If you are a Java programmer, you may have been incurring an insecure practice without knowing. We all know (or should know) that is not safe to store unencrypted passwords in the database because that might compromise the protection of data at rest. But that is not the only issue, if at any time in […]
Posts Tagged ‘cybersecurity’
Protect Yourself from Quishing: The New Cyber Threat
In today’s digital world, cybercriminals are continuously finding new ways to steal sensitive information. One of the latest techniques is Quishing, or QR phishing. This scam involves using fraudulent QR codes to trick people into revealing personal information like passwords, financial details, or other private data. As QR codes become more common in our everyday […]
Increasing Threat of Cyberattacks is Causing Energy Companies to Bolster Security
A major energy and utilities supplier has become the latest victim in a growing list of organizations targeted by cyberattacks. Without a quick response to an attack like this, energy companies can risk exposing customer data, cutting off energy supply, slowing or completely stopping operations, and more. According to the Department of Energy, the recent […]
AI-powered voice & video scams: India the unfortunate leader
Ally Armeson, the executive program director of Cybercrime Support Network, a nonprofit organization, says “Generative AI is evolving very quickly. Like any technology, generative AI can be misused or exploited for harmful purposes, so certainly regulation will be necessary as these generative AI tools continue to develop.” And before the regulations were imposed, the technology […]
CyberSecurity Hackers and Attackers
Types of Hackers When it comes to hackers, the term often brings to mind images of malicious cybercriminals breaking into systems and stealing sensitive information. However, not all hackers fit this stereotype. In fact, there are several different types of hackers, each with their own unique set of skills and motives. In this blog post, […]
A Quick Introduction to CyberSecurity
Why Is Cybersecurity so Important? Cybersecurity is critical for businesses, organizations, and individuals in today’s digital age. With the increasing reliance on technology and the internet, the risk of cyber-attacks has never been greater. Cybersecurity protects computer systems, networks, and sensitive information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction. Important Aspects of Cybersecurity […]
My experience at Talent Land MX 2022
Talent Land is the largest innovation and technology event in Mexico with the venue in Guadalajara, Jalisco, aimed at the whole family, especially students and professionals. With 7 thematic stages called “Lands”, the main stage for master lectures, 8 specialized workshops, 800 speakers, and more than 1700 hours of content, Talent Land is an incredible […]
Scrum at Glance
Scrum is just one of the Agile frameworks for managing projects/products, but it is one of the best known. While the most important thing is adhering to an agile mindset and principles, there are specific practices that define Scrum–and ensure its benefits. But, what do the aforementioned “agile mindset and principles” mean? Well, there is […]
Who Teaches Who?
This “Socio Formador” journey began way before this year in my scenario. Somehow I knew eventually that I would become some sort of teacher. It is not my dream job but, I remember back when Inflection Point hired me, I was a 21-year-old kid who knew nothing, and thanks to the great support that I […]
Do’s and Don’ts of Multicultural Work
In an increasingly globalized world, it is very common to find multicultural work teams, made up mostly of professionals from different countries, who contribute with great ideas and opinions to the company, since they greatly enrich the problem-solving. However, we must bear in mind that cultural diversity has a price: we can face significant disadvantages […]
Should We Use Tailwind CSS?
Tailwind CSS is a CSS framework described as follows: “A utility-first CSS framework packed with classes like flex, pt-4, text-center and rotate-90 that can be composed to build any design, directly in your markup”. – Tailwind CSS official documentation Tailwind’s goal is to “Rapidly build modern websites without ever leaving your HTML” (tailwind css 2022). If you ask me, this is quite a […]
Medical Devices and Cybersecurity: What You Need to Know
Disruptions in recent years have shown how vulnerable medical devices and services are to cybersecurity threats that can endanger patient health, safety, and privacy. In fact, experts have recently concluded that healthcare is one of only two distinctly vulnerable sectors in the face of ransomware attacks. The other is manufacturing, which places our complex industry […]