The ransomware industry surged in 2023 as it saw an alarming 55.5% increase in victims worldwide, reaching a staggering 5,070. But 2024 is starting off showing a very different picture. While the numbers skyrocketed in Q4 2023 with 1309 cases, in Q1 2024, the ransomware industry was down to 1,048 cases. This is a 22% […]
Updated at 5:30pm EST with details about ODNI’s Worldwide Threats Assessment. The top U.S. intelligence agency has revamped its election security team ahead of the 2024 presidential election, a contest multiple national security leaders have warned could be targeted by foreign adversaries using fast-moving attacks. Jessica Brandt, who previously held a variety of prominent research […]
Last year, the Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP) published multiple versions of the “OWASP Top 10 For Large Language Models,” reaching a 1.0 document in August and a 1.1 document in October. These documents not only demonstrate the rapidly evolving nature of Large Language Models, but the evolving ways in which they can be […]
Banking companies worldwide are finally shifting away from custom-made Point of Sale (POS) devices towards the wildly adopted and battle-tested Android operating system. No more obscure terminals; the era of giant, colorful touchscreens is here! While Android is a secure, hardened OS, implementing and integrating your own features with custom hardware requires a lot of […]
The ransomware industry surged in 2023 as it saw an alarming 55.5% increase in victims worldwide, reaching a staggering 4,368 cases. Figure 1: Year over year victims per quarter The rollercoaster ride from explosive growth in 2021 to a momentary dip in 2022 was just a teaser—2023 roared back with the same fervor as 2021, […]
Millions of servers exist worldwide, many of which are hidden away in server farms and data centers. But have you ever considered the technology’s origins? The history of server hardware is fascinating because it reveals just how rapidly technology evolves and its role in data center development. Before a review of the history of servers, […]