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State of Cybersecurity 2023:7 Statistics That Highlights The Current Challenges

In today’s digital age, cyber threats have become an ever-present danger for individuals and organizations alike. From data breaches to ransomware attacks, the consequences of cybercrime can be...

10 Cybersecurity Pitfalls You Should Avoid At All Costs

With each passing year, the importance of cybersecurity in our personal and professional lives continues to grow. As we step into the year 2023, it is crucial to understand the evolving threat landscape and...

Attack Vectors: Everything You Need To Know

According to the cost of data breach report, the average cost of a data breach is $4.35 million. That number is expected to jump to $5 million in 2023, according to Acronis prediction. With the cost of data...

Cross-Site Scripting: Everything You Need To Know About the Security Vulnerability

According to a study, 60% of web applications are vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks. In fact, 30% of all web application attacks use cross-site scripting. Not only that, cross-site scripting flaws are...

How To Protect Your Dedicated Server From DDoS Attack?

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are a common and significant threat to online businesses and organizations. These attacks occur when a large number of devices are used to flood a server with...

10 Dangerous Cybersecurity Risks You Can’t Afford To Ignore In 2023

2022 was the year where we saw a record number of cybersecurity attacks and data breaches. Don’t expect 2023 to be much different. Cyberattackers will continue their relentless assault on business while...

7 Key Takeaways From IBM’s X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2023

IBM recently released their X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2023 recently and it brings to light some surprising facts. IBM collects data regarding threat vectors and their impacts on business, analyzes all...

Top 10 Women In Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity has become an essential aspect of the digital world as our lives have shifted online. The growing demand for cybersecurity experts has opened the door for many talented women to excel in the...

10 Common Types of Malware Your Business Should Guard Against

Malware, short for malicious software, is any program or file that is designed to harm or exploit a computer system. There are many different types of malware, each with its own unique characteristics and...

Protection From DDoS Attacks: 7 Ways To Secure Your Website In 2023

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are a serious threat to the availability and security of websites and online services. These attacks involve overwhelming a website with traffic from multiple...

Top 10 Cybersecurity Podcasts You Must Listen To In 2023

Cyber Security is like a cat and mouse game. On one end are cyberattackers who are constantly looking for vulnerabilities in the system to exploit. On the other end of the spectrum are cybersecurity...

10 Ways ChatGPT Can Improve Your Cybersecurity

ChatGPT, also known as the Generative Pre-trained Transformer, is a cutting-edge language model developed by OpenAI. It has the ability to generate human-like text, making it a powerful tool in a variety of...

Top 10 Cybersecurity Conferences You Should Attend In 2023

As the world becomes increasingly reliant on technology and the internet, cybersecurity has become a critical concern for individuals, businesses, and governments. With cybercriminals staying one step ahead of...

7 Important Lessons 2022 Taught IT Leaders

2022 has been a tough year for the IT industry. We saw the effects of the pandemic linger on. Businesses are forced to operate remotely or adopt a hybrid model. With digital transformation high up on IT...

7 Key Takeaways From Cybersecurity Events of 2022 You Should Keep An Eye On Even In 2023

Cybersecurity is evolving at a fast pace. New cybersecurity threats emerge on a weekly basis and cybersecurity professionals have to stay abreast of the latest tools and technologies in order to defend their...

7 New Year’s Resolutions CIOs Must Set and Achieve In 2023

New Year’s resolutions are a time-honored tradition, and as the New Year approaches, many people are thinking about the changes they want to make in their lives. This is especially true for Chief...

Understanding Ransomware Attacks: 5 Stages of Ransomware Attack You Should Be Aware Of

Did you know that a ransomware attack is launched every 11 seconds? According to ransomware statistics,  the average downtime a company experiences after becoming a victim of a ransomware attack is 21 days...

Ransomware As a Service: What is It and How Can You Protect Your Organization Against It?

Did you know how frequently ransomware attacks target businesses? According to cybersecurity statistics, a ransomware attack takes place every 11 seconds. The average downtime experienced by businesses that...

7 Sure Fire Ways To Protect Your E-commerce Site From Cyberattacks and Data Breaches

According to the E-commerce security statistics, Almost one-third (29%) of your E-commerce website traffic is malicious and may pose a serious threat to your operations. The E-commerce industry is most...

7 Industries That Are At A Higher Risk Of Cybersecurity Attacks

The number of cybersecurity attacks are skyrocketing, and so are the financial losses incurred along the way. Add to that the growing complexity of cybersecurity attacks and their ability to bypass...

How To Minimize The Risk of Ransomware Attack With Penetration Testing?

According to cyber security statistics, a ransomware attack targets a business every 11 seconds. The average downtime a company experiences after becoming a victim of a ransomware attack is three weeks which...

Top 10 Cybersecurity Trends You Need To Keep An Eye On In 2023

Cybersecurity is a fast evolving arena. Cyber Criminals keep coming up with new techniques and tools to infiltrate the most secure systems while cybersecurity professionals are working hard to prevent that...

Labor Day USA: How To Protect Yourself From Cyber Attacks?

According to a research conducted by Kaspersky Labs, the number of cybersecurity incidents grew by 9% during the holiday season as compared to different times of the year. Cybersecurity experts also agree to...

Black Hat 2022: 5 Latest Enterprise Security Trends You Should Keep An Eye On In 2023

Black Hat Conferences have built a reputation for gathering security professionals from around the globe. They are especially famous for presenting innovative research and investigative analysis of security...

4 Stages Involved In DDoS Mitigation and How Can You Use This DDoS Mitigation Process

A distributed denial of service attack is a cyber attack where a large volume of malicious traffic is sent to a target server to stop the server from functioning normally. The aim of a DDoS attack is to...

Cost of Data Breach Report 2022: 10 Key Takeaways Businesses Should Keep an Eye On

According to IBM’s cost of data breach report 2022, the average cost of a data breach has reached $4.35 million. This might not seem like a big increase when you compare it with the cost of data breach 2021...

Database Security: 7 Best Practices You Should Adopt Today

Your database is home to some of the most sensitive customer data. It includes their personal information, financial information and even their contact details. This makes databases a lucrative target for...

How To Turn On DNS Over HTTPS and Encrypted SNI in Firefox?

Did you know that 95% of HTTPS servers are vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attack? Yes, you read that right. According to man-in-the-middle attack statistics, Almost all (95%) of HTTPS servers are vulnerable...

Disaster Recovery Plan: How To Create One For Your Business

50% of all businesses fail before three years of their inception. A study conducted by the University of Berkeley found that 50% of small businesses don’t make it past their third year. Add to that the...

7 Questions That Every Business Must Ask About Ransomware

Cybersecurity has become a major concern for businesses around the globe. Hackers are quick to identify and exploit vulnerabilities in even the most secure systems. News of data breaches frequently make...

7 Critical Features You Should Consider When Buying A Web Application Firewall

A web application firewall (WAF) is one of the most important tools in the security arsenal of any organization. For those who are unfamiliar, it is simply a layer of software that sits between your web...

Top 10 Security Threats and How To Protect Against Them According To OWASP

Cyber security industry is evolving at a rapid pace and becoming more and more sophisticated with each passing day. There are many types of cyber criminals that are using different methods to hack into your...

All You Need to Know About Log4j Vulnerability

If you have been closely following the cybersecurity news lately, you might have heard about the Log4j vulnerability. Since it is a new vulnerability, less is known about it which has created even more...

6 Biggest Lessons We Learned From Data Breaches of 2021

Every month, there is a new data breach that threatens the security and privacy of millions of people. Although there is no way to completely stop data breaches, we can nonetheless mitigate the damage. The...

222 Eye-Opening Cybersecurity Statistics For 2022 (Most of Them Will Shock You)

Cybercrime is the biggest risk that businesses will face in the future and this is bad news for businesses. We might see cybersecurity attacks continue to grow at an alarming rate and businesses who are not...

DDoS Protection: 7 Solid Reasons Why You Should Never Rely On Your ISPs For It

Are you still relying on your internet service provider to safeguard you from DDoS attacks? Sadly, most businesses are in the same boat. Depending solely on your internet service provider for DDoS protection...

Top 10 Latest Cybersecurity Trends You Should Keep An Eye On In 2022

Ransomware attacks, data breaches, cloud based attacks, attacks on crypto exchanges, cyber security issues associated with remote work and what not. We have seen all that and much more in 2021. What’s in store...

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks: The Only Guide You Will Ever Need

Did you know how many DDoS attacks take place every day? More than 23,000 DDoS attacks were recorded every day. This translates into 16 DDoS attacks every minute, and the numbers are increasing. 2.9 million...

How To Recover Your Backup After a Ransomware Attack?

According to ransomware statistics, the average cost of a ransomware incident almost doubled from $4300 in 2018 to $8100 in 2020. The estimated global damages from ransomware went up from $8 billion in 2018 to...

7 Cybersecurity Gaps Business Should Fill to Prevent Ransomware Attack

According to ransomware statistics, ransomware costs will reach $20 billion by the end of 2021. That is not all, even Ransomware downtime costs have experienced a 200% year on year growth, while the average...

5 Eye-Opening Facts About Ransomware CIOs Wished They Knew Earlier

One type of cybersecurity attack that has been getting all the media attention lately is a ransomware attack. A flurry of ransomware attacks in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline incident might be the main...

6 Effective Ways to Block Sophisticated Malware with Threat Intelligence

IBM X-Force is one of the largest and most popular platforms for threat intelligence sharing. This was evident from the sudden spike in traffic it received when WannaCry ransomware struck. The team at X-Force...

5 Data Security Pitfalls You Should Avoid At All Costs

The number of successful data breaches is growing at a rapid rate. Growing attack surfaces, complex IT infrastructure and wider cloud adoption are some of the reasons behind this surge in successful data...

7 Key Principles of Application Security You Need To Adopt Right Now

According to the application security statistics, 83% of apps had at least one security flaw during the initial vulnerability scan. 61% of tested apps had at least one highly critical and severe vulnerability...

7 Key Steps You Can Take To Neutralize Phishing Attacks

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), phishing was the most common type of cybercrime in 2020. In fact, the frequency of phishing attacks doubled from 114,702 incidents in 2019 to 241,324...

Best Tips to Protect Against DDoS Attacks

Since the onset of the pandemic, organizations have been relying on remote operations, teleworking and remote access infrastructure to keep operations running. However, this has opened doors for attackers to...

8 Costly Mistakes Businesses Make When Responding to Ransomware Attacks

Did you know that a ransomware attack occurs every 11 seconds? In fact, Ransomware attacks affected 37% of businesses last year and the downtime due to ransomware attacks averaged 21 days. What’s even worse is...