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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This is what we set out to find with this study commissioned to PYMNTS We’ve all heard about the boom in online shopping since the onset of the pandemic and the ensuing rise in cyberattacks. But how have the increases in online shopping and data breaches impacted consumers’ trust in payment channels? We set out to find answers in our Securing eCommerce study, conducted in collaboration with PYMNTS. The study surveyed a census-balanced panel of 2,368 U.S. consumers about their …
PYMTS | June 1, 2021 – If you’re using a service and not paying for it, then you’re not the customer, you’re the product. Free isn’t really free and there is often a price to be paid for accepting the service – sometimes an incredibly high one. “When installing apps infected with software that makes your computer part of a botnet, the traffic from your machine will look like it’s originating from you, and there could be potential consequences,” says NuData’s 
IT World Canada | May 12, 2021 – If you’re well-prepared for any cyberattack you’re prepared for ransomware. “Ransomware is a disaster recovery event,” says Robert Capps, vice-president of innovation at the NuData Security division of Mastercard. “And for a lot of organizations, it’s a fairly mild one. For others, it can be business-impacting. “When you talk to CISOs about any sort of disaster situation it comes down to resiliency and recoverability. Ransomware is just a fancy disruption attack. There 
Back End News | May 5, 2021 – HTTPS protects data in transit, but it doesn’t mean a site is secure. Phishing sites can use HTTPS to indicate secure transmission. Your company can bolster security by educating employees about the fact that HTTPS sites aren’t always trustworthy. Moreover, a multi-layered security approach can limit damage from phishing attacks. For the complete article, see Why HTTPS isn’t as secure as it seems — and what that means for your company.