Identity-based cybersecurity threats are on the rise. The number of phishing attempts — the most common type of cyberattack — increased 62% from 2023 to 2024, for instance, and identity-related incidents have directly affected 84% of organizations this year. Learn how to protect your agency.
AI technology has fascinating prospects for society, but there also exists a spectrum of potential negative and unconventional outcomes, including AI-driven phishing attacks.
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and the theme for this year is “See Yourself in Cyber.” This personalized theme is designed to help us see our role in making sure not only our systems and information remain secure, but see how our actions can impact the systems we and others rely on each day.
In 2020, at least 113 government agencies were impacted by ransomware attacks at an estimated cost of $913 million dollars.
Users can be exposed to phishing threats through all kinds of mobile channels, particularly as the remote workforce increased suddenly in 2020.
Phishing tactics have steadily evolved, either in response to new defensive measures from security companies, increased awareness among users or a change in attackers’ priorities.
A lot goes into an effective cybersecurity strategy, but many rank-and-file, business-side employees are often surprised at their centrality to defending against cyber threats.
A focus on some of the cybersecurity threats facing municipalities today.
It is true that increased sophistication of certain cyberattacks require equally serious emergency preparedness. But let’s not make it so easy for cyber criminals to take advantage of us by following a few simple guidelines to protect ourselves and the public organizations we work for.
As organizations and citizen users increasingly depend on websites, mobile computing and web-based applications, they become exposed to greater privacy and security risks. Because of the open infrastructure of the Internet and the growing availability of hacking tools, almost anyone can carry out a cyberattack against any organization or user relying on networked applications and… Read more »