Guardian Digital Blog - Page No: 4

by Justice Levine

Published: 22 March 2023

Zero trust might be the most cryptic term and hyped trend in cybersecurity currently. Beyond being a trend, it's also a real concept, and represents the best hope of stopping the major increase in cyberattacks.

by Justice Levine

Published: 20 March 2023

Cloud misconfigurations continue to be one of the biggest threats to cloud security, according to the National Security Agency (NSA). A 2022 IBM study found that cloud vulnerabilities have grown 28% since the previous year, with a 200% increase in cloud accounts offered on the dark web within the same timeframe.

by Justice Levine

Published: 15 March 2023

Since the beginning of the email, cybercriminals have used phishing emails as a gateway to gaining access to sensitive information. Unfortunately, there are no signs of phishing attacks slowing down as it is a lucrative business that profits from various activities such as direct ransomware attacks. Everyone knows there’s a financial cost associated with phishing attacks (that often lead to ransomware), but there’s so much more at stake than just the big payout.

by Justice Levine

Published: 13 March 2023

An impersonation attack is a cybercrime in which a criminal poses as a trusted person or organization to steal confidential data or money. Attackers use social engineering tactics to assume an identity, by either compromising an account or creating a lookalike, and convincing targets to complete routine tasks such as paying an invoice, sharing a file, or opening a link.

by Brittany Day

Published: 08 March 2023

How many business emails do you send each day? Have you ever given any thought as to how secure they are?

by Justice Levine

Published: 08 March 2023

You may hope you never need it, but a business continuity plan is a necessity to keep your business running in the event of a compromising cyberattack or security event. That may also include a single office being offline because of a natural disaster, or the pandemic, the last thing you want to do in the middle of a crisis is to begin preparing a plan.