The ever-increasing popularity and use of smartphones dwarfs that of more conventional computing devices, such as desktop, laptops, tablets and so forth. Here are some numbers to put things in perspective: according to Statista the total number of m...
On May 7, Colonial Pipeline had to shut down its pipelines due to a ransomware attack. Colonial is a major oil pipeline operator in the southern and eastern United States. Its pipelines extend from Texas to New Jersey and reach Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama...
In early April, numerous sources disclosed discovery of a pool of Facebook records including information on more than 530 million of its users. The leaked information included users’ names, dates of birth, and phone numbers as posted to a website for hackers....
The COVID-19 pandemic drove many companies to rapidly expand their support for remote work. This change was not simply to appease a changing workforce; it was simply to survive. When most of the workforce was suddenly told to stay home, many organizations had...
Data is the new gold. It is a resource that creates and destroys power. With it, individuals, companies, and governments can sway public opinion, gain insight into the competition, and develop the most strategic plans. So it is for this reason that data breac...
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) was the product of a conference of software developers in 1998 in Palo Alto, California. OSI has been established as a global non-profit organization that encourages, promotes, and protects open source software development and...
Many of the software products that everyone uses are open source. The Linux operating system, the Apache Web server, and a large number of software development systems are all open-source software. Their being open source is one of the reasons they’re so wide...
If you’re not paying attention to cybersecurity in your company, then you’re falling behind on one of the most important issues troubling every workplace. Statistics show 2017 was one of the worst years ever in cybersecurity breaches. Everything from DDo...
Working in the open-source community has as much growth as working in healthcare or even the cannabis industry. Many show open-source software as having a very bright future, with 70% of companies already participating or contributing to the movemen...
PCR’s (UK) Top 10 Biggest data breaches of 2020 PCR is a leading information source for IT resellers and distributors in the United Kingdom. It reports its top 10 based on the number of records breached in the incidents selected. They cite the Risk Based...
Cybersecurity Trends in Fintech The year 2020 will go down in history as being a year of uncomfortable changes. Just about everyone was forced to approach aspects of personal and professional life differently, from buying groceries to conducting business to m...
The SolarWinds hack was a major security breach that affected over 3,000 SolarWinds customers, including major corporations like Cisco, Intel, Cox Communications, and Belkin. Also impacted were multiple US states and government agencies including the&nbs...
