Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

Malvertising–also called malicious advertising–is when cybercriminals use advertisements to infect devices with malware. Malvertising can appear on any advertisement you see online, you don’t necessarily have to be on a malicious website to be a victim of this cyberthreat. When a victim is exposed to a malvertisement, their device and data are at risk of being compromised, even if they don’t interact with the advertisement.

Single Sign On (SSO) helps organizations improve their security posture while streamlining the employee login experience. Implementing an SSO platform across your organization is almost always a good idea. However, SSO leaves significant security and functionality gaps that organizations need to be aware of and address. SSO doesn’t cover everything. Many websites, applications, and systems are not included in SSO deployments, and each of those presents a cybersecurity risk.

You can tell if someone has hacked your router if you notice that you can’t log into your router’s admin settings, your browser keeps redirecting you or you receive suspicious activity alerts from your internet service provider, among other signs. Continue reading to learn how someone can hack your router and how you can protect your router from getting hacked going forward.

Call spoofing is when someone, usually a scammer or cybercriminal, disguises their caller ID information to hide who they really are. Call spoofing can also spoof the cybercriminal’s location to make it appear as if the call is coming from a specific location. With call spoofing, the caller will pretend to be someone they’re not to convince the individual to provide them with their personal information.

Common indicators of a phishing attempt include warnings from your email service provider, urgent language, threat of dire consequences, too-good-to-be-true offers and more. Continue reading to learn what to look for to spot phishing attempts and how to keep yourself protected.

A threat actor is an individual or group that purposefully exploits weaknesses in computer systems, networks, devices and individuals for their own benefit. There are many different types of threat actors, with each of them having their own motives and skill levels. Some types of threat actors include cybercriminals, insiders, hacktivists and nation-state threat actors. Continue reading to learn what threat actors do, the tactics they use and how to stay safe from them.

Identity theft is a crime that is unfortunately common and is devastating for the victim. Serious cases can require enormous amounts of time and money to recover. The three primary categories of identity theft include online identity theft, financial identity theft and medical identity theft.

In the realm of cybersecurity, the RockYou.txt wordlist has become a household name. It’s a tool used by security professionals to test the strength of network security. However, like many tools in the digital world, it can also be misused by malicious actors. In this blog post, we’ll delve into the history of RockYou.txt, its uses and how to protect your organization from potential threats associated with it.

If you discover you are a victim of credit card fraud, start the recovery process by notifying your credit card issuer, placing a fraud alert on your credit report, freezing your credit and contacting the three major credit bureaus. However, before taking these steps, you should determine if you are in fact a victim of credit card fraud.