What the Blog? is an Essentials video series discussing what’s next for the cybersecurity industry and the newest cyber threats. Editors Isabella Moulton and Martin Jacobsz bring you a snappy summary of articles directly from our expertly curated Cybersecurity Essentials Newsletters.

In our first article exploring the newest cybersecurity trends, we uncover how an electric skateboard company accidentally caused a very large data breach. They mistakenly sent a customer inquiring about a product warranty, the private data of thousands of other customers. So, how severe was the data leak you ask? The individual received the full names, email addresses, and home addresses of everyone on the list. Ouch. Read the article here.

Our second article covering the latest cybersecurity trends discusses why NATO (The North Atlantic Treaty Organization) now believes cyberattacks have the power to cause as much destruction as armed attacks. To be fair, by now we are all too familiar with the havoc that ransomware and cybersecurity attacks can wreak on industries and society on a whole, so this news shouldn’t come as too much of a shock. So, what does this mean for hackers? Well, next time they attempt a cybercrime, they could be met with military action. Whether we wish to accept it or not, the nature of crimes and warfare are changing drastically, and it’s up to us to come to the next generation of battle prepared. An interesting development, right? Want more of the latest cybersecurity news? Check out our blog here.