All those extra cups of coffee, long hours at the desk with our headphones on, and staying glued to our screens for the past three days, sounds tiring! However, it was worth every penny. The curtains have fallen on...
Security researchers from SafetyDetectives discovered an unsecured Elasticsearch server belonging to an Indian e-learning platform Edureka, which exposed the personal information of around 2 million users. The researchers stated that the server was left online without password protection, allowing...
After leaving the position of CISO vacant for months, Twitter has finally hired cybersecurity veteran Rinki Sethi to the role. Sethi will report to Nick Tornow, Platform Lead of Twitter. In her role, she will work closely with teams...
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...
