Cybersecurity

Corporate employers often complain about graduates applying for IT jobs without any hands-on cyber experience. This gap drove officials at Bridgewater State University to create a unique cyber training program to fill that void.

Cybersecurity firm DataDome estimates that 4 billion cyberattacks will be launched during the games, primarily targeting businesses in adjacent industry sectors.

A study released Tuesday by digital risk protection solutions company Memcyco found that nearly three-quarters of businesses have deployed a digital impersonation protection solution to avert online scams, but only 6% of those organizations are satisfied that it protects them and their customers.

Cat-phishing, using a popular Microsoft file transfer tool to become a network parasite, and bogus invoicing are among the notable techniques cybercriminals deployed during the first three months of 2024, according to the quarterly HP Wolf Security Threat Insights Report.

To effectively counteract the sophisticated threats posed by deepfake technologies, organizations must enhance their identity and access management systems with the latest advancements in detection and encryption technologies. This proactive approach will not only reinforce the security of biometric...

Brute force cracking of passwords takes longer now than in the past, but the good news is not a cause for celebration, according to the latest annual audit of password cracking times released Tuesday by Hive Systems.

Proton, the maker of an email system known for its strong security, has added passkey support for its password manager while knocking "Big Tech" for trapping their users' passkeys behind "walled gardens."

In 2021, cybercrime caused global damages that cost $6 trillion -- approximately $2 trillion more than the GDP of Japan -- the country with the world’s third-largest economy.

The research, based on a survey of nearly 3,000 IT and security professionals across 14 countries, found that 94% of organizations hit by ransomware in the past year said that the threat actors attempted to compromise their backups during the attack.