What is Shadow IT? Shadow IT is the use of information technology systems, devices, software, applications, and services without explicit IT department approval. Individuals and departments will stand up rogue systems, applications, and infrastructure to meet their objectives. These objectives could…
5 Ways to Prevent the UBER Cyber Breach in Your Organization
The ride tech giant reportedly has suffered a massive security incident, which is likely more extensive than its 2016 data breach and potentially may have compromised its entire network. A hacker on Thursday was believed to have breached multiple internal systems,…
How to Prevent Social Engineering Attacks at the Workplace
Social engineering attacks capitalize on the trust that people have in the communications (voice, email, text, etc.) addressed to them. If the message is well-crafted, and potentially even spoofs someone trusted, then the threat actor has already succeeded in the first…
Vulnerability found in WordPress plugin with over 3 million installations
Updates have been released for UpdraftPlus, a WordPress plugin with over 3 million installations after a vulnerability was discovered by Jetpack security researcher Marc Montpas. Information gathered has revealed that the Jetpack team “uncovered an arbitrary backup download vulnerability that could…
Business Continuity Application usually is used to ensure the uninterrupted flow
Business Continuity Application usually is used to ensure the uninterrupted flow of a company’s operations by identifying risks, estimating their disruptive potential, and implementing procedures to mitigate them. #1: Disaster recovery Disasters sometimes are inevitable. Their unexpected nature is what makes…