The Russian cyberattacks against the U.S. are ramping up in scope and volume. Last month, a hacking group claimed credit for cyberattacks hitting more than a dozen U.S. airports’ websites, temporarily rendering parts of the sites inaccessible to the public. State-sponsored actives in non-war conditions expend exorbitant efforts to disguise themselves to prevent attribution. They also purposefully limit the scope of their attacks.

Digital safety is a buzzword these days due to the ubiquity of our devices and how much we use them. As we go about our lives, whether we're on our laptops at home or out and about on our phones, we're constantly leaving digital breadcrumbs behind us in the form of data. This data is then collected and used by businesses and potentially even malicious actors to track our movements, better target us with ads or other content, or even for fraud.

The cybersecurity industry is an ever-evolving landscape wherein businesses struggle to keep up with the dynamic security and cyber-threat landscape. Due to unprecedented events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, evolving IoT landscape, and the newly evolved techniques of sophisticated cybercrimes, businesses are grappling to deal with the growing cyber threats.

There are many arguments on either side of remote work, including whether it impacts an organization’s cybersecurity posture. While most people perceive risks to be higher while people are working from home, this is generally driven by a fear of the unknown. In reality, while some risk factors have changed in some cases, risk is often reduced in a remote working scenario.

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Security policies are still awaiting digital transformation. A key phrase in today’s cloud-driven world, “digital transformation” generally refers to the ongoing work of digitizing formerly paper-based processes. “Paper,” however, is not literal — many processes don’t use paper, but still flow as if they were. Uploading a document to Google Drive, in other words, doesn’t amount to digital transformation.

Phishing hackers have struck again; this time, US retail brand, Bed, Bath & Beyond has fallen prey to the attack. Only a few details are available to the broader public; however, there is much more than meets the eye.