Ransomware and Cybersecurity Blog
Mitigating Ransomware and Cyber Risk in the Hybrid Workforce
If 2020 has taught IT security leaders anything, it’s that remote workers are more vulnerable to cyberattacks and ransomware, and the tools that they thought would protect them outside the walls of the corporate environment simply didn’t in many cases.
All Cyberattacks Lead to Data Exfiltration
The threat of data loss, data breaches and ransomware is on the minds of everyone. We discuss the crucial part that data exfiltration plays in defending an organization from these modern threats.
Ransomware Reputation is Everything
Ransomware attacks have significantly more consequences than the cost of remediation, assessment and regulatory reporting.
Homograph Attacks using Homoglyphs
Homographs are the latest in a long line of new attack vectors now being used by cybercriminals to trick users into disclosing personal information such as passwords or other sensitive data.
TikTok Privacy Risk Prevention
BlackFog has introduced TikTok privacy prevention for all users of BlackFog Privacy. This new feature available in BlackFog 4.5 and above dynamically detects data exfiltration events from TikTok to remote servers to maintain user privacy.
Data Breach Prevention – A New Approach
We have seen major data breaches from many large organizations including Cognizant and GoDaddy and perhaps surprisingly, some repeat offenders such as Marriott who recently announced they suffered another breach affecting 5.2 million guests.
The VPN Privacy Fallacy and Remote Work
VPN Privacy is not what people think it is. Companies have relied on the VPN to connect to the corporate network particularly for remote work. However it does not afford users the level of privacy protection they think it does.
BlackFog in Banking and Finance
Cybercrime is a lucrative business and the financial industry is under relentless attack from hackers. Cybersecurity attacks continue to grow in both sophistication and frequency as financial services firms become increasingly reliant on customer data and technology to run their businesses. Staying one step ahead of cyber criminals is critical.
Mobile Cyber Security Threats
Every day we read about cyberattacks and data breaches affecting organizations trusted with our personal information. Yet most us don’t even consider the security of our mobile devices, leaving us increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks. We discuss the different types of attacks that can affect our mobile devices.