The education sector is a primary focus for threat actors, ranking among the most vulnerable sectors globally. This susceptibility stems from the vast collection of valuable data, a general deficit in cybersecurity awareness, and extensive, prevalent vulnerabilities.
As students, staff, and caregivers prepare for the new school year, so do cybercriminals. Schools often have limited resources, face persistent cyber threats, and are susceptible to physical hazards. These cyber threats can disrupt essential services and potentially compromise safety.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published a blog post on agency efforts to reduce ransomware threat and encourage participation in cyber hygiene vulnerability scanning. Click to learn more about ransomware-related vulnerabilities.
According to the FBI IC3 Internet Crime Report 2023, business email compromise (BEC) scams are the second most expensive type of cybercrime. Over the past three years, the number of US victims increased from 19,954 (2021) to 21,832 (2022) but decreased slightly to 21,489.
Over one hundred malicious artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning (ML) models have been discovered on the Hugging Face platform, a popular public AI model repository allowing users to create interactive in-browser demonstrations. Click to learn more about malware concerns.
In October 2023, 23andMe notified 6.9 million people that their information was compromised by hackers. However, as it turns out… 23andMe was not actually hacked. At least not directly. Read this article to learn what really happened, and what lessons can be learned from this incident.
Authentication control is a process used to validate a user’s identity, and is accomplished by presenting a challenge to the user attempting to log into their account. This article explains how to implement MFA to help protect your online accounts from unauthorized access.
It's better to be safe than sorry so let’s take a quick look at some safe browsing techniques can take to improve cyber safety. By incorporating these browsing techniques into your regular computer habits, you will keep yourself safe from malicious forces. This article provides tips on navigating unsafe browsers.
September 2023 marks the fifth annual National Insider Threat Awareness Month, an initiative highlighting the importance of safeguarding our nation by detecting, deterring, and mitigating insider threats. This article shows tips to protect against threat behaviors.
As Valentine’s Day approaches, cyber criminals attempt to prey on individuals seeking companionship or romance. They use social engineering tactics to lure their victims via email, text message, chat and video chat apps. Read this article to learn how to protect against this.
