Welcome to DEFEND, an online publication specifically designed to inform and enlighten the Tech community and the general public through short, focused thought leadership pieces about Internet Security, and how to protect yourself and your organization against any and all malware, phishing, ransomware, breaches, data theft and every other type of cyber attack. At Comodo, we are winning the fight against malware and cyber crime, and we believe that no one should have to worry about their Internet interactions, be it a financial transaction or health records or social media. Our containment technology is so strong that we’re shouting from every roof we can get on to spread the word that we’ve solved the malware problem. And we are reaching out globally to ask everyone, consumers, colleagues and competitors to “Join the Fight” against cyber crime. Why? Because if everyone were to adopt our technology, malware would literally cease to exist as a problem. We’ll be launching a whole Join the Fight campaign (#jointhefight) in the coming weeks and months. Stay tuned for that, as you’ll have front row seats right here at DEFEND.
Most non-security experts don’t realize that cyber crime is so pervasive that it affects far more than just the way we communicate and do business online. Many people are not aware that money gained through cyber crime funds terrorism, for example, or human trafficking, or that globally, cyber crime now nets more money each year than the drug trade.
This is not just a call to action to help protect yourself and your organization from cyber criminals committing identity theft or holding company information for ransom – although those are two incredibly important pieces – it’s a call to action to stop the black hats and attackers in funding even more nefarious, dangerous and disruptive endeavors.
With DEFEND, we want to keep you up to date on the latest news and trends in online security and to provide our readers with a forum for offering their insight and voice to the conversation. We’re quite pleased to have you join us for our inaugural issue, and we look forward to taking the journey with you as we navigate today’s always challenging cybersecurity waters.
