When it comes to the way we work, change is now the status quo — and it often happens so quickly that security teams have a tough time keeping up. Organizations that try to keep using their perimeter-based security solutions are hindering their workers’ ability to collaborate while also losing a handle on their data.

Throughout 2022, threat actors have been masquerading as the postal service Singapore Post (SingPost) and one of Singapore’s leading telecommunications companies Singtel. Victims are being targeted by phishing emails that appear to be from Singapore Post or Singtel. In these emails, users were sent messages informing them of fake billing issues or outstanding payments with links to fraudulent websites that asked for their personal information.

Over the winter holidays, Southwest Airlines, one of the U.S.’ largest and most reputable airlines was forced to cancel around 45% of its scheduled flights. It’s difficult to pinpoint the exact reason for this meltdown, but in my opinion this is likely due to outdated infrastructure and IT systems. Other airlines also had to deal with bad weather and holiday traffic, but were not faced with the same level of disruption.

Whether it’s splitting the bill after a night out on the town or sending money for your niece’s graduation, more Americans are relying on peer-to-peer payment services like Cash App than ever before. It’s a quick and seamless way to make financial transactions trusted by millions of users. Cash App makes it easy to receive and send money and is renowned for its convenience. But while Cash App transactions are generally safe, users could still be susceptible to Cash App scams.

When talking about big influences on cybersecurity, we tend to think about sweeping trends like digital transformation and the hybrid work revolution. And that makes sense. Cloud adoption, for example, has created complex corporate infrastructures. This is forcing the security industry to rethink how they protect data.

The central issue behind the latest headline-grabbing security breach – an incident that directly impacted several major US government agencies – highlights pervasive issues related to many organizations’ use of the popular Office 365 and Azure Microsoft cloud platforms.

Over the last few years, we have seen more and more organizations moving into hybrid and remote working environments. With that change, IT teams have learned that they cannot trust the network like they have in the past. Using the internet, employees now have direct access to your organization's resources, circumventing traditional security tools like virtual private networks (VPNs) and firewalls.