WhatsApp recently introduced an updated privacy policy, which mandates all users to share their data with its parent company Facebook. As per the ominous-sounding notification, users failing to accept the updated privacy policy will no longer be allowed to...
A group of cybersecurity researchers from Sakura Samurai accessed around 100,000 personal records and login credentials of United Nations’ (UN) employees that were exposed in a data breach. Sakura Samurai is an ethical hacking and security research group appointed...
Encryption and decryption are two sides of the same coin. And ransomware operators often use encryption to take users to the dark side; however, Bitdefender is taking users towards the light. The cybersecurity firm has released a decryption tool...
If diversity were a feather, Joe Biden’s pick for staffers would look like a bird. The incoming President of the U.S. has plans of appointing Anne Neuberger to the newly formed National Security Council (NSC). According to reports from...
New Zealand’s top bank, the Reserve Bank, has acknowledged that a malicious actor has reportedly hacked and accessed one of its data systems, which stored sensitive information. The cybercriminal behind this breach is not yet disclosed, but the Governor...
While the world is reeling from the aftereffects of the pandemic, cyberspace is getting infected with the first ransomware strain of 2021. Dubbed as Babuk Locker, the new ransomware appears to have allegedly compromised the corporate networks of some...
Ransomware attacks were the most observed security incidents in 2020. Multiple attacks and new ransomware variants were reported. Recently, a series of Ryuk ransomware attacks targeted multiple hospitals in the U.S. Cybercriminals compromised critical network systems across six hospitals...
2020 has been an unforgettable year – from a virus upending the world to a sudden shift to remote workforce, we have seen it all. However, our reliance on technology will be more than ever.
The following predictions offer insights...
In an industry focused on catching and reporting the bad guys, the good elements of a solid cybersecurity program can easily go unnoticed. CISO culture focuses so much on finding threats and identifying risks that they forget to learn...
The outgoing President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, has been extensively grabbing headlines for his and his supporters’ actions. With his name being one of the most trending keywords globally, cybercriminals are trying to make the best...
