Five worthy reads is a regular column on five noteworthy items we’ve discovered while researching trending and timeless topics. In this edition, we’ll learn about the worst data breaches that happened recently, their impact, and the cost of data breaches for companies.The COVID-19 pandemic has not only had an impact on the mental and physical […]
Five worthy reads: Supply chain cyberwarfare
Five worthy reads is a regular column on five noteworthy items we’ve discovered while researching trending and timeless topics. This week we are exploring the concept of supply chain cybersecurity in a time when there is a rising number of third-party cyberattacks.The top-of-the-mind priority for cybersecurity stakeholders is to secure the organizations’ IT assets with […]
Five worthy reads: Preparing an incident response plan for the pandemic and beyond
Five worthy reads is a regular column on five noteworthy items we’ve discovered while researching trending and timeless topics. With the rising concern over cyberattacks in the distributed workforce, this week we explore the concept of cybersecurity incident response during a pandemic.The new normal of a distributed workforce has given rise to advancements in the […]
Unfolding the Twitter security incident
In case 2020 wasn’t dystopian enough, here’s some more unbelievable news. On July 15, 2020, social media giant Twitter admitted it fell victim to a security breach.The attackers targetted 130 Twitter accounts, including several belonging to high-profile individuals such as elected officials; former president Barack Obama; and business leaders including Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and […]
Optrics Insider – FBI Warns About Malicious Banking Apps, Internet of Troubles, IBM Cloud Down & Malware at Honda Apps
Join Scott Young and Shaun Sturby from Optrics Engineering as they discuss the FBI’s warning about malicious banking apps, the “Internet of Troubles”, IBM’s cloud being down for 2 hours plus both Honda and the City of Knoxville being hit by malware.Timecodes:0:00 – Intro0:21 – Today’s 3 topics0:51 – Topic 1: FBI Warning About Malicious […]
Waterloo Brewing loses $2.1 million in social engineering cyberattack
Waterloo Brewing Ltd. says it has lost $2.1 million in what it calls a social engineering cyberattack. The Ontario brewery says the incident occurred in early November and involved the impersonation of a creditor employee and fraudulent wire transfer requests.Waterloo Brewing says it initiated an analysis of all other transaction activity across all of its […]
Five worthy reads: Insider threats—what’s in the cards for 2020?
Five worthy reads is a regular column on five noteworthy items we’ve discovered while researching trending and timeless topics. This week, we explore the growing landscape of insider threats, and what organizations could do to equip themselves against these threats in 2020.Insider threats are increasingly becoming common knowledge among organizations preparing to foolproof their security […]
Five worthy reads: Fend off cyberattacks using dark web intelligence
One of the greatest advantages of the dark web is the anonymity and encryption it offers while allowing users to access everything on the world wide web. This also makes it the hotbed of some of the most notorious cyberattacks. Much of the dark net’s activities are focused around marketplaces that offer ammunition, pornography, drugs, […]