Prior to March 2020, the majority of daily work was conducted within the four walls of the office. This meant organizations could rest assured that emails, phone calls and video meetings were all hosted by the secure company Wi-Fi network. Once the pandemic hit, employees were scattered all over cities, provinces, and even countries, forced to work on company-issued IoT devices over home and public Wi-Fi networks. Widespread remote work is likely here to stay, even after the pandemic is
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Financial institutions (FIs) are in a never-ending struggle with criminal hackers over identity fraud — and unfortunately, right now many FIs are on the losing end. According to Aite Group research, nearly half of U.S. consumers experienced identity theft from 2019 to 2020. Additionally, 37% of consumers also experienced application fraud — a method of identity fraud that involves bad actors using consumer information to create a new account for fraudulent activity. Application fraud can be a devastating experience for …
We’ve all experienced digital growing pains in the era of COVID-19. Whether it’s ordering food delivery off a smartphone for the first time or working through technical difficulties during a game of “Among Us” with friends, we’ve had to adapt to new ways of doing things online. Although most of our moves to digital channels have made our lives more frictionless, they’ve also brought many cybersecurity challenges. Many users struggle to access online tools due to physical and economic barriers 
Predicting a global pandemic that reshaped how we interact with each other and our devices at a fundamental level would be nigh impossible, but we have seen an acceleration in the shift to cloud-based services. This shows the adaptability of organizations looking to evolve and thrive during an unprecedented event. However, this shift has also left some businesses vulnerable to exploitation. My one-line forecast is that we should expect a cloud migration trend to continue or even accelerate in 2021 
It’s no longer a matter of if your business data has been breached; it’s a matter of how much has been stolen and who has it. The dark web — a part of the internet only accessible through special software and authorization mechanisms that enable users to browse anonymously — is, in essence, a data supermarket. Fraudsters breach online consumer accounts, then sell stolen data to other bad actors who use that information for illegal activity. Hopefully, this is not