Insight into how the human mind works can help combat the evils of social engineering, boosting the fight against phishing and other mind-manipulation techniques. As a technologist and cybersecurity researcher, Erik J. Huffman is well-versed in hacker tricks. Yet Huffman nearly fell victim to a scam after receiving an email

Introduction Organizations across industries face a common challenge – the Cybersecurity Skill Shortage.  IBM Data Breach Report revealed that an alarming 83% of organizations experienced more than one data breach during 2022, underlining an urgent need for cybersecurity skills training. With an increasing number of cyber threats and a limited pool of skilled professionals,

Ransomware attacks are becoming more sophisticated as threat actors turn to new tactics like ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) and encryption-less extortion, according to a new Ransomware Report from Zscaler’s ThreatLabz research group. Zscaler CISO Deepen Desai told Fierce what telco operators can do to confront the growing threat landscape. The Ransomware Report found that in

Remote work has always been around, but it gained immense popularity in recent years as the corporate world adjusted to restrictions that came with the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the pandemic softening, many companies have stuck with remote work due to the convenience it offers employees. However, while everyone focuses on

The volume and scale of cyberattacks continue to increase and stress an organization’s ability to understand and prioritize the range of threats.  According to our latest report, nine out of 10 external (non-Rubrik) organizations reported malicious actors attempted to interfere with their data backups during a cyberattack, with 73% being