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Last month I wrote that one effect of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the development of a “cybersecurity pandemic.” The World Health Organization reported a fivefold increase in cyberattacks in April 2020. This increase was part of a larger trend of growing cyber threats to business that have been developing for years, but the growth was also amplified by changes in how we work, including an … [Read more...]
Ever since computers hit the mainstream workforce in the 1970s, we’ve been imagining a radically different office environment. One of the things that experts have continually predicted is the “paperless office.” While many of their predictions have come to fruition—often earlier than expected—the paperless office is not one of them. Most businesses still rely on paper records for many … [Read more...]
When it comes to violating users’ online privacy, there may be no worse culprit than Google. Currently, its parent company, Alphabet, faces a $5 billion lawsuit for using tools such as Google Analytics, Google Ad Manager, and smartphone apps to track users while they used Google Chrome’s Incognito mode. Technically, Chrome does inform users that their searches may still be tracked while in this … [Read more...]
Over the last year, cybersecurity threats have increased to the point that some experts are claiming we are in a "cybersecurity pandemic," citing increases in the number of ransomware attacks, data breaches, and online fraud during 2020. This claim is backed by the World Health Organization (WHO), which reported a fivefold increase in cyberattacks in last April. In addition to an increasing … [Read more...]
March is Women’s History Month. Similar to Black History Month in February, it gives us an opportunity to celebrate inspiring people from history who have often been overlooked. It’s also a time when we can evaluate the status of girls and women around the world and consider how we can create greater gender-equality. International Women’s Day, which falls on March 8 every year, was first … [Read more...]
Worried about protecting the accounts on your phone? Then learn to turn on 2-factor authentication and know that your account is secure! 🔒 … [Read more...]
Can we still trust 2FA to protect our data in the wake of widely-publicized data breaches? We published a blog post in March 2019 called “What Is Two-Factor Authentication And Does It Work?” In it, we explained that two-factor authentication, often referred to as 2FA, is a security procedure that requires users to login with two different types of credentials. Usually this involves a username … [Read more...]
Get the shot you really want with the panoramic feature on your iPhone! 📲 … [Read more...]
It’s well-known that WordPress is the most popular content management system in the world, powering 40% of all websites as of 2021. But the problem with any popular software is that hackers have more incentive to target users relying on that software. After all, if they find a vulnerability in the software, then they can exploit many users quickly. And that’s exactly what happened only last May … [Read more...]
One of the biggest impacts of 2020 is that it has dramatically changed the way people shop. More online payments were made in the last year than ever before, with mobile payments in particular increasing. In fact, according to a study by Price Waterhouse Coopers, between 2010 and 2017, the number of consumers making mobile purchases more than doubled, increasing from 7% to 17%. But in 2020 alone … [Read more...]
