Quantum cyberattacks: Preparing your organization for the unknown
Quantum computing has been a buzzword for several years. And while it’s still the early days, several industries have been showing progress, and 2020 brought...
Rodika Tollefson
Rodika Tollefson splits her time between journalism and content strategy and creation for brands. She’s covered just about every industry over a two-decade career but is mostly interested in technology, cybersecurity and B2B topics. Tollefson has won various awards for her journalism and multimedia work. Her non-bylined content appears regularly on several top global brands’ blogs and other digital platforms. She can be reached at seattletechnologywriter.com.
Security+: How to Explain Threat Actor Types and Attributes [updated 2021]
One of the roles of information security professionals is to defend their organization’s systems and data proactively. As with any defensive strategy, this...
Security+ Domain #1: Attacks, Threats, and Vulnerabilities [updated 2021]
The first domain in CompTIA’s Security + exam (SYO-601) covers threats, attacks and vulnerabilities. This domain contributes 24 percent of the exam score....
Back up your backups: How this school outsmarted a ransomware attack
Although some security researches are seeing a decline in ransomware attacks, this threat still poses a great risk to organizations. Of special concern is...
Spearphishing meets vishing: New multi-step attack targets corporate VPNs
Cybercriminals come out of the woodwork to take advantage of major events. Anything from the Olympics to the US elections is an opportunity to launch phishing...
BEC attacks: A business risk your insurance company is unlikely to cover
Business email compromise (BEC) attacks can cost an organization millions of dollars, and the threat is growing as more business activity takes place online....
Japan’s IoT scanning project looks for vulnerable IoT devices
The Internet of Things (IoT) is still a baby compared to other computing technologies, but the market has already exploded and continues to expand at a healthy...
Top 10 penetration testing certifications for security professionals [updated 2020]
As more organizations turn to penetration testing for identifying gaps in their defense systems, the demand for skilled penetration testers has been growing....
How privacy agreements impact data privacy for business users: Slack, Zoom and Microsoft Teams
The growing trend toward remote work is changing how people communicate in the workplace. Cloud-based collaboration apps and videoconferencing tools are making...
Work-from-home network traffic spikes: Are your employees vulnerable?
Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic has forced employees to work from home, and many businesses were unprepared to provide cybersecurity in this...