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Elk Cloner: The first computer virus in history began as a prank

In the late 1990s, the Internet was still small, slow, and accessible to a select few. Back then, being a " geek " meant having a technical knowledge that seemed...

Douglas Engelbart was born today: the man who saw and invented the digital future.

Sometimes, when you think about it, you wonder how we take the world around us for granted. Like, we click, scroll, type, and it all seems so natural, as if...

Latin America under digital siege: the numbers that worry experts

In recent months, Latin America and the Caribbean have become the most targeted region by cyberattacks globally, surpassing Africa in terms of overall risk. This data emerges from the latest...

Is privacy dead? No, but it’s in a coma! What are we really celebrating today, January 28th?

Today is January 28th, and like every year for quite some time now, we find ourselves celebrating European Data Protection Day. It's something that started around 2006, to commemorate the...

Ransomware doesn’t lock servers, it locks credit. The financial side of cybersecurity

There's this mistaken—somewhat romantic, if you will—idea that ransomware is "IT stuff": a few servers in trouble, a couple of sleepless nights, then you restart and it's over… The reality,...

Active Defense and Hackback: The Legal Labyrinth of Cybersecurity

In our previous article, we explored how the cybersecurity professional's role as guarantor clashes with classic scenarios such as unauthorized access. However, in my professional and academic experience, I often...

The Thin Red Line of Criminal Liability in Cybersecurity

This article is the first in a series of three articles exploring the delicate relationship between cybersecurity professionals and the current regulatory framework. In this first installment, we will analyze...

Understanding Data Breach: Protecting Sensitive Information

One of the most common mistakes, despite the GDPR's implementation since 2018, is to consider only security breaches involving sensitive data as data breaches. This is often a fatal error...

Burnout in Cybersecurity: The Hidden Risk to Your Organization

In the world of cybersecurity, we often talk about attacks, vulnerabilities, and incidents. Less is said about a silent variable that runs through the entire sector: fatigue . Not end-of-day...

The Revolutionary iPhone Launch: A Game-Changing Moment in Tech History

San Francisco: January 9, 2007 There was something strange about the air, like when you know something's about to happen but you don't know what. Steve Jobs was on stage...