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The dual extension or double extension is one of the oldest forms of cyber-attacks but continues to be extremely effective. The reason for the continued effectiveness of this type of attack lies in its simplicity. File extensions are so...
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The entire world’s eyes are on Bitcoin right now since the cryptocurrency’s valuation touched an all-time high. The world’s oldest cryptocurrency is currently being valued at close to USD 40,000, a valuation that is almost a quadruple rise in just a...
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For good reason, organizations regulate their employees’ access to their office devices. Of course, there are no overarching rules but organizations try to adopt a ‘horses for courses’ approach, i.e., an employee working in the financial sector who handles...
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As a concept, privacy is seeing a paradigm shift in terms of its importance. Traditionally, for a developing country like India with its myriad of sociological and infrastructural issues, privacy came quite low on the priority list. However, with...
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The ever-changing nature of cyberthreats from Nation-States has recently come into sharp focus with the hacking of FireEye. Part of an overall larger cyberwarfare campaign against the United States government, the hacking is a reminder of an essential truism...
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The world is daring to hope again as there may finally be a finish line in sight to the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. Many countries have imitated vaccine distribution programs aiming to make their populations immune to the virus. While...
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Making accurate predictions, especially for cybersecurity needs years of experience — 2020 was a different situation altogether. Amidst many forecasts, no one predicted the onslaught of a global pandemic that would disrupt the world as we know it, baffling...
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2020 has been a year when pharma companies have been in the spotlight. The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, while shuttering offices and impacting lives across the globe, led to an immediate upsurge in interest for a potential vaccine. With much...
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The recent surge of data breaches in different Indian companies has left security stakeholders worried. It is a clear indicator that enterprises will have to do much more to ensure they keep sensitive customer data safe. Perhaps, the most...
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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had a far-reaching impact on the world as we know —it has also led to a huge increase in cyber frauds. Emboldened by the chaos and instability caused by the pandemic, threat actors have...