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We shall begin with the hope that this year is going to be great. Let’s not ponder on how difficult the past year was for all of us, instead let’s think about how we can build the economy back through our business. As we are sprucing up, we have to also think about protecting it from threats.   Can any company afford a cyber-attack right now? Not to state the obvious, but no organization can afford a cyber-attack at this point. Can it happen to me?  In the past few years, everything has been getting digitized. There are small businesses which are building themselves on the internet, implementing new technologies to have that edge. Every business big or small is vulnerable to cyberattacks. Generally, big organizations have a bigger budget to invest on building a thorough cybersecurity system. However, smaller businesses with a shoe-string budget sometimes feel that cyber thieves do not care to hack small businesses and that it is not required to invest in technologies to counte...

The Coronavirus led to an exponential change in the way we work and made working-from-home the new ‘normal’. Along with the pandemic, a new threat has crystallized globally: cyberattacks. Remote working has led to the sharing of documents and other confidential data on the internet. This has opened up an archway to different kinds of data theft. Hackers have taken advantage of the current situation and are exploiting vulnerabilities in the work-from-home culture. Scams, phishing websites, spam messages, and maps loaded with malware linked to the Coronavirus have been reported all over the world.  A current example is the spread of phishing emails. A lot of cybercriminals pretend to be a reliable source of information about the latest news regarding COVID-19 and send users links that lead to malicious websites. Such emails give attackers unauthorized access to data and our devices.  The circumstances will remain unaltered for a long time and this raises grave concern about cybe...

Home is where your Wi-Fi is The Internet is now considered to be one of the basic necessities, permeating every aspect of our lives. A typical modern home consists of sensors, security cameras, voice-activated pods, smart lights, and connected power sockets. What’s more, the Internet of Things (IoT) technology has evolved in recent years so much that it is part of the intimate areas of our household - be it tracking our sleep, or wi-fi-enabled juicers and cookers!  Your home is the central element of your life and connects you with your life outside - be it your place of work, your favorite restaurant, and even the grocery store you frequent. Smart devices collect data and save it to provide customized services.  Hence, it is increasingly important to secure your data as all the connected apps have your personal and billing information - at the least. Several cyber threats are lurking around the corner as the number of appliances that have our data increases. These shiny and s...