“Living off the land” is a strategy employed to discreetly achieve a dubious aim. Think about a couple of wedding crashers. Dressed impeccably, they blend in seamlessly with legitimate guests, indulging in the spread and avoiding direct contact with the newlyweds who might identify them as illegitimate guests. Similarly, a hiker in the wilderness becomes…

It is a classic movie theme: a weapon of great power or mass destruction falls into the wrong hands. Many a James Bond film has used that script and it has proved to be a winning one. Unfortunately, it has also become a common script when it comes to cybersecurity in which hackers and financially…

Let’s say you’re going on vacation next week to a foreign country. You need to know the weather so you can pack appropriately. You open a weather app, enter your destination, and see that it will be warm, but there’s a slight chance of rain, so you throw an umbrella into your bag. Behind the…

As cyber threats become more sophisticated and prevalent, organizations of all sizes face an ever-increasing risk of becoming victims. That isn’t hyperbole. Check Point Research found that cyberattacks increased by 38% in 2022, compared to 2021, and weekly attacks increased by 7% in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same quarter in 2022. While businesses must…

We all neglect things we know we shouldn’t, like a yearly physical with a healthcare provider. When the time rolls around, you tell yourself you’ll make an appointment when you’re less busy, that you feel fine so there’s no need, or concoct another story that lets you put off what you know you shouldn’t. While…

If you knew you were at risk for diabetes or cancer, you’d take all the necessary precautions to avoid or delay onset. You’d go for routine checkups and tests to ensure that if signs of the disease appear, you could catch it early, treat it, and hopefully avoid a deadly outcome. A company’s cybersecurity health…