In the first quarter of 2022, hackers stole $1.2 billion from DeFi protocols through vulnerabilities in smart contracts. Even though there are methods to protect dApps smart contracts from hacks and exploits, the amount of lost and withdrawn funds continues to grow. This undermines user reliance in the whole crypto sphere and especially DeFi, which undergoes the larger half of attacks. How to...

On Jan. 11, antivirus company Bitdefender said it was “happy to announce” a startling breakthrough. It had found a flaw in the ransomware that a gang known as DarkSide was using to freeze computer networks of dozens of businesses in the U.S. and Europe.   Companies facing demands from DarkSide could download a free tool from Bitdefender and avoid paying millions of dollars in...

Obtaining appropriate funding for a cybersecurity program could be a daunting task. As inflation soars, obtaining funding gets more difficult. A major funding challenge has been the inability of security leaders to demonstrate the value cybersecurity brings to the business. A recent Gartner publication pointed out that the absence of value is due to the lack of “building a better...

Let’s picture a filmmaker working on her next feature film. One of the main characters is a cybercriminal and they don’t want to go with the stereotype: the shadowy figure in a hoodie, hunched over a keyboard, surrounded by glowing strings of green code... yep, you know that trope—it worked fine for a while. But in the ever-changing world of cybercrime, it seems outdated now....

The Hack Yesterday, 2022 Oct 7th one of the larger blockchains had to be halted. This news was shocking since most blockchains are decentralized by definition. Halting a large blockchain is not common news. However, this is not the first time it’s happened. The Reason I pay attention to blockchain and security news even though it is far from my comfort zone...

Cyber is a hot word these days. From Nuclear assets to the device in your hand is affected by cyber-attacks every day. So what is cyberwar and who is doing all this and for what purpose? Let’s start with how cyber war is different from conventional war, how it is carried out and what impact it has and what kind of common attacks are there, who is leading in cyber warfare. Cyberwar We live...

Use the right tool for what you are doing” is a standard recommendation in the tech world. After all, the proper tools are paramount when handling copious amounts of data and information pertinent to your business. It is very common to use various tools in conjunction with each other to achieve a goal—and few goals in technology are as important as maintaining cybersecurity. ...

Primer - Blockchain is a public ledger that stores transaction data in encrypted blocks. Any transaction made on the blockchain is open for anyone to see. Anyone can see the transaction's sender, receiver, and other details. While one of the major benefits of blockchain is its transparent and accessible nature, these same characteristics have also become tools to track people, risking privacy....

It's Cybersecurity awareness month every October and this year I thought I'd share something relevant from my recent trip to cover IT Arena in Lviv, Ukraine.   While I was there I bumped into some of the team from MacPaw a macOS and iOS software company based in Kyiv, Ukraine.   I have met MacPaw employees many times at conferences over the years, and even...

Not all malicious USB devices need to be expensive pieces of hardware with sophisticated programming to do damage to your computer. With an old USB drive, you can build your own malicious BadUSB using Windows shortcut files to link to and payloads. According to a McAfee blog post Rise of LNK (Shortcut) Malware, “During the second quarter of 2022, McAfee Labs has seen a rise in...