Source: Pixabay Last week, Bulgaria’s tax agency suffered a massive data breach. Possibly, the largest in Bulgarian history. This breach leaked the personal data of over 5 million Bulgarians. That’s over 72 percent of the entire Bulgarian population. The personal data includes names, social security information, addresses, and incomes. Under the Radar What is most disturbing however, is that it went undetected for about a month....
Photo by Pierrick VAN-TROOST / Unsplash American tech giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook might finally understand exactly how James Otis felt, when he uttered those words. Obviously the scenarios are not the same, but these companies are just as frustrated about taxes. France, a longtime frenemy of the United States recently slapped a digital tax on 30 tech giants. Most of which exist in the United States. The U.S Government is...
Only companies and organizations can be victims of cyber attacks right? Wrong! More and more cities, potentially the one you are living in right now are becoming victims of vicious cyber attacks. The most recent victim is the city of Baltimore. A ransomware attack targeted the city’s government computer network, causing quite a stir. Baltimore mayor, Bernard Young was forced to shut down most of the city’s servers due to this infection. At...
Collection of information from different sources Every organization aims to achieve peak levels of productivity and save money. Yet so many organizations use multiple point solutions that result in data silos. Data silos result in the exact opposite of productivity and cost-efficiency. Even worse, some companies don't realize that data silos are to be blamed. What are data silos you ask and exactly why do they occur? Keep reading to find out....
The word reflection often defines this time of year. We reflect on our wins and celebrate the progress that they signify. We reflect on our loses and identify the areas of our lives that need improvement or extra attention. However, we need to also reflect on the cloud threats that defined 2018 and armor up for next year’s attacks. To prepare for the next wave of threats, you must keep abreast of the vulnerable areas that exist within the...
