The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported that in 2019, business email compromise (BEC) scams accounted for $1.7 billion or half the total cybercrime losses for that year.

The FBI also received 23,775 BEC scam complaints — an average of $75,000 per complaint.

Cybercrime pays. In the 2019 study Securing the Digital Economy: Reinventing the Internet for Trust, Accenture claimed that “in the private sector, over the next five years companies risk losing an estimated US$5.2 trillion in value creation opportunities from the digital economy.

So you’ve finally decided to use a virtual private network (VPN) to increase your company’s security and privacy while connecting online. In your search for a VPN service, you came across plenty of paid options, typically ranging between $2 and $12 per month, depending on the provider and the length of subscription.

Passwords have become a daily part of everyone's lives as much as mobile devices and technology have. People use passwords to gain access to company resources, manage their personal or financial accounts, and for entertainment and recreational purposes.

As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, many organizations are losing clients and are adjusting operations to survive. With social distancing being practiced in the USA and across the World, businesses are forced to adopt a work from home (WFH) setup. However, this transition poses productivity and security challenges.

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in many people working from home. In fact, according to Gartner’s recent survey, 74% of CFOs say they expect to move previously on-site employees to work remotely post-COVID-19. This means you’ll need to learn how to manage your remote workforce efficiently so they can remain productive.

World backup day happens on March 31. It is an annual event to remind people and organizations to apply data backup best practices before they lose their data by accident, to cybercrime or a disaster.

Small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are generating more and more data, which means critical data needs to be securely backed up because losing them can cause financial loss, reputational damage, and operational downtime, among others.

Despite the popularity of social media and instant messaging, email remains an important communication tool for businesses. Unfortunately, its popularity also makes it an ideal platform for cybercrime.

Based on recent reports, 94% of all malware is delivered via email.

Ransomware remains a serious threat to enterprises, small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), and individuals alike. Last month, Clop ransomware has evolved to integrate a method that targets Windows 10 apps and various applications. Additionally, the latest reports by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) show that another ransomware called Maze has been targeting U.S. companies to steal and encrypt data.

With a new decade on the horizon, many digital threats and cybersecurity gaps that have plagued the previous one will persist and worsen. Additionally, with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning being adopted across an ever-widening array of industries, hackers are also using them to enhance the sophistication of their attacks.