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Until recently, the manufacturing sector as a whole rarely took cyber threats seriously. This was primarily due to the domain’s outlook that it was a highly specialized industry and hence would not be on the radar of cyberattackers. The...
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The retail sector has always been at the risk of cyberattacks. The industry has already seen high-profile data breaches, some of which have happened in the recent past at large retail brands, lucrative to cyberattackers, such as Target, TJX...
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It is not a situation any network administrator ever wants to be in. Yet, considering the multitude of attacks nowadays, the possibility of being in such a situation is getting more and more likely. The last year has shown...
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Business Email Compromise is the new kid in the block in cyber crime space. As per an FBI report, Business Email Compromise (BEC) has affected more than 130 countries since October 2013 and the global losses or attempted losses...
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The unhindered growth of e-commerce and its impact has seemingly increased the risks of online fraud. Moreover, the attacks have amplified in terms of magnitude as the technologies adopted by the hackers are getting persuasive and more powerful, with...
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In November 2017, Forever 21, a Los Angeles based clothing retailer, announced that a potential data breach might have affected some of its customers. On investigating, they found that the “encryption and tokenization solution” implemented in 2015 might not...
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Disasters, whether they are natural or man-made, can strike anytime without any kind of due notice. Any business, small or big, will need to anticipate the possibility of such disasters and have a plan in place. While one tactic...
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There is a general perception that modern-day consumers, while being savvy on all digital and social media platforms, don’t give a lot of thought to internet security. As it turns out though, that is just a perception. The reality...
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The holiday season has arrived, and it is high time that consumers and retailers make arrangements for staying one step ahead of the prevalent holiday scams. With trouble lurking in the shadows due to multiple spikes in spending habits,...
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These days, businesses are reliant on third-party vendors who give them end-to-end support in every aspect. These third parties can easily access all the sensitive and confidential information of the client. In some cases, most of these third parties...