Several recent cyber incidents targeting critical infrastructure prove that no open society is immune to attacks by cybercriminals. The recent shutdown of key US energy pipeline marks just the tip of the iceberg. Critical infrastructure is becoming more dependent on networks of interconnected devices. For example, only a few decades ago, power grids were essentially operational silos. Today, most grids…

The healthcare sector should brace itself against an increase in cyberattack rates and a variety of attack vectors over the coming months, researchers have warned. On Tuesday, cybersecurity firm Check Point released new statisticsthat show a 45% increase in cyberattacks since November against the global healthcare sector, over double an increase of 22% against all worldwide industries in the same…

So, what exactly is a DDoS attack? DDoS attack stands for Distributed Denial of Service attack. This is when multiple systems flood a targeted system, rendering it unavailable. One analogy is to think of a DDoS attack as several people on a conference call continually yelling over the one person who is actually speaking to the group, making it impossible for…