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Unraveling the Art of Phishing: Understanding the Threat to Companies
Introduction Phishing, a cunning form of cyberattack, has emerged as a prominent threat to individuals and organizations alike. This deceptive practice, characterized by the manipulation of human psychology, aims to steal sensitive information, such as login credentials and financial data. In...
CISSP vs. CCSP: Choosing the Right Certification Path for Your Cybersecurity Career
In the world of cybersecurity, two prominent certifications stand out: the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and the Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP). These certifications, both offered by (ISC)², are recognized globally and hold significant weight in the...
Securing Your Secrets: A Guide to Azure Key Vault
In the era of cloud computing, securing sensitive information and secrets is paramount. Azure Key Vault, a powerful and flexible Azure service, has emerged as a trusted solution for safeguarding cryptographic keys, secrets, and certificates. In this comprehensive guide, we'll dive deep into how...
Social Engineering: Unveiling the Manipulative Tactics and Safeguarding Against Attacks
Social engineering is a form of malicious manipulation that exploits human psychology to deceive individuals and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information or systems. By exploiting trust, curiosity, fear, or urgency, cybercriminals employ various tactics to trick unsuspecting victims into...
Risk Management Frameworks: A Comprehensive Guide
In today’s world, keeping information in a secure state is a real challenge. The number of threats is astonishing, and the ways hackers has never been such creative and successful. The preservation of the business itself, among with information, people, processes, and everything else useful to it...
The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity: Enhancing Threat Detection and Response
Introduction As the digital landscape expands, the threat landscape in cybersecurity becomes increasingly complex. With cyberattacks becoming more sophisticated and targeted, traditional security measures are often insufficient to defend against emerging threats. In this essay, we will delve...
The Importance of Cybersecurity Awareness: Educating Users to Mitigate Risks
In today's digital age, where cyber threats continue to evolve in complexity and sophistication, cybersecurity awareness has become paramount. Organizations must recognize that their employees play a vital role in maintaining a secure environment. Educating users about cybersecurity risks, best...
Interesting statistics for cybersecurity breaches in the recent years
37 billion records exposed in data breaches in 2020, a 141% increase from the previous year. In the same year, the top three industries affected by data breaches were healthcare, retail, and government, with the most common type of breach being hacking. (RiskBased Security) In 2020, phishing...
OpenAI ChatGPT for Cybersecurity
What we know about ChatGPTChat GPT and NextGPT (GPT-4 implemented in Microsoft Bing and paid version of ChatGPT) have received much attention worldwide, especially in the Cybersecurity industry.Chat GPT is a state-of-the-art language generation model that can produce coherent and convincing texts...
Securing Critical Infrastructure: Safeguarding the Nation's Vital Systems with trainings
In today's interconnected world, critical infrastructure plays a pivotal role in the functioning of societies.These systems, which include power grids, transportation networks, telecommunications, water supply, and healthcare facilities, are essential for the economic well-being, public safety, and...
Ransomware Attacks: Anatomy, Prevention, and Recovery Strategies
Introduction In recent years, ransomware attacks have emerged as one of the most significant cybersecurity threats, targeting individuals, businesses, and organizations of all sizes. These malicious attacks encrypt critical data and demand a ransom for its release, causing severe financial and...
Top five recommended security assessment tools
In the era when cybersecurity is a hot topic, security assessment tools have become an essential component of any comprehensive security program, providing organizations with the insights they need to protect their sensitive data and minimize the risk of a security incident. Let’s explore five...
Crypto 101 - terminology
Cryptography is the practice of secure communication in the presence of third parties or adversaries. It involves transforming plaintext (unencrypted data) into ciphertext (encrypted data) using mathematical algorithms and keys, to prevent unauthorized access, tampering, or interception of the...
Password manager security - which to choose?
In an era where we have dozens of personal and professional accounts, ensuring the security of our passwords is essential. Using password managers has become a vital solution to protect our sensitive information. These tools store all your passwords behind a master password, simplifying the...
Common types of cyberattacks and countermeasures – a brief explanation
In today’s world, our valuable properties include digital information – e-mail accounts, e-banking, company’s documentation, personal data, etc. Everything has become digital. Because of that, cyberattacks have evolved to a point where serious efforts need to be taken to ensure our information...
Ten Wi-Fi security tips
Technology brings great benefits for your business, and to you as an everyday user. However, the more a device, a network, or system is used, the more it is prone to computer attacks. Wi-Fi has been one of the most promising technology for the past years, and it continues to connect our lives with...
Surprising facts and statistics about cybersecurity
The cybersecurity industry is growing rapidly and the demand for cybersecurity professionals is higher than ever, with unemployment rates at…0%! After a year that saw the highest increase in cybercrime rates in history, due to the increase in the number of people working from home, it is more...
What you need to know about the new Certified Ethical Hacker v12
Over time, technology changes, and so do training and certification pathways, including the CEHv12. The new learning program consists of training, labs, assessments, and mock tests to learn more about the techniques sufficient to fight against a series of competitors on a global scale.The new...