Over the past few years, IT companies adopted IoT, wireless and hybrid networks to stay competitive and to meet the demands of their clients. Among these networks, wireless networks are the most common and the most vulnerable to cyberattacks as hackers constantly try to penetrate them. A cyberattack is initiated by planting a rogue device in your organization’s network.
Unfortunately, for LastPass and its users, this nightmare became a reality in August 2022 when a developer account was compromised. This led to a series of events that ultimately led to the exposure of sensitive customer data. A hacker exploited an employee to access the company’s data. But get this: the hacker exploited a three-year-old vulnerability that wasn’t patched. That’s like leaving your front door wide open for three years and being surprised when a burglar walks right in!
Ransomware has become a significant threat in today’s digital landscape, with cybercriminals using it as an effective means of making money, often with a low cost and high profit margin. Victims rarely recover their stolen data in full, despite promises from the perpetrators, so most of the time paying the ransom is not a viable solution.
Deep packet inspection (DPI), as the name suggests, is a type of network packet filtering and an advanced mode of examining network packets. In DPI, network packets that are transmitted through an inspection point are evaluated. At this inspection point, a DPI tool determines where the packets came from, whether a service or application. With DPI, packets are categorized, inspected, and redirected to prioritize business-critical applications and other online services.
As our lives become more intertwined with the digital world, cyberattacks are growing in sophistication. And since the pandemic, the prevalence of hybrid work culture has posed additional security challenges. This creates pressure for businesses to implement advanced measures to safeguard their users’ digital identities and network resources. Failing to do so not only damages an organization’s reputation, but also leads to numerous legal issues and heavy recovery costs.
Cloud computing has made its way to organizations’ IT infrastructure strategy rapidly over the past few years. In particular, Canadian businesses are showing an increased adoption. This article decodes how Canada’s IT infrastructure shaped up in the last decade, why data sovereignty is now a hot topic, and what the future holds for the cloud. While on-premises IT infrastructure continues to be relevant even today, both SMBs and enterprises are now embracing the cloud more than ever.
Ferrari’s woes seem to be continuing from F1 tracks to their data. And surprisingly, ransomware today encrypts files as fast as a Ferrari V8 goes from 0 to 60 mph. The current ransomware attack means cybercriminals now have access to confidential client data. Remarkably, this isn’t the first time Ferrari has been the victim of a ransomware attack; in October of last year, critical documents belonging to the brand were leaked online.
Five worthy reads is a regular column on five noteworthy items we’ve discovered while researching trending and timeless topics. This week, to mark the upcoming World Backup Day, we explore the concepts of data decay and the digital dark age. Data is often equated with oil and gold because of how valuable it can be. On the personal front, it comprises anything from digital copies of official documentation to precious memories.
