What makes a DDoS successful? I asked myself that question at the end of August when the central bank of Spain, Banco d’Espana, was hit by a DDoS attack that took its website temporarily offline. The bank issued a statement acknowledging the attack and stating that “no damage” had been done and its operations, as a central bank with no commercial arm, were not affected, implying that the attack was not successful. Meanwhile, the hacktivist group, Anonymous Catalonia, claimed...
Read MoreFor digital businesses across all industries and markets, there are a number of risks which freelancers and contractors may face as a result of the new regulations. Here, Janthana Kaenprakhamroy, founder of on-demand insurance provider Tapoly, discusses the ins and outs of GDPR and the risks cybersecurity breaches can pose to freelance and contract workers in the digital age.
Read MoreIt has become increasingly accepted by many organisations that a security breach, in some form or another, is unavoidable. Even the most robust and cutting-edge security defences can potentially be thwarted by a dedicated adversary armed with new attack techniques. From the downtime to the cost of the clear-up, the impact can be devastating: in fact, a 2017 study by Ponemon estimated that the average data breach carried a total cost of $3.62m. By Joseph Carson, Chief Security Scientist at...
Read MoreNo matter the size, all organisations are at risk of being the next target of a cyber-attack. Attacks take on a variety of forms, from phishing scams, malware to ransomware, each requiring its own security measures. So how do you as a business owner protect your organisation against a multitude of growing cybersecurity threats? By Steven Malone, Director of Security Product Management at Mimecast.
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Read MorePrivacy in the age of the algorithm.By Robert Brown, AVP, Cognizant's Center of the Future of Work.
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