IT security is a critical asset for companies and authorities in 2021 – after all securing data communication affects the most important business activities and services across an organization. With the demand for remote and mobile working at an all-time high, organizations need to act strategically on endpoint security and IT administration to protect their networks and sensitive data. Cybersecurity is the spearhead of any IT infrastructure and needs to be considered strategically from the outset – from cloud computing, data center operations and IIoT to regulated industries or health applications. Find out everything you need to know about the world of IT security.
WebAuthn – The next nail in the coffin for usernames and passwords
It's a lingering death, but at some point the last username/password combination will be entered. This is a good thing, because one data breach after another shows that neither the private sector nor public institutions can adequately protect personal data.
Forces push data privacy to the forefront
Until very recently, data privacy has never ranked very high in the public consciousness. In opinion polls last year, people were nearly split evenly when asked about the need for stricter regulations to make tech companies do more to keep personal information private.
Hackers could use World Cup for their own end game
It’s not long now, in June the FIFA World Cup 2018 is set to kick off in Russia. Football is one of the most common shared interests in the world, fans are emotionally committed and play a big part in the success of their national teams.
Vulnerabilities: a never ending story
Vulnerabilities in software are one of the most important attack vectors for hackers. Unpatched software has been responsible for dozens of large-scale and unfortunately successful attacks in the past.
Addressing Cryptocurrency Trading Security Issues
Cryptocurrency trading has been gathering pace over the past few years and has been compared to the American Wild West. Early adventurers have faced tremendous risks in terms of extreme market volatility, short-lived start-up ventures and phoney exchanges.
Easy money: Cryptocurrency mining trojans are trending
It’s hard to miss the irony of the British government’s Information Comissioner’s Office (ICO) being targeted by an illegal cryptocurrency mining campaign. After indications that attackers had exploited the computers of visitors to the website in an illegal effort to mine ...
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