Category: Expert Insights

Author: JUAN ANDRÉS GUERRERO Background On February 23rd, our friends at Symantec and ESET research tweeted hashes associated with a wiper attack in Ukraine, including one which is not publicly available as of this writing. We started analyzing this new wiper malware, calling it ‘HermeticWiper’ in reference to the digital...

According to Statista, there are more than 6.4 billion active smartphone users in the world. Samsung and other innovative companies report that smartphones have become an integral part of day-to-day work day, increasing productivity by 34% or more.  Another recent research report highlights that over 60% of endpoints at the...

Remote working has gained immense popularity as a byproduct of the recent COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, the International Labor Organization (ILO) states that unpredictable lockdowns will affect over 2.7 billion workers or 81% of the world’s workforce. The pandemic could continue to affect the world’s economy in 2022 if governments...

Threats to network security have become increasingly common. This has caused private and public companies to focus more on advanced network security protocols to mitigate the effects of growing online threats.  What is network security? It is a security infrastructure that implements hardware and software solutions to secure the access...

On May 12, 2021, the Biden Administration signed a cybersecurity executive order that focuses on bolstering the government's cybersecurity protocols and defenses. It also seeks to strengthen the federal government's resilience by imposing a wide range of requirements on contractors, agencies and businesses.  Essentially, the executive order establishes additional criteria...

Recent research shows that there are over 4.72 billion active internet users worldwide. According to Statista, about 92.6% of the internet use digital devices, including mobile devices, to access the internet. It means individuals, companies, and businesses of all sizes embrace digital technologies to streamline their online activities.  In 2021...

Email gained widespread popularity in the 90s, and since then, phishing scams have been showing up in inboxes across the globe. An email phishing scam is a fraudulent email message that appears to come from legit organizations, such as internet service providers, universities, reputable banks, social network sites, email providers,...

Optimizing user experience (UX) via technical support is crucial for companies and businesses, leading to streamlined productivity and higher returns on investments (ROIs).  Competition is becoming more challenging for businesses of all sizes and industries. Today, companies need to adapt to innovative working ways to streamline their overall user experience....

Data loss prevention and data monitoring are both essential services in today’s world. Almost every business has an online component and data is the currency. In order to leverage that data and gain insights from it, the data must be protected. It’s not always realistic to prepare for every attack...

SEO is about more than just inserting the right keywords into paragraphs or sentences. Web design for SEO has evolved to include website structure, design, content relevance, etc, in the last decade. The evolution of Web design plays a key role in governing how relevant your content or web page...

Security audits are a tedious, but essential part of a company’s agenda. They should be performed regularly to weed out vulnerabilities and close gaps between the company and industry standards. Regular security audits entail benefits like the elimination of certain core vulnerabilities and the prevention of a catastrophic IT event....