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Red Hat engineers and experts discovered a memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, which is basically a flaw while implementation of RDS (Remote desktop Protocol) over TCP. This flaw has affected Red Hat, Ubuntu, Debian and SUSE and security...
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In May 2017, the entire world plunged into chaos. The WannaCry ransomware ravaged through close to 300,000 systems and 200,000 victims, shutting down networks, causing chaos and demanding payment to give data back. Just a month later, another cyber...
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Among the many tasks faced by top information security leaders at enterprises, mobile device management (MDM) is uppermost. Mobiles or cell phones are an everyday reality in this present day and age; the number of mobile phone users is...
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There’s an increasing threat to mobile devices all over the world and it’s not difficult to wonder why. The number of those small mini-computers we carry around in our pockets has literally just exploded – an estimate observed that...
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The term “artificial intelligence” always conjures images of a science-fiction prototype. Thanks to the influence of popular culture, artificial intelligence is always interpreted in the popular culture as intelligent machines and robots, autonomous, independent and able to take their...
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Non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) or non-bank financial companies (NBFCs) have been an integral part of the Indian financial system. These are financial institutions that do not have a banking license or regulated by an agency but can still carry...
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As companies like Equifax, Target and Home Depot discovered to their chagrin, data breaches can be a long-drawn, costly, embarrassing affair. The consequences can be disastrous – detailed, mostly negative media coverage, a loss of face in the eyes...
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The rise of mobile telephones has impacted the way corporations do business in all spheres and all over the world. The world of banking has not been an exception. A survey of US adults in 2018 found that mobile...
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In an earlier era, schools and educational institutions mostly frowned upon the mobile/cell phone. These items of portability were banned from campuses with students facing repercussions for possessing and using them within the institution. This was a time when...
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When the discussion veers around topics like data security and breach, what are the kinds of organizations which, you think, are most likely at risk? The first answer that comes to your minds might be banks or big multinational...