Top news of the week: 02.02.2021.
Threats And Attacks
Ransomware: The rise of Misfortune 500 businesses
The Misfortune 500 trend will only continue to grow in power. Ransomware gangs are now a massive operational threat, according to eSentire.
Protection for your e-commerce needs
Image Source: Pexels This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. One of the biggest barriers to successful e-commerce business is protecting user data. If online shoppers don’t ...
Innovations And Trends
How the move to Edge-based AI could build trust for the future
Edge-based AI building trust for the future
2021 Tech Trends: Moving Forward
How are we seeing technology trends coming together in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic?
Data Privacy
FTC warns of scam website that promises refund for victims of online scams
The Federal Trade Commission is warning computer users not to be fooled by a website that appears to have stolen the look-and-feel of the genuine FTC in an attempt to defraud consumers.
Day Privacy Day 2021: Selected data privacy reading and viewing, past and present
Cybersecurity, cybercrime, and other technology risks, from Stephen Cobb and Chey Cobb, security and technology veterans, bestselling authors, CISSP
Startups And Investments
Physical Cybersecurity: Advanced Methods
Real stories of stolen personal data (such as the Marriott data breach that affected 500 million customers), and cautionary tales in movies and on TV, have helped create the image of the ...
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: There is ‘a big crisis right now’ for cybersecurity
Microsoft's cybersecurity business is now pulling in $10 billion a year, and CEO Satya Nadella says the company's investments aren't stopping.
Companies And Services
For Microsoft, cybersecurity has become bigger than business
Since the cybersecurity firm FireEye hired Microsoft to help investigate a hack at the federal contractor SolarWinds, Microsoft has helped clean up the mess, alerted victims and distributed ...
Suspected Russian Hack Extends Far Beyond SolarWinds Software, Investigators Say
Close to a third of the victims didn’t run the SolarWinds software initially considered the main avenue of attack for the hackers.
Business And Industries
6 Cybersecurity Start-Up Trends to Track
The pandemic took a bite out of funding deals, but cybersecurity start-ups fared better than many other industries.
For Microsoft, Security is a $10 Billion Business
Microsoft generated a $10 billion in security-related revenues in just the last 12 months and is now positioned as an enterprise cybersecurity powerhouse.