As of 2025, cybercrimes have become a global issue. A report says there are over 17 billion hacking attempts every day and about 5.5 billion malware attacks each year.. And this is exactly why the cyber insurance market size is estimated to be valued at $19.35 billion in 2025 and is expected to reach $71.44 billion by 2032. This exhibits a compound annual growth rate or CAGR of 20.5% from 2025 to 2032. (more…)
Understanding the disparate pricing tiers and feature offerings available in the HR tech landscape can be daunting. Knowing what you get with a given HR platform will assist with decision-making and improve resource utilization efficiency. This post will review BambooHR’s pricing features, costs, and benefits. After reading, users will better understand what this platform can do and whether it is a good organizational match.
Most people follow ethical SEO practices, creating content that’s great for the users and easy to crawl for the search engines. The ones who want to cheat the system will try to exploit Google ranking algorithms to get a lot of traffic but risk penalty from the search engine.
Encryption and hashing are the two fundamental techniques of the digital landscape. These are used to protect the integrity and authenticity of data so that threat actors don’t steal or intercept it. At first glance, these two terms may seem the same, which is why many people use them interchangeably. However, they serve distinct purposes and operate in entirely different ways. While encryption is used when you want to secure data by making it unreadable to unauthorized users, hashing does the job of verifying data integrity by generating a unique fingerprint.
Here’s a bitter reality: Cyberattackers leave no individual or sector behind.
We know that data breaches and cyberattacks have become a reality today— thanks to technological evolution. However, the actual issue arises when critical services like healthcare become the target of malicious activities.
A New Jersey-based core infrastructure engineer at a US industrial firm got arrested as he locked out Windows admins from 254 servers. He was trying to target his employer and, in the process, landed up in prison. Daniel was a specialist in hosting virtual machines or VMs.
‘Quid pro quo’ is the Latin term that literally means ‘this for that,’ meaning a mutual exchange. Although the term itself doesn’t indicate an illegal act, threat actors leverage this social engineering tactic to offer something valuable or helpful in exchange for information or access to a system.
A cyber-espionage group backed by North Korea has been sneaking into the vital intellectual property and technical information of the US. The group is a part of North Korea’s foreign intelligence service. From aerospace to defense, engineering companies to nuclear science, the group has been prying into critical infrastructures. (more…)
You probably know by now that cybersecurity isn’t just about protecting your computers and data from threat actors, but it has broader implications that go as far as national security. Yes, it’s true! Case in point: the recent ban on Kaspersky antivirus software by the US government.
Computers and the internet have been around for years now, and when something good happens, ill-intended people soon find ways to exploit it to their advantage. This is exactly what happened with computers and the internet, too.
The automotive industry is known for its stability. Even when it received a significant setback during the COVID-19 phase, the automobile industry managed to come out of the dark phase and increased its sales to 75.3 million units. By the end of 2033, the global automotive industry is expected to be worth a whopping $7 million.
Kevin Mitnick is an unforgettable name in the history of cyber crimes. He was known by the name of “The World’s Most Famous Hacker.” An American computer security consultant, bestseller author as well as famous security speaker, Kevin David Mitnick created ripples in the cybersecurity world with his notorious hacking stints.
Check Point Research has released the latest report enlisting the top 10 phishing brands for Q1 2024. Microsoft topped the list, with 38% of phishing attacks targeted at it, while Google and LinkedIn experienced 11% of attacks each. What’s surprising is Airbnb’s entry with 1% of attacks; this could be due to the seasonal holiday surge, specifically among travelers preferring to stay at unique accommodations.
Are you struggling to safeguard your organization’s data from the plague caused by malicious attacks such as spoofing, DDoS, phishing, malware, etc.? In your pursuit of a secure and resilient future for your organization, we are sure you must have come across the term “cyber security strategy” quite often! Do you think it is just another buzzword, or does it carry real significance?
How do you stay one step ahead in a world where cybersecurity threats evolve faster than a click? One of the best ways to stay on top of your cybersecurity game is to cultivate a comprehensive understanding of the various determinants that shape the cybersecurity landscape—major threats, emerging technologies, regulatory changes, etc. And what better way to gain insights into all of this and more than by attending conferences?
Do your children take lessons or play games online? Do they spend significant time on the internet downloading songs or simply browsing through the treasure trove of information available online?
National security is generally associated with protecting the borders, but in this hyperconnected digital world, there’s more to ensuring a nation’s safety than just safeguarding the borders from external threats.
Nissan, the Japanese car manufacturing company, experienced a mind-boggling ransomware attack on December 5, 2024, resulting in a complete frenzy across Australia and New Zealand. This is not the first time that Nissan has come under the radar of cybercriminals. Earlier, this automobile company faced attacks such as proof of concept exploitation, source code leak issues, and data breach cases. Apparently, the notorious Akira ransomware gang is the mastermind behind this cyber scam. They have claimed to have scraped a whopping 100GB of data.
Don’t we all love it when tasks become easier for us? And by saying ‘all’ we unfortunately have to include cybercriminals as well. What we are talking about today is cybercrime-as-a-service or CaaS– a model that has democratized cybercrime by allowing even budding malicious actors to wreak havoc with just a rudimentary understanding of cyber menaces, access to the internet, and some money.
The responsibility of handling data comes with its own intricacies, but adhering to global data compliance laws makes the situation a bit sorted. By sorted, we don’t mean easy, but rather uniform. These laws are introduced to safeguard the privacy of customers and users while ensuring companies run their operations using the requisite details and documents. Moreover, adhering to these laws and best practices reflects your concern about cybersecurity, which consequently boosts your image as a responsible and trusted company.