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Cybersecurity for seniors this holiday season: all generations are a target

During the holiday season, it is essential to take extra precautions when it comes to cybersecurity. Cybercriminals may be more active than usual, looking for ways to exploit unsuspecting users. Protect yourself and your loved ones, ensure that you and they are up to date with the latest security software, and be mindful of potential scams.

Top bug bounty platforms for organizations to improve security

As mentioned in Wikipedia: “A bug bounty program is a deal offered by many websites, organizations and software developers by which individuals can receive recognition and compensation for reporting bugs, especially those pertaining to security exploits and vulnerabilities”. For instance, Company ‘A’ wants to audit/test it’s apps i.e., web & mobile apps for security vulnerabilities & bugs, it will have two options.

What is SASE

Secured Access Service Edge (SASE) is an evolving cloud-focused architecture that was released by Gartner in 2019. SASE is designed to solve the problem of network performance and limited security visibility for distributed corporate business systems (infrastructure, platforms, and applications) in the cloud or in the corporate data center as well as the distributed workforce.

Dark Data: What is it? How can you best utilize it?

The content of this post is solely the responsibility of the author. AT&T does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article. Data continues to be a valuable asset for an organization and plays a crucial role in making operational and strategic business decisions. With the growth of hybrid, private, and multi-cloud models, much of the data is stored on these platforms and becomes vulnerable to malicious activities and potential data leaks.

2023 Cybersecurity predictions

Cybersecurity is a relatively new discipline in the realm of computing. Once computing became more democratized with PCs connected via local area networks (LAN) and client/server environments, adversaries quickly saw opportunities. The more democratized computing – the more risk and the potential for cyber adversaries. Dealing with cyber risk and adversaries is now part of a normal business plan.

Cyberattacks could worsen the global energy crisis

War, economic instability, external threats, and global politics affect the energy sector of a country or region. In addition, cyberattacks on critical infrastructure can cripple the strained energy market. Europe is facing a severe energy crisis, and European governments are getting prepared for this winter by managing the demands and keeping energy reserves. The EU (European Union) also accelerated the work to improve critical infrastructure defence and resilience.

Employee onboarding needs to be engaging - But how can security be preserved?

The content of this post is solely the responsibility of the author. AT&T does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article. The tech professional labor market is an extremely competitive and difficult place right now. The stakes are so high that CNBC has highlighted certain companies that are offering paid vacations before new hires even begin the job.

5 Tips for protecting your connected vehicle against Cyberattacks

As more connected vehicles hit the road, cyberattacks are increasing. Deloitte estimates that there will be over 470 million connected cars in use by 2025 if their popularity continues to grow at the current rate. And because each connected car produces about 25 GB of data every hour, they are a tempting challenge for cybercriminals and bad actors with malicious intent.