April 2007 marked the first large-scale cyberattack on a nation when Estonia was hit by a series of hacks—allegedly sponsored by the Kremlin—that shut down the government, financial, and other websites and services across the country (Pamment et al., 2019). It took a month for the Estonian government and NATO cybersecurity experts to restore normal…
Today, most enterprises have an online presence, making them more susceptible to cyberattacks. According to former FBI Director Robert Mueller, “There are only two types of companies: those that have been hacked and those that will be” (French, 2018, p. 607). Enterprises have much to gain from implementing industry-best cybersecurity practices. As one of today’s…
Businesses are rapidly moving their operations and processes online: Over 90% of companies have adopted a digital-first approach or plan to do so, according to a recent study (IDG, 2021). In our personal lives, many of us are also constantly connected to technologies like fingerprint sensors on smartphones and laptops, virtual assistants like Amazon Alexa…
Cyberattacks have become a harsh and unwelcome reality of contemporary times. As technology continues to be omnipresent and inevitable, cybercriminals are combining creativity and logic to break into IT systems. We explored the Top Ten Cyber Attacks of 2020-21 in one of our previous blogs. In this blog, we are going to look ahead and…
The Benefits of Transferring Your Credits to ECCU Wondering how to utilize your previously earned credits? Well, you need not worry about that, for knowledge earned does not ever go to waste. And EC-Council University (ECCU) not only professes it but also practices it. The university does accept the transfer of credits from other recognized…
Post Covid-19 pandemic, professional and personal lives of people have seen unprecedented changes and an acute dependency on the Internet. Corporates have resorted to the work from home model; retail businesses have resorted to the online business model, as have many industries in brick and mortar models. Resultantly, there has been an all-time high in…
With ever-increasing dependence on the online world, especially in the aftermath of the Covid-19 outbreak, cybercrime is one of the most severe problems organizations face today. Cybersecurity Ventures estimates that the annual cost of cybercrime to the global economy will reach $10.5 trillion by 2025. This truth puts every company in danger and makes them…
Create Safe Digital Worlds With Penetration Testing or Avoid Server Security Breaches With Penetration Testing or Penetration Testing-Because You Never Know When Hackers Will Break In! Over the last couple of years, cyberattacks have become more prominent. Organizations across the globe work under the constant fear of being attacked, and they dread losing essential and…
There has been a lot of fuss in the name of the Pegasus spyware. But before we dive in, it is worth mentioning that the name “Pegasus”, belongs to the winged horse from Greek mythology. Legend has it that wherever the winged horse struck his hoof, a water spring burst forth. Presently, people associate this…
