide range of malicious activities.

World Password Day 2023: Simple Habits To Protect Your Data

Editors Desk

World Password Day reminds businesses that water-tight password security needs to be prioritised. Companies must take steps like educating staff and using new technologies to avoid serious data breaches.

Sextortion is criminal, but may not be a crime

Lou Covey

“Sextortion” is a popular theme in media and the news, but it may or may not be a big deal. It might not even be a crime depending on where you live. No one can really come up with a consensus about what it is and how widespread it is. It’s even difficult to pin down what constitutes the typical perpetrator of this crime.

Cost of Cybercrime: Addressing Tight Budgets and an increasing Skills Gap

Kevin Eley

2023 will be another challenging year for organizations as cyberthreats continue to dominate headlines. On top of a more complex threat landscape, organizations are now having to navigate uncertainties around budget restrictions as the c-suite focuses on cutting what they perceive as non-essential costs.

4 Cybersecurity Tips You Should Follow If You Work From Home

Jen Bennet

Many people continue to work from home despite the reopening of offices after the pandemic subsided. While working from home comes with a dilemma: cybersecurity risks.

Recession? What recession?

George Barnes

Experts state that we are in the middle of a recession. Well, maybe the ‘real’ world, but not the tech world. And let’s face it, it’s becoming increasingly hard to differentiate between the two.

Are we catching up to cyber criminals?

Lou Covey

After decades cybercrime moving faster than the rest of the world, there are indications we may be catching up to cybercriminals. This new trend is

Cybersecurity Awareness Month, part 3

Editors Desk

Continuing our series on thoughts about Cyber Security Awareness month, we have a some practical ideas and more expert quotes from around the industry.

Cyber Insurance Providers Buckling as Breaches Boom

Dr. James Norrie

With almost $7 billion in claims last year, an industry that is too important to fail is looking to reduce client risk by focusing on the crux of the problem, human error

Web Scraping: A Critical Tool For Threat Intelligence

Andrius Palionis

Cyber threat intelligence is a vital strategy that prevents attacks, and web scraping is critical to its success.

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