Author: Admin

Over the last two years, the problem of cybercrime has moved from being a serious but manageable problem to an existential threat with the potential to ruin businesses and destroy lives. There are many reasons for this: the shift to remote work, the mass cloud migration, untraceable cryptocurrencies and sophisticated, well-organised hacking groups have opened up new vulnerabilities and made robust cybersecurity one of the most important aspects of any organization. That growing threat is one…

The security burden of moving to remote working during the COVID-19 pandemic, an ever-evolving technology and threat landscape, and a zero trust approach to corporate security will significantly boost overall spending on cybersecurity technology in Turkey over the next several years, according to new research by IDC. Turkey’s security technology market is forecast to grow from $247.43 million in 2020 to $344.89 million in 2025 on the back of strong activity in the top three…

US Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) has officially linked the Iran-linked MuddyWater APT group to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). USCYBERCOM has officially linked the Iran-linked MuddyWater APT group (aka SeedWorm and TEMP.Zagros) to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). The first MuddyWater campaign was observed in late 2017 when targeted entities in the Middle East. The experts called the campaign ‘MuddyWater’ due to the confusion in attributing a wave of attacks that took place between February and October 2017 targeting…

January 16th, 2022 No Comments Cloud Security, Ransomware Over the last few years, many businesses and individuals have opted to move their data to cloud storage. Options like Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, and SugarSync offer many different benefits compared with storing files locally. These benefits include ease of access, cost-effectiveness, scalability, and security, but is cloud storage really as secure as we like to believe? The latter is a particularly attractive selling point for business owners as it is generally…

With Spam Texts on the Rise Consumers Must do their Due Diligence By Reinhard Seidel, Director Products at Clickatell How to Avoid Spam Texts and Protect Personal Information in the Digital Age There have been many advantages to the accelerated digital revolution we are experiencing, but a negative impact is the increased risk for cyber threats. In 2020, spam and phishing text messages were up 146% in the US, subjecting consumers to dangerous cybercriminals attempting…

Flash loans, a type of uncollateralized lending, have gained in popularity, as well as bad press. Flash loan attacks are a common threat that enable hackers to steal massive amounts of cryptocurrency reaching up into the hundreds of millions. By: Kiril Ivanov, Founder and Technical Lead, Bright Union What is a flash loan? A flash loan is an ultra-fast, unsecured loan, where the whole lending and returning process occurs within a single transaction on the…

As we enter 2022, it’s important that organizations invest in cybersecurity for their operational technology (OT) systems. Why? One of the reasons is that Industry 4.0 can sometimes introduce more risk for OT. This is evident in several Industry 4.0 market trends. For example, there’s digital twin infrastructure. That’s where you make a digital copy of your production facility or your machine. You can then simulate the stuff you want to do in the digital…