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Cybersecurity CEO: Security Awareness is An Ongoing Commitment

Herjavec Group

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in October 2004. Not long ago CSAM was a niche concept that only the security team knew about. According to Cybersecurity Ventures – cybercrime will cost the world $6 trillion annually by 2021 ! Ransomware, the fastest growing type of cybercrime, cost the world $11.5

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Raising Awareness of Connected Device Security

Security Boulevard

October is officially cybersecurity awareness month, originally designated back in 2004 by United States President George W. Bush and Congress to raise awareness of the growing cybersecurity threat landscape that affects businesses, the government and individuals. Cybersecurity Ventures predicts cybercrime to cost the world.

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NEW TECH: CyCognito employs offensive bot network to put companies a step a head of attackers

The Last Watchdog

I first wrote about criminal botnets at USA TODAY in 2004. Botnets at the time were just emerging; they’ve since become entrenched as the engine that drives all of cybercrime. A bot is a computing nodule that strictly obeys instructions from a command and control server. That’s a major step forward.

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SecureWorld Champions 'Securing Our World' for Cybersecurity Awareness Month

SecureWorld News

This year marks a significant milestone in the ongoing initiative to bolster cybersecurity awareness, and SecureWorld is at the forefront, connecting the #SecureOurWorld theme directly with our mission and contributions to the cybersecurity community. Her point is that our lives are so immersed in technology that it is inescapable.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month – This October, Do Your Part: #BeCyberSmart

Herjavec Group

Department of Homeland Security and the National Cyber Security Alliance in 2004 to recognize the importance of digital security for consumers and organizations alike. Now an internationally recognized campaign, CSAM aims to spread awareness about the importance and urgency of cybersecurity.

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Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Herjavec Group

We can learn a lot from the cybercrime of the past…the history of cybercrime is a glimpse into what we can expect in the future. In the past 18 months, we’ve experienced the beginning of an era that has seen cybersecurity and cybercrime at the center of it all. Dateline Cybercrime . Robert Herjavec.