There were quite a number of cyber incidents in January, and some of the most notable cyber incidents that kicked off the year had something in common. Malware scams and other hacking campaigns are only successful when the victim “pool” is large. So what better way to reach as many people as possible than through scams targeted at trending events, games, and even books ...
CRM systems are one of the most useful applications for every organization. They enable businesses to store customer data, which can be utilized to build meaningful customer relationships, find new customers and grow revenues. Since CRM data contains such valuable information, it’s extremely tantalizing for hackers who are looking to steal personal information. In 2016 alone, t ...
As we come close to the end of the month and Data Privacy Day approaches (celebrated January 28), there is one topic related to privacy that may have some users wondering what their actual purpose is: cookies. Many users have at least heard of Internet cookies due to pop-up alerts asking for permission to use cookies when visiting a website. In fact, a survey conducted by Econsul ...
Ensuring that your customers and your business is safe should be paramount, especially when you operate in the financial industry, and mistakes could cost people money. You have a moral and legal responsibility to be extremely careful with the handling of your customer's data and money, meaning that security should be imperative to your business. The Importance of SecuritySecurity a ...
Online quizzes are all the rage on social media and on popular websites like Buzzfeed, Zimbio, Sporcle and many more. In fact, Buzzfeed’s top 50 most popular quizzes brought in an average of 3 million online engagements in March 2017. While it’s all fun and games, are you aware of the security implications that these online quizzes may bring? Security Implications for On ...
Celebrated every year on January 28 to promote privacy and data protection best practices, Data Privacy Day is an important day to highlight discussion topics related to the privacy of online consumers. This is Cloudbric’s second year in a row joining other Data Privacy Day champions in raising awareness. If you don’t already know, Data Protection Day, from which Data ...
If you’ve been following us on Facebook, you know that we started a series called “Hacker Insight” where we explore topics and tech terms most frequently used in the hacker community. Along with a short description, we offer tips on how to stay protected from lesser known security threats. In this blog post, we will take a look at some of our most popular posts from ...
