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Challenges for Cybersecurity in a World of Quantum Computers
In the 2013 documentary Taming the Quantum World (1), physicists in the Canary Islands are working on a project to build a quantum computer by

The In and Out of Insider Threats
The In and Out of Insider Threats ‘Trust no one, verify everyone’ is a mantra commonly referred to when speaking about Zero Trust Architecture (1).

The Endless Need for Employee Education and Awareness in Cybersecurity
When employees of tech giants Google and Facebook, arguably amongst the most inviolable when it comes to scamming and certainly amongst the most updated when

Attacks on Critical Infrastructure – An Uphill Battle
In May 2021 when the gasoline supplies to the East Coast of the US went down as a consequence of the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack,

State-Sponsored Cyber Terrorism: A Harbinger of Things to Come
Introduction In the beginning, there was Stuxnet. The year was 2010, and the world had not yet encountered a cyberweapon. Stuxnet, a computer worm unleashed

Dark Data: What It Is and Why It Need Not Be So Dark After All
There is an ominous ring to the word ‘dark’. The words dark web, dark matter, and dark night, to name just a few, evoke feelings

The Role of Automation in Cybersecurity
In the not-so-distant past, it was the done thing for Security Operating Centers (SOC) to manually address data breaches. Cyberattacks today however are so frequent,

Mobile Is the New Target
It’s safe to say that the future of computers and communication lies not in the conventional desktop, but with mobile devices like smartphones, tablets, and

5G and IOT – Symbiotically Changing the World
Introduction When Graham Bell invented the first working telephone in 1876, almost a century and a half ago, never would he have imagined even in

Cyberterrorism – A Devastating Reality
One of the crudest but also true-to-life jokes about the advent of online goes like this: “Terrorist organizations have decided to get into online crime

Breach Fatigue Tips for Protecting Your Organization in a Constant Cyber Threat Landscape
Introduction The Aesop fable of the boy who repeatedly raised false alarms about a big bad wolf teaches us that people may become inured to

What’s on the Horizon? Top Cybersecurity Predictions for 2023 by Aurora President, Philip de Souza
2023 – The year of things cyber Just about recovering from the ravages of Covid-19, only to see it resurface, 2023 seems to be the

Why Every Cybersecurity Person Needs To Think Like a Hacker
Why every cybersecurity person needs to think like a hacker Introduction In the world of football, it is not uncommon to see coaches’ pore over

The Potential of Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity
The Potential of Artificial Intelligence One of the most ready references of Artificial Intelligence (AI) at work comes from Netflix’s AI-driven tool – the Netflix

Common Causes For Malicious Data Breach
Malicious data breaches – and what you need to know about them Introduction A data breach is a security violation, in which an organization, institution

The Rise of Automotive Hacking
In March 2022, concurrent with Tesla offering free charging of Electrical Vehicles in Ukraine, to help spur residents flee the war-ravaged country, came the announcement