WhatsApp is a messaging app that enables users to message and voice call other WhatsApp users. Many people from all over the world use WhatsApp to communicate. This has made it a common platform for scammers to target people. Some of the most common scams on WhatsApp include an invitation to “WhatsApp Gold,” impersonation scams, WhatsApp tech support scams, as well as charity and romance scams.

Data is growing at an exponential rate, with organizations expected to generate a staggering 181 zettabytes by 2025. This surge is driven by the proliferation of multimedia content, user-generated content, and IoT devices. However, 90% of this data is unstructured, making it challenging for conventional search engines to efficiently index and deliver relevant results. According to IDC, knowledge workers spend about 2.5 hours or 30% of their workday, searching and retrieving information.

Threat Intelligence, or just TI, is sometimes criticized for possibly being inaccurate or outdated. However, there are compelling reasons to incorporate it into your cybersecurity defense strategy. Let’s present some ways to use TI effectively as part of your security operations lifecycle.

If your phone is ever lost or stolen, your data could be at risk of being compromised. One of the main ways your stored data could be in danger is if you have a weak passcode, such as 0000 or 1234. If the person who found or stole your phone could guess your passcode, your data would become compromised. Read below to learn more about how to protect your phone when it’s lost or stolen and how to keep your phone’s data safe.

As organizations increasingly adopt diverse cloud services to meet their varying computational and storage needs, multi-cloud security emerges as a critical concern. “In 2024, a majority of organizations (78%) are opting for hybrid and multi-cloud strategies. Of those organizations, 43% use a hybrid of cloud and on-premises infrastructure, and 35% have a multi-cloud strategy,” according to the 2024 Fortinet Cloud Security Report.

Microsoft Active Directory (AD) is the primary authentication service used by a majority of organizations worldwide (roughly 90 percent). It stores critical business information on domain controllers (DCs) like user accounts, their permissions, the number of computers in your organization’s network, etc. In other words, it’s critical infrastructure. However, many businesses still don’t understand just how important it is to back up Active Directory.

Today, organisations store a lot of sensitive data in their database systems. This could be customer info, financial records, intellectual property, etc. Protecting this from unauthorised access is key; database penetration testing helps achieve this by finding holes in the system.

At Fireblocks, we know that our customers employ a variety of different cloud configurations for their own internal systems. That’s why we’re excited to announce that Fireblocks now supports Amazon Web Services (AWS) Nitro Enclaves. With this new development, Fireblocks customers building products on AWS can now utilize Nitro Enclaves to run their Fireblocks API Co-Signer.

Software security is key to the online world’s survival. Collaborative efforts of cybersecurity professionals and volunteers have come together to create the OWASP web security testing guide. Malicious actors constantly threaten web applications, the backbone of many businesses. OWASP penetration testing is crucial for identifying and addressing these security vulnerabilities.

Developers often use two prominent techniques for enhancing the performance of large language models (LLMs) are Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) and fine-tuning. Understanding when to use one over the other is crucial for maximizing efficiency and effectiveness in various applications. This blog explores the circumstances under which each method shines and highlights one key advantage of each approach.