More than ever, cybersecurity strategy is a core part of business strategy. For example, a company’s cyber risk can directly impact its credit rating.  Credit rating agencies continuously strive to gain a better understanding of the risks that companies face. Today, those agencies increasingly incorporate cybersecurity into their credit assessmen

Tesla Owner Unlocks and Drives Off with the Wrong Vehicle by Mistake March 21st, 2023 No Comments Data Privacy, Data Protection, Mobile Security On a typical day in Vancouver, Canada, Rajesh Randev, an immigration consultant, found himself in an unusual situati

Consumers are becoming more aware of the data companies collect about them, and place high importance on data security and privacy. Though consumers aren’t aware of every data breach, they are justifiably concerned about what happens to the data companies collect.  A recent study of consumer views on data privacy and security revealed consumers a

Fake ChatGPT browser extension is hijacking Facebook Business accounts March 13th, 2023 No Comments Data Privacy, Data Protection, Mobile Security, Online Safety, PC security A fake ChatGPT extension named “Quick access to ChatGPT” has been found to

Pop quiz: Who is responsible for compliance and data privacy in an organization? Is it a) the security department, b) the IT department, c) the legal department, d) the compliance group or e) all of the above? If you answered “all of the above,” you are well-versed in the complex world of compliance and data privacy! While compliance is a comple

FBI and CISA issue joint warning on Royal Ransomware March 7th, 2023 No Comments Data Privacy, Data Protection, Online Safety, PC security, Ransomware On March 6, 2023, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Inves

Australia Implements Stronger Cyber Security Measures Against Threats February 28th, 2023 No Comments Data Privacy, Data Protection, Online Safety, PC security Following a series of major data breaches in Australia, the government is undertaking a significant

Norwegian Seize Stolen Crypto Funds Linked to the Lazarus Group February 21st, 2023 No Comments Data Privacy, Data Protection, Online Safety, PC security In March 2022, the Lazarus Group, a North Korea-backed hacking group, stole around $5.84 million worth of

JD Sports reports cyber-attack impacting millions of customers February 1st, 2023 No Comments Data Privacy, Data Protection, Mobile Security, Online Safety, PC security Sportswear retailer JD Sports has confirmed that a recent cyber-attack may have resulted in

When it comes to data protection laws, the United States has long lagged behind Europe, whose  General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect in 2018 as the gold standard in data protection.  Also, in 2018, California passed the California Privacy Protection Act, further expanding it to the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) in 2020.

Privacy laws are nothing new when it comes to modern-day business. However, since the global digitization of data and the sharing economy took off, companies have struggled to keep up with an ever-changing legal landscape while still fulfilling their obligations to protect user data. The challenge is that there is no one-size-fits-all solution regarding dat

The Center for Strategic and International Studies compiled a list of significant cyber incidents dating back to 2003. Compiling attacks on government agencies, defense and high-tech companies or economic crimes with losses of more than a million dollars, this list reveals broader trends in cybersecurity for the past two decades. And, of course, there are t

Data compliance is a crucial and essential factor in organizations that should be carefully followed for data management. Data compliance is more than maintaining relevant standards and regulations and ensuring that the data is secured. The substantial amount of data that is processed and used in organizations must be managed properly. All phases of data acc

What Does Social Engineering Have to Do with Ransomware? September 25th, 2022 No Comments anti-phishing, Data Privacy, Data Protection, Online Safety, PC security, Ransomware Online scams have become so common that we are immediately suspicious whenever we see

The role of a data security analyst isn’t an easy one. It has always been hard to address data security because of the volume, speed and variety of data in the IT landscape. However, over the last few years, the job of a data security analyst, focused on protecting sensitive or regulated data, has become harder than ever. Why? Changes in the World of