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Over the past few months, the cybersecurity world was at buzz due to the infamous WannaCry ransomware attack. The attack was launched on a massive scale. The campaign started after the disclosure of NSA exploit leak by a hacker...
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Organizations face cyber threats on multiple fronts. There is a threat of virus and malware that can corrupt the data on individual machines and servers, malware that can damage the systems and programs, network intrusions to steal the information from the...
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In 2016, according to a report by a security training company (wombat security), 86% of the companies reported being a victim of phishing attacks. As many as 67% companies were the target of spear phishing. Phishing attacks cause severe damage to...
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Data theft or loss by employees is a reality no one can deny. The cost of one such internal breach at Bank of America was 10 million USD. According to a study by Verizon, almost 20% of the all the data...
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Hackers are continuously innovating new ways of cyber-attacks. The malware are getting commercialized and attackers can launch spam and DDOS attacks at will. Many attackers modify their already discovered ‘malicious products’ (the malware) to keep ahead of anti-malware industry and security professionals. As...
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Over the last few years, the Governments of many countries around the world have become sensitive towards inadequate protection of consumer data by the companies. Many of them have enacted various laws and regulations to protect this sensitive data. The late 1990s...
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An antivirus software keeps your computer safe from malware, viruses, online threats, and suspicious or harmful elements. Although bypassing this protective guard is a difficult task for attackers, they never stop trying to do so. Recently, we came across...
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Security Threats in Cloud Computing More and more organizations are moving to cloud-based computing. Not only data, but even software and systems are being hosted on cloud. With the rise of remote working and ‘Bring Your Own Device’ culture,...
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A report by Center for Strategic and International Studies revealed that there are three levels of misaligned incentives that work against cyber security in organizations: The corporate structure of organizations vs free flow of criminal enterprises: The incentives of attackers are shaped by...
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Cyber-attacks have become a lucrative money-making business for criminals, inviting smarter, more sophisticated hackers to launch advanced and complex attacks on organizations. Modern times demand that almost all of companies’ information, be it financial, process-related, customer or intellectual property,...