It’s easy to think that securing the systems and data of an organization is primarily a technological undertaking. The human element of your cybersecurity strategy is usually seen as a weakness—and not without reason. According to estimates, up to 95% of breaches involve a human element. There’s only so much that technology can do to safeguard against human error and neglect of cybersecurity principles.

If you recently took a relaxing European vacation and flew Air Europa, check your credit card statement. They are the latest victim of a malicious hack exposing customer credit card numbers, expiration dates, and even the associated stored CCV codes—which contradicts Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) regulations.

Imagine waking up one day and checking your bank records to find details of transactions you never made. This nightmarish situation can result from the Tiny Banker Trojan (Tinba) malware, which can steal banking credentials to funnel money to external accounts. There has been a rise in such malicious and fraudulent activities worldwide over the past few years. According to a recent report, in Q2 2023 alone, 59,167 malicious installation packages were identified as related to mobile banking trojans.