Why Cyber Security For FinTechs Is More Essential Than Ever A FinTech (financial technology) is an innovative technology that aims to improve financial services end-to-end, or the company that invents that technology. They can be developed to answer various needs like an improved customer experience, further efficiency or a more solid management process. Yet they […]
Inadequate Protection of Personal Data Gets Fined The world’s going through a rapid digitalization and Web 4.0 and the mass popularity of social media are the outcomes of that. Consigning personal data to numerous sources has become an everyday practice for humankind. From user-generated contents (UGC) to reaching out for various specific services, sensitive information […]
The Dos & Don’ts Against Ransomware And Phishing Attempts Since the start of the pandemic, the network chains have been scattered around more than ever before. This way, the firmness of such chains has loosened, causing cyber threats to potentially be more impactful. The constant generating of personal information and data attracts cyber attackers, who […]
More Digital Tools Mean Bigger Cyber Threats Year by year, the use of digital tools and devices such as smartwatches, webcams and voice assistants increases exponentially. For example, a research found that in the H1 of 2020, the smartwatch sales increased %20. Although the benefits of such technological development is evident, tremendous dangers are lurking […]
Sensitive Data are in Danger During the COVID Pandemic The coronavirus epidemic caught the whole world off guard and caused significant changes in many businesses. Since most of the work process is conducted at home, the overall durability of endpoint and network securities is weakened. Cyber attackers can scan the vulnerabilities of remote workers that […]
Insurance companies are among the primary targets of cyber criminals Insurance companies, which contain personal data such as health and financial information of individuals, are becoming popular targets of cyber attackers. BugBounter helps companies prevent financial and reputational losses of up to million dollars by testing the cyber defenses of insurance companies and agents with […]
How do we know that we’ve been hacked? Two most valuable questions for security teams dealing with cyber attacks is “How do we know?” and “When can we understand?” Security Kill Chain In order to answer both questions, let’s talk about the general structure first. In the cyber security world, there is a scheme called […]
Healthcare industry is suffering against rapidly increasing ransomware FBI found that the TrickBot botnet, previously used in many large-scale attacks, targeted the healthcare industry. Cyber attacks against hospitals and healthcare providers has increased more than ever with the pandemic. Solving companies’ need to find cyber security vulnerabilities promptly, cost-efficiently and effectively with a community of […]
Bug bounty programs rewarded 45 million USD worth of security bugs According to a research, a total of $ 45 million awards were distributed in one year within the scope of ‘bug bounty’ programs. Thousands of ethical hackers play an important role in the fight against cyber attackers by testing systems around the world, discovering […]
White hat hackers and ethical hacking Before talking about who the white hat hackers are, it is useful to examine the meaning of the word. In English, the verb “hack” simply means to cut or chop something with short and powerful blows. The word hacker was a term often used in automotive long before computers, […]