Incidents & Breaches Archives

Bold Moves in Cybersecurity: The RCMP’s Response to a Digital Threat

March 1, 2024 Jason Cardinal, CISSP

In an era where cyber threats loom large over nations and their institutions, Canada’s federal law enforcement agency, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), recently found itself at the center of a sophisticated cyberattack. Despite more

From Panic to Protection: Lessons Learned from the Fulton County Ransomware Disaster

February 25, 2024 Jason Cardinal, CISSP

What Happened? The Fulton County ransomware attack was carried out by financially motivated hackers, disrupting key county services. The incident involved cybercriminals claiming responsibility for the attack and listing Fulton County as a victim on more

How I Bought my First Bitcoin

July 8, 2019

Google’s CEO Talks AI’s Big Role in Fighting Cyber Threats

March 3, 2024

Google’s boss, Sundar Pichai, says AI is a big help in fighting cyber threats. He talked about this at the Munich Security Conference. Cyberattacks cost a lot of money worldwide. In 2023, they cost about more

CISSP Certification: No Blockchain Technology Needed?

July 28, 2023

At the time of writing this article, the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification, managed by (ISC)², does not specifically require knowledge of blockchain technology. Blockchain is a decentralized and distributed ledger technology that more

CISA Alert: A Sneaky Microsoft Vulnerability in their Streaming Service Has Hackers Excited

March 3, 2024

Hey folks, buckle up because CISA’s just dropped a hot potato. This time, it’s a sneaky bug hiding in Microsoft’s Streaming Service, and boy, is it causing a stir. They’re telling all U.S. Federal Civilian more