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To understand the concept of layered security, it’s important to remember a key tenet of cybersecurity – no security solution is infallible. As security experts state, it’s not a question of how, but when. Cybercrooks are evolving everyday to...
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How valuable is data? A good way to answer that question is to look at the average cost of a data breach. Recent research in May 2020 found that the average cost of a data breach was USD 3.92...
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A new and deadlier version of a familiar malware —it was discovered in 2019 and designated a sophisticated piece of malware, Valak was considered a type of malware loader, a type of program used to load other malware on...
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Security of a computing endpoint is traditionally viewed with respect to Firewall, HIPS, AV Products, etc. This perspective though misses out on “Below Kernel” aspects of cyber threats, which may target Hypervisor, Firmware or Hardware itself. Here are some...
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Microsoft recently warned its over 100,000 followers about the emergence of a new human-operated Java-based ransomware that has been involved in targeted attacks in the US, India and Iran. PonyFinal, the name of this malware, is an example of...
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Legacy systems such as mainframes may be considered outdated by today’s standards but they continue to play major roles in many sectors, primarily finance, government, retail, healthcare and insurance. In these industries, they are crucial parts of day-to-day operations,...
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Routers are extremely vulnerable to cyberattacks. Here’s how to safeguard them Given that a large number of people use a router to connect to web, chances are that may be you using a router at home to access the...
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Supply chains and industrial enterprises are being targeted through a series of ongoing spear-phishing attacks. This recent campaign, observed on systems within Germany, United States and Japan thus far, operates through the obfuscation of malware on public, legitimate sources....
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E-commerce platforms have always been a favourite target for hackers. The recent months have brought into attention a new campaign by malicious hackers to penetrate insecure servers of e-commerce platforms, steal their databases and then demand Bitcoin to return...
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In recent times, the education sector has seen an upsurge in the number of cyberthreats. Seqrite’s Threat Report Q3 2019 found that the education sector saw the largest number of cyberthreats between July and September 2019, accounting for 30%...