The Equifax data breach of 2017, which saw 140 million customer records compromised, and the Heartbleed OpenSSL cryptographic library vulnerability of 2014, which enabled hackers to easily steal personal information, are the most-Googled cyber security terms ever, and by implication the highest-profile security events of all time, according to new

Cybersecurity, as a field, is viewed through many different lenses, depending on where a professional works within an organization. For example, lawyers and auditors often view cybersecurity as a compliance issue. These professionals are heavily concerned with procedure, policy, and performance, ensuring that individuals within their organizations are leveraging the

As of 2019, the threats to mobile device security continue to grow. In fact, according toVerizon’s Mobile Security Index 2019, mobile device security threats grow faster than any other; 86 percent of surveyed enterprise executives state so outright. Additionally, 67 percent feel less confident about their mobile endpoint security than

In 2018, a security issue at Facebook affected a whopping 50 million users. In 2017, 412 million user accounts was stolen from Friendfinder’s sites and 147.9 million customers were affected by the Equifax data breach. Just one year earlier, 3 billion Yahoo accounts were hacked while hackers managed to steal

Because of the great amount of personal information involved, medical records command a high value on the dark web and can be listed for up to $1,000 each – 10 times more than the average credit card data breach record. Cybercriminals can then easily obtain this information and impersonate legitimate