How companies can answer the national call to action on infrastructure cybersecurity
The Biden administration recently issued a proclamation that designates November as Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month. At a time when the global economy is still suffering from shortages due to severed supply chains and Congress just passed a major infrastructure initiative, the subject couldn’t be any...
Cybersecurity in Investing Business: 3 Ways to Minimize Risks
The world of investing is rapidly changing, and one of the most significant changes has been brought about by cybercriminals. The risk of cyberattacks on your business will only increase in the future, so you must do everything you can to minimize these risks. In this blog post, we will discuss three ways to improve cybersecurity in...
Create-to-Earn: The Latest Economic Model Revolutionizing GameFi
By Tri Pham - CEO of Whydah, Co-Founder of KardiaChain Long before DeFi became popular, the gaming industry was already doing exceptionally well. Today, the DeFi TVL stands at $222 billion, while the global gaming industry is expected to grow to $218.7 billion by 2024. DeFi always had the potential to transform video games, ushering...
Over Four Billion Will Be Lost This Year
How Businesses Can Stem the Tide of eCommerce Fraud By Arnab Banerjee, Lead System Architect eCommerce fraud is a plague that strikes at the heart of all online commerce and is a threat that merchants, especially small retailers, can ill afford to bear. 2021 is shaping up to be another banner year for eCommerce fraud, with some 21...
How Understanding Cybercriminal Behavior Can Keep Your Company Safe
By Zack Schuler, founder and CEO of NINJIO Cybercriminals are experts at exploiting vulnerabilities. While security tools are constantly improving, cybercriminals’ tactics evolve right along with them – a process that sometimes makes cybersecurity feel like an endless arms race. Although cybercriminals will always find new attack...
How Businesses Can Protect Consumers from Identity Theft
A business needs to protect its customers from identity theft, not only because it can significantly impact your customers' lives, it can have severe effects on your business as well. If it's shown that consumer data was stolen from your business, the legal ramifications for you and your business could include numerous fines and...
A Look At the Tech That Will Secure Your Business's Future
There are few businesses today that aren’t in some way reliant on technology. Our digital age has produced tools with which to work more efficiently and introduced entirely new industries and marketplaces for entrepreneurs to explore. As a business leader, it is imperative to diligently select the technology that you incorporate...
Cybersecurity can reassure consumers in an era of data anxiety
By Zack Schuler, founder and CEO of NINJIO When it comes to cybersecurity, companies are in the middle of a trust crisis – every day, consumers are becoming more acutely aware of the ways their data are mishandled and the cyberthreats companies face. Data breaches and other cyberattacks can cost companies millions of dollars, but...
Data Breach: 4 Steps to Mitigate Insider Threats
Cybersecurity strategies traditionally secure the company network against outsider interference. However, as a new wave of data protection laws swept the globe, organizations became legally liable for the protection of sensitive data not only from external threats, but also internal ones. According to the Cost of a Data Breach...
FBI: 12x Surge in Phishing Over the Last 5 Years
Atlas VPN's analysis reveals that phishing in the US soared over 12 times in the last five years, hitting a record 241,342 complaints in 2020. This data is provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) branch called Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). This branch was established in May 2000 as a center to receive...
Cloud Service Models: What Does the Future Look Like?
Cloud computing has become mainstream. Companies are adopting it because it is scalable and flexible. Businesses can use it in testing and development environments as well as to store, manage and analyze structured and unstructured data. When looking at cloud models a list of questions focused on an organization’s operations,...
Colorado's Cloudrise is Ramping up its Growth
Cloudrise conquered the seemingly impossible in 2020, launching a new company amid a pandemic and economic downturn. Despite those challenges, their hard work paid off and Cloudrise is reporting a successful year one in business. Combining decades of data protection expertise with automation, Cloudrise focuses on securing data...
Remote Work: How To Limit Cybersecurity Risks
This post is sponsored content. A lot of companies at this point work with dispersed workers and little or no office space, and with the worldwide health crisis forcing even more organizations, if just temporarily, to work mostly online, it is more significant than ever to implement cybersecurity measures for workers working remotely...
Top 5 Jobs Robots Could Have in the Next Decade…Will Yours Be Next?
While automation and the use of robotics has drastically increased the efficiency of manufacturing processes, logistics, and delivery, the casualty list for a slew of manual and service-based jobs on and off the production line is growing.
UK Unions Demand Investigation Into Amazon Employee Surveillance
Amazon is no stranger to controversy when it comes to employee conditions and relations. Through protests, strikes and walkouts, the company has seen workers stand up and demand fair treatment. Recent breaking news regarding surveillance of employees has now reignited that controversy. In the United Kingdom, union groups and activists...
The Concerns with Using Cloud-Based Providers for Organizations
Are you thinking about moving your data to the cloud? Perhaps you have a lot of employees working from home currently. Emailing files to one another isn’t a workable solution for long … but you might also be concerned about moving to the cloud.
How Effective Are Predictive Policing Programs?
Public safety and the justice system are two growing areas of interest for citizens and police in the United States. Between political and racial tensions, unrest has been on the rise in drastic ways this year. Specifically, government officials and civil rights activists have turned a spotlight on police violence. More than ever, people...
7 Smart Ways to Secure Your IoT Devices
In this digital world where everyone is hooked on the latest technological devices, the concept of IoT (Internet of Things) is at the forefront of all industries. A lot of IoT devices like your company’s thermostats, security systems, vending machines, lights, and more rely on this kind of connectivity.
Making Sure Your Social Media Can Control Who Sees What
Today we live in a world that is entirely driven by technology, and getting any work done requires plenty of dependencies on the internet. These days the gateway to someone’s life is through their electronic devices, whether it be their phones, computers, or even their MP3 players. Applications like Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram,...
Why FTP Servers are Still Relevant
First developed in 1971, File Transfer Protocol (FTP) servers have long served a key part in data communication. Before the advent of Transfer Connection Protocol (TCP) and Internet Protocol (IP), FTP was working to connect different systems and allow convenient transference and manipulation of files. While mainstream use of FTP is now...
Can Facial Recognition Restrictions Enhance Tech Privacy? Probably Not
Facial recognition has always been a controversial technology, especially when it comes to the government using it. As tensions between the public and police have risen, some big names in the technology have taken a stand. Amazon, Microsoft and IBM have all stated that they'll stop selling facial recognition tech to the police. To be...
Why Data Must Influence All C-Suite Decisions at Your Business
The decisions made by the C-suite don’t just determine the overall direction of the business — they also dictate whether it will succeed or fail. This is especially true during times of crisis. While widespread disruptions like those created by the COVID-19 pandemic may be hard to plan for, it is clear that earlier C-suite decisions...
Why Facial Recognition Remains a Powerful Yet Controversial Technology
Facial recognition is expected to become one of the most important technological developments of the era. While the usage of such technology is extremely controversial, the power of facial recognition could prove to be revolutionary across a variety of major industries. It is surprising to learn just how long facial recognition has...
Can Social Media Really Be Regulated?
Last week, President Trump introduced an executive order in response to Twitter's fact-checking labels. The situation then initiated discussions around regulating social media platforms. Though Trump is attempting to introduce new changes to the 1996 Communications Decency Act, tech experts and government officials are skeptical of how...
Innovation Tech Talks 1: Jon Lovitz Adds a Hollywood Flair to NINJIO's Cybersecurity Training
In this first episode of Innovation Tech Talks, Editor-in-Chief Charles Warner talks with Zack Schuler, founder and CEO of NINJIO, and Jon Lovitz, storied Hollywood actor and recognizable voice for nearly 30 years.
The Human Brain is Both a Liability and Asset for Cybersecurity: Here's Why
However, although certain characteristics of the human brain make us susceptible to cyberattacks, we’re also armed with many cognitive defense mechanisms.
Why Hospitals Should Focus on Cybersecurity Training
With data breaches costing $5.6 billion a year, impacting 27 million patient records, hospitals have an urgent need to invest in cybersecurity.
8 Ways to Protect Your Computer from Viruses
If you're in the market for some extra computer security, here are 8 ways to protect your computer from viruses.
How To Choose The Best VPN For You
In order to secure your data, you may consider a VPN. Here are some tips for choosing the perfect VPN for you.
5 Tools to Help Your Business Better Protect Its Data in 2020
Protecting your business’s data isn’t as hard as you might think. There are now several tools on the marketplace designed to help you keep your data safe and secure. Here are some of the best.