Category: Cybersecurity
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A call from your CEO asks for an urgent payment. The voice sounds right. It may not be them. How the attacks work – Voice cloning: attackers copy a person’s voice from public recordings such as videos, interviews, or voicemail, then phone an employee – Deepfake video calls: fake participants appear to be executives on…
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Instead of attacking thousands of companies one by one, attackers compromise something thousands of companies trust: a software package, an update, or a service provider. How it works – Software packages: attackers hijack a maintainer’s account or build process and publish a malicious version of a popular library – Developer tools and extensions: compromised plugins,…
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Ransomware remains one of the costliest threats to business, and the pattern is changing. The numbers – Volume is up. One tracker counted about 5,257 ransomware incidents in the first half of 2026, around 20% more than in the first half of 2025. The second quarter was slightly below the first, but activity remained elevated.…
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Headlines focus on the biggest names. The useful part is what the incidents have in common. Details of many incidents are based on company statements, attacker claims, and press reports, and can change as investigations continue. Incidents widely reported in 2026 Security-industry reviews of the year so far point to incidents involving organizations such as…
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What a scan does Automated software probes systems, applications, and networks to find: – Missing security patches – Outdated software versions – Insecure configurations – Open ports and unnecessary services – Weak or default credentials in some cases – Expired or weak encryption certificates Types of scans – External scans: check what attackers on the…
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These terms get mixed up. Each serves a different purpose. Security risk assessment A broad review of your security controls, policies, and practices compared to a recognized framework or best practices. It answers: “How well protected are we, and where are the biggest gaps?” – Output: report with findings and a prioritized plan – Best…
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A firewall inspects traffic entering and leaving your network. Modern “next-generation” firewalls (NGFW) do much more than block ports. Typical capabilities – Intrusion prevention – Web filtering and application control – Malware scanning – VPN connectivity – SSL inspection – Logging and reporting Hardware appliances Physical devices installed on-site. Predictable performance, mature, and widely used.…
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Passwords alone are no longer enough. Stolen, guessed, or reused passwords are behind a large share of breaches. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) adds a second proof of identity, and it blocks the vast majority of automated account attacks. But not all MFA methods are equally strong. Here they are, from weakest to strongest. 1. SMS text…
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You arrive at work and files won’t open. A message on the screen demands payment. Your stomach drops. What you do in the next hour can decide whether this is a bad day or a business-threatening disaster. Here is a practical checklist. Minutes 0–10: Contain Disconnect affected devices from the network. Unplug the network cable…