Cyberattacks across several verticals in Europe have seen a sharp surge in recent times. A report released by Hiscox highlighted that 61% of the firms in Europe and the U.S. alone experienced a cyber incident in the past year...
Organizations globally encountered over 4.83 million distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in the first half of 2020. According to a research from Netsount, cybercriminals attacked health care, e-commerce, and educational service providers with short, complex, and high-throughput attacks designed to...
A survey from the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a provider of IT services globally, revealed that around 90% of organizations are increasing their digital transformation budgets amid the pandemic. The survey "Digital Readiness and COVID-19: Assessing the Impact" found...
Data security began when man realized he needed to protect his information and pass it down from generation to generation. One of the best ways man kept his information safe was by storing it in caves or walls.
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A security advisory from Synopsys revealed multiple vulnerabilities in the chipsets of wireless routers manufactured by Qualcomm, MediaTek, and Realtek. Referred to as CVE-2019-18989, CVE-2019-18990, and CVE-2019-18991, the partial authentication bypass vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to exploit the...
If you thought that the first day of the CYBERSEC Global 2020 was exhilarating, then the second day of the virtual conference was no less than breathtaking. With distinctive speakers from both technological and political backgrounds on board, the...
The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned citizens about the potential threat posed by disinformation about cyberattacks on voter registration databases or voting systems in the U.S. In a joint statement, the agencies stated that...
Cybersecurity solutions provider Quick Heal revealed evidence of a cyber espionage campaign “Operation SideCopy” by an advanced persistent threat (APT) group targeting Indian Army personnel since 2019 to pilfer sensitive information. The team at Seqrite, Quick Heal’s Enterpise Security...
Most of today’s CISOs got into the role accidentally. Yet tomorrow’s CISO will have chosen this role by intent. It will be a chosen vocation. Therefore, CISOs will need to focus on the role and start cultivating the skills...
The second quarter of 2020 witnessed an unprecedented increase in DDoS attacks compared to the same period last year. According to Nexusguard Q2 2020 Threat Report, there has been a nearly 570% increase in bit-and-piece DDoS attacks in the...
