The Learning Center
If you’ve ever wondered whether you need GDPR compliance, what PCI DSS actually requires, or why your enterprise customers keep asking about SOC 2, you’re not alone. This guide cuts through the complexity to explain the cybersecurity compliance standards that matter most in 2026, including what they protect, who needs them, and how to figure…
Whether you call it a bug out bag, a survival kit, or an emergency go-bag, the idea is simple: be ready when life suddenly stops cooperating. Accidents and disasters happen, which makes, as humans, feel anxious. Nothing freaks us out more than realizing how little control we ultimately have over the natural world, human-made critical…
Most cybersecurity focuses on laptops, servers, data breaches, personal protection, and high-tech topics like machine learning and 5G. But a lot of critical infrastructure, like power plants, hospital systems, and industrial equipment, is running on old tech. When modern cyber threats collide with this old technology, it leaves critical infrastructure vulnerable. Industrial cybersecurity operates to…
You ran a speed test, and everything looks great: download and upload speeds are high, ping is good. Yet…streaming still buffers every few minutes, video calls freeze, gaming lags, and web pages take forever to load. What gives? This is a surprisingly common problem. Many of us expect that a high Mbps number guarantees a…
American consumers have adapted quickly to contactless payment options, especially as apps like Google Wallet and Apple Pay became accessible in the mid-2000s. Recent polls show that half of Americans use tap-to-pay technology, which is great for convenience but not necessarily for security. The Better Business Bureau issued a warning to consumers: If you use…
Let’s say you’re scrolling on social media and you see an ad for a product you would love to have. Maybe it’s a sweater or a pair of shoes, perhaps a household item, or even something you need for work. The item itself looks great, but when you take a look at that price, it’s…
Most of us think of identity theft as something that hackers or anonymous cybercriminals do. But that’s not always the case. Sometimes the perpetrators aren’t faceless criminals behind a screen. Identity theft by a family member happens more than we think. And victims not only have to deal with the consequences of identity theft, but…
Digital exhaust is data on the Internet about you. This information is generated through a combination of data you create and data that others create about you. These data are exploitable, meaning they can be used by third parties to identify, target, and track you. The term “digital exhaust” started as a simple comparison: just…
The term for this trend of tricking consumers into visiting fake websites is website spoofing. They’re not necessarily imitating other websites’ primary home pages. Instead, they create webpages/websites that seem to be associated with a company or organization.
Malicious Chrome extensions that sneak past Google’s security are now seen as a growing threat to online privacy. Seemingly safe and helpful extensions are often embedded with hidden programs that track user behavior, compile data for sale, or steal data and sell it on the Dark Web where cybercriminals can access it.
FC Barker runs a cybersecurity and pen testing company, where they try to break into other companies to test how good their security really is. But he doesn’t just use his ethical hacking skills to test their digital security measures. He also tests physical security – breaking into physical locations and using a combination of…
Most security failures aren’t actually tech issues. They’re because of human behavior. Everyday habits and small, seemingly-insignificant moments of trust can lead to serious issues and breaches. Strategies experts use for security testing reveal many of these weaknesses. But they also reveal what can make people, places, and systems safer. See Exploiting Trust (Part 1)…
The unpleasant reality of the modern digital environment means that you can do everything right and still get hit with ransomware. Prevention is important, but it’s just as important to know what to do if and when it happens. This real story of a ransomware attack reveals how these incidents unfold behind the scenes and…
Most of us think we’re pretty rational people. But psychology and behavioral economics show that’s not always the case. Our intuition can easily mislead us, and factors like trust, authority, stress, empathy, and even self-image can affect our decisions. When we know how our minds work, it becomes more obvious how scams use psychology to…
Ever feel like your personal information is being exploited without your consent? Privacy Crisis is here to help you fight back. Written by Chris Parker, CEO of WhatIsMyIPAddress.com, Privacy Crisis can help you improve your privacy. It pulls back the curtain on how scammers, stalkers, greedy corporations, and political propagandists use your data against you, and shows precisely how to stop them – all without disconnecting from modern life or living like a hermit.
Technology keeps evolving. More and more, we need our phones just to participate in the world. And mobile device security and privacy keep getting murkier, especially when it comes to business. Employers want to protect company data from whatever their employees might be doing on their devices outside of work. And employees don’t want their…
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the digital landscape, and therefore cybersecurity. Everyday scams are now good enough to fool seasoned professionals. AI cyber threats are causing huge changes to both defensive and offensive security. Today’s threats look very different than they did even a few years ago. And it’s forcing everyone to rethink what it means…
Beware: because of scams like gift card draining, you really need to think twice and be on your toes when buying a gift card from a gift card stand at a supermarket or a drug store. Buying a gift card is one of the quickest and easiest ways to shop during the holidays or to get a gift for a birthday, anniversary, graduation, or just to say, “thanks for being you!” It’s so quick and easy that scammers have found a way to steal the value of the gift card right from under your nose.
Open-source intelligence (OSINT) isn’t as fancy or complicated as it sounds. But it does reveal a surprising amount of information most of us would rather keep private. Whether you’re looking to use OSINT research techniques to find information about something or to figure out how to secure your own information against prying eyes, understanding how…
Spotify had a bad year in 2020. Despite experiencing growth in total users, the company operated at a loss and experienced two different security incidents in a matter of weeks. These security breaches affected up to half a million accounts. Celebrity profiles were vandalized with political messages. December 2020 was a rough month for the…
It’s easier than ever to quickly pay friends, family members, acquaintances, and strangers, thanks to apps like Venmo, Cash App, Zelle, and PayPal, among others. These apps work hard to educate their consumers on how to avoid scams, but what about the privacy risks that they don’t tell users about? The default settings on many…
The biggest weakness in your security isn’t necessarily the lock. In fact, it’s often the person standing next to it. The world of physical security testing and “legal break-ins” reveals how easy it is for social engineering and misplaced trust to let a confident attacker past your barriers. And a lot of it has to…
Cyber attacks are no longer just about quick data grabs or nuisance hacks. Some threats are patient, calculated, and quietly destructive. These attacks are known as Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs). Unlike ordinary cybercriminals who hit fast and disappear, APT attackers infiltrate networks slowly, study their targets, and stay hidden for months or even years. Their…
When South Korea and the United States became the first countries in the world to introduce 5G networking capabilities in 2019, cybersecurity professionals were already working hard to develop new security protocols for businesses, governments, and individual users. Widespread implementation was still several years away, but the implications of this advancement in internet connectivity were…
In 2014, researchers at the University of Michigan demonstrated they could hijack 100 traffic lights using ordinary laptops, exploiting unsecured wireless networks and default passwords in a system deployed across 40 U.S. states. The incident revealed something most urban residents never consider: the infrastructure managing daily commutes, emergency services, and utilities operates on networks that…
