Best Practices

SeverityMedium Detail The rapid adoption of AI tools in the workplace is creating a growing challenge known as shadow AI where employees independently use AI-powered applications such as writing assistants, coding copilots, and browser-based summarization tools without formal IT approval. While these tools improve productivity and streamline daily workflows, they often operate outside traditional security […]

Every year, cybercriminals find new ways to steal money and data from businesses. Breaching a business network, extracting sensitive data, and selling it on the dark web has become a reliable payday. But in 2025, the data breaches that affected small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) challenged our perceived wisdom about exactly which types of businesses […]

Severity Medium Detail           In the digital age, data is the lifeblood of productivity, driving insights, innovation, and business operations. Yet, with the rapid Cybersecurity threats are escalating at a scale never seen before. For example, NatWest reports facing more than 100 million attempted cyberattacks every month. This staggering volume demonstrates a harsh reality of traditional […]

SeverityMedium Detail Cybercriminals have launched a large-scale scam campaign impersonating legitimate news websites such as CNN, BBC, CNBC, ABC News, and News24 to promote fake investment opportunities. These attacks are designed to deceive users through realistic-looking articles, fake celebrity endorsements, and social engineering tactics, resulting in financial loss and identity theft. To protect individuals and […]

Severity Medium Detail           In the digital age, data is the lifeblood of productivity, driving insights, innovation, and business operations. Yet, with the rapid evolution of cyber threats and the tightening grip of global data privacy regulations, safeguarding sensitive information has become a mission-critical task for organizations of all sizes. The risk isn’t just external—insider threats, […]

SeverityHigh Detail      Despite increasing investments in cybersecurity technologies, organizations continue to experience frequent security breaches. A common factor across many of these incidents is human error. According to industry studies, over 80% of data breaches involve some form of human interaction, such as clicking on malicious links, falling for phishing emails, or mistakenly disclosing sensitive […]

SeverityMedium Detail Each year, countless old tech devices are discarded due to aging, malfunctions, or upgrades. However, improper disposal can expose individuals and businesses to serious security risks. Data can often be recovered if devices are not securely erased using appropriate tools and procedures. 1. Risks of Improper Disposal Old devices may still contain: If […]

Severity Medium Detail As Windows Active Directory (AD) service accounts have high-level privileges and have access to important systems, they easily become the targets of threat actors. Threat actors will be able to gain access to other privileged systems if the service account were to be compromised. This is the very reason why Windows administrators […]

Severity Medium Detail In recent years, cybercriminals have adopted increasingly destructive ransomware tactics. Beyond encrypting data, they now exfiltrate sensitive information to pressure victims into paying, often threatening to leak or sell stolen data on the dark web. These evolving methods have made ransomware even more disruptive, locking users out of critical systems and inflicting […]

Severity Medium Detail ​Microsoft has announced an upcoming roll-out of a brand impersonation protection feature for Teams Chat, aiming to strengthen defenses against phishing attacks. This feature is expected to be available to all Microsoft 365 customers by mid-February 2025. The feature will be enabled by default. It will automatically detect and alerts users of […]