How to Protect Your Privacy on Facebook
Personal privacy protection became a popular topic in the last few months. This is especially related to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which has become active in May 2018 and the Cambridge Analytica fiasco. Facebook has reacted almost immediately and provided tools for protecting and viewing your personal information. In this article, we will talk about what information does Facebook collect about you, why is it...
Man In The Middle Attack Prevention And Detection
In the age of being dependent on contemporary technologies, the cybersecurity issues are as vital to pay attention to as never before. We leave a huge trace of our personal identity online. Not to mention an enormous digital trail we leave in social networks when posting photos with geolocation, reposting all news and thoughts we consider important, commenting on everything that we have an opinion about. We also use online banking...
Cybersecurity vs. Information Security
Currently, there is a large number of similar terminology used in the field of ensuring international information security, even sometimes without getting a generally recognized definition. The most controversial debates on global markets in the field of international information security (IIS) are more focused on the interpretation of the terms «cybersecurity» and «information security» and related semantic nuances. Telling the...
Phishing, Vishing, Smishing, Pharming – What Is the Difference
Recently the Internet has become an integral part of our lives. The network offers many incredible opportunities such as communication, shopping, paying bills, and various entertainments. But unfortunately not always and not everyone uses the Internet for the good of society. Due to the rapid development of numerous resources, many types of fraud have arisen that aim to obtain confidential data and use it further for personal profit....
How to Protect Your Business Against Cyber Crime
Is your business underestimating the impact of a potential cyber security breach? Even though cyber crime is estimated to cost businesses billions a year, a number of companies don’t understand how they could be under threat. Not sure where to start? Here’s how to protect your business against cyber crime. Understand What You’re Up Against Before taking any other action, work out how secure your business is currently. With a cyber...
Data Protection in Universities under GDPR
Educational institutions and their data protection departments handle and process a huge volume of personal data. Confidential information about employees, students, and applicants is often stored in databases with an extremely low level of data protection. Most institutions pay too little attention to potential dangers of a data breach. Along with that, the budgets for data protection in universities leave much to be desired. But...