Latest Cybersecurity News
ISA is committed to keeping the security community up to date with the latest cybersecurity news. Details slowly emerge regarding Twitter hack More information is coming to light about the Twitter hack on July 15. The social media giant suffered what is widely described as the most significant security breach in its history, with the […]
Mitigating the Cyber Risks of Remote Work
This is Part II of a two-part series on improving work-from-home security. Part I discussed how work-at-home employees can recognize and mitigate some of their cyber risks while working remotely. Here in Part II, we detail some of the steps that businesses with distributed workforces can take to keep staff, clients, and overall operations […]
Securely Work From Home
This is Part I of a two-part series on improving work-from-home security. Part II details some of the steps that businesses with a distributed workforce can take to keep staff, clients, and overall operations “cyber safe”. Here in Part I, we discuss how you can recognize and mitigate some of your cyber risks while working remotely. […]
Latest Cybersecurity News
ISA is committed to keeping the security community up to date with the latest cybersecurity news. New strain of Mac malware The Mac world has not been hit as hard or as frequently as the Windows world when it comes to malware. That’s just one of the reasons the recent outbreak affecting Mac computers is […]
Ripple20 Bugs Affecting Millions of IoT devices
According to researchers, a lightweight TCP/IP software library that manufacturers have deployed in connected devices for approximately two decades has Ripple20 vulnerabilities. The bugs, four of which are critical, affect hundreds of millions of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. In September 2019, security researchers discovered several severe flaws in connected devices using a software library […]
Think Twice Before Taking A Facebook Quiz
With more time on our hands over the last few months, some of us have been on social media more than ever. Seemingly innocuous entries on many Facebook feeds are personality quizzes or profiling games that promise to reveal your spirit animal, or favourite ice cream, or whatever. While these may seem harmless, pause to […]
Latest Cybersecurity News
ISA is committed to keeping the security community up to date with the latest cybersecurity news. Gmail spam filtering outage could affect millions According to reports by Android Police and Forbes, a Gmail delivery outage on June 30 disrupted the mail filtering service on the popular email platform. As a result of the incident, there […]
Law Enforcement and Cybercrime
Stop! Thief! Does your cyberattack incident response plan include notifying the police? This is an important step that many organizations dismiss, but should consider. Today we’ll address some of the common reasons that companies give for not involving law enforcement, and explore why it’s time for a second look. Reason 1: I don’t know how […]
Latest Cybersecurity News
ISA is committed to keeping the security community up to date with the latest cybersecurity news. PCI Security Standards Council updates payment card standards If your business accepts or processes payment cards, a recent change to PCI data security standards may affect you. The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has released a major new […]