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How Your Business Can Implement Privacy-First Customer Data Policies

Consumer trust is currently at an all-time low. Brands simply don’t treat people’s personal data with the care that it’s due. For that reason, if your business is to stand out, you need to take things more seriously. You have an obligation to your audience. We’re going to talk about how you can meet it.

The Wawa Breach is One of the Largest of All Time. When Do We Start Holding Companies More Accountable?

In January, a massive repository of stolen credit card data went up for sale on the black market. The source? Wawa, a U.S. convenience store chain. It’s not only one of the first data breaches of the year, but one of the largest in history. And the story is the same one we’ve heard time and again. That needs to change.

What a Recent Ring Camera Hack Can Teach Us About Cybersecurity

Recently, footage surfaced that showed a hacked Ring camera being used by an anonymous hacker to talk to an eight-year-old girl. It’s somewhat disturbing footage, and moreover, it speaks volumes about the lack of decent cybersecurity in consumer tech. There are also lessons to be found here from the perspective of the enterprise, though.

A Look Back at Some of the Biggest Cyber Incidents of 2019

2019 was quite a year, wasn’t it? From the Capital One data breach to the massive string of iPhone hacks, a lot happened in the cybersecurity space - none good. As we move into 2020, let’s talk about some of the biggest, most egregious data breaches and cyber incidents of the year, and consider what we can learn from them.

Why Github's Decision to Block the Catalan App Isn't A Big Deal

Government censorship has been a hot topic lately, ever since the scandal involving gaming company Activision-Blizzard and professional gamer BlitzChung. You might be surprised to learn that Github has seemingly thrown its hat into the ring in that regard. At the request of the Spanish police, it has banned Catalan, an app used to mobilize protestors. Believe it or not, it made the right choice.

How to Strengthen Cloud Security

Careless employees put enough data at risk as it is. But according to a recent study by cybersecurity agency McAfee, this carelessness is even more egregious in the cloud. It’s not like you can simply choose not to adopt cloud technologies as the competitive advantages they afford you are too significant to ignore. So what can you do about it?

3 Things to Understand About Reseller Hosting

Reseller hosting can be a great way to get your website online without paying out too much money. There are, however, a few things you’ll need to understand about reseller hosting before you get started with it. Here are three of them.

3 Cybersecurity Tips for Working From Home

Working from home is pretty great. Your office is always within walking distance, so you need not worry about suffering through a daily commute. It’s easy to forget that your home office is still an office and that cybersecurity is still something you need to account for. Here are three tips to help.

The Imperva Breach is a Sobering Reminder That Anyone Can Be Compromised

In late August, leading cybersecurity firm Imperva suffered a data breach. It’s certainly not as bad as it could have been, and there’s no doubt the firm will recover quickly. At the same time, it serves to drive home the point that in today’s threat landscape, there’s no such thing as impenetrable.

Want to Profit From Reseller Hosting? Here's How

Reseller hosting can be incredibly lucrative if you know what you’re doing. On the other hand, it can end up being little more than a money sink if you don’t. Here’s how to profit, whether you’re choosing reseller hosting as a value-added service or looking to start your own business with reseller hosting at its center.

What We Can Learn From U.S. Cybersecurity Failures

A congressional report published in late June has revealed what we all feared: The U.S. is failing to adequately protect itself against cyber threats on multiple levels. It’s not all bad news, though. The report provides a framework of how to avoid making the same mistakes.

How to Check if Your System is Vulnerable to the BlueKeep RDP Flaw

At the end of May, it was revealed that someone has been scanning the Internet for Windows systems that are vulnerable to the Bluekeep vulnerability. The infosec community believes it’s the precursor to a much larger attack, and they’re probably right. Here’s how to ensure you aren’t vulnerable to it.