DORA Compliance: Stay Ahead or Fall Behind
What happens when the global finance systems fail unexpectedly? In February 2022, a cyberattack on ION Group, a key service provider for banks and brokers, brought down trading systems in Europe and the United States. Overnight, firms were forced to manually process trades, scrambling to stay up with market movements. The disruption lasted many days,…
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Feb 17, 2025
The rise of social engineering attacks and how to beat them
90% of phishing attacks, yes, you read that right, incorporate elements of social engineering, revealed Microsoft. Simply, social engineering is the art of manipulating people to give them what they want. So instead of hacking systems, they hack into humans, first by winning their trust, then exploiting it for their purpose, and then clearing their…
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Feb 07, 2025
The ultimate guide to TISAX Participant handbook: Key takeaways
Automotive insiders know the drill too well: Scramble all resources to address the stack of security questionnaires with every new partnership. No one is spared if suppliers or OEMs are selling their products in partnerships with another automotive group. Enter TISAX – one unified attestation to prove your resilience and security practices to new and…
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Feb 07, 2025
HIPAA Security Rule Update 2025: Everything you need to know
When HIPAA was first introduced and even when it received a major overhaul in 2013, the cyber threat landscape was starkly different from what we face today. As a consequence, earlier, HIPAA focused on protecting patients’ privacy during digital transformation and cloud data backup, but it did not mainly ensure security. In 2025, cyber threats…
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Feb 07, 2025
What Is a Risk Register? And How to Create One?
Risks aren’t just unavoidable in business; they’re a regular companion. Risk is woven into the fabric of every decision and activity, whether it’s a potential data breach, a sudden shift in market dynamics, or even a lapse in regulatory compliance. The question is not whether they will happen but when—and how ready you will be…
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Feb 06, 2025
Breaking Down Malware Statistics: What They Reveal About Cyber Threats Today
Malware has evolved substantially since its humble beginnings as experimental pranks or minor exploits. In 2023, there were 6.06 billion documented malware attacks worldwide, a 10% rise over the previous year. To put things in perspective; 90,000 new malware attacks happen every second and nearly 90% of all cyber threats are phishing or social engineering…
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Feb 05, 2025