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...
Microsoft’s Bing mobile app exposed users’ sensitive information through an unsecured Elastic server. According to researchers at WizCase, the misconfigured server leaked Bing’s mobile application users’ data, including device details, list of URLs visited, operating system, search queries, search...
Google Cloud has been proactively working towards securing its own security periphery and providing its customers with a host of solutions that will help in upping their own security fencing. It all began with the acquisition of “Chronicle” in...
The Kosciuszko Institute successfully launched CYBERSEC Global 2020 on September 28. For the 6th time, the conference becomes a platform to discuss various paths of building cybersecurity within our new digital reality. Opening keynotes were made by distinguished speakers...
E-commerce has reshaped the shopping habits of consumers. From the convenience of buying at one’s fingertips to the endless discounted deals, online stores have grown in popularity in a short time. However, the growth in e-commerce has also led...
To combat rising cybercrime and cyberattacks targeted against the country and the institution, the General Court of Audit (GCA) of Saudi Arabia has adopted a new cybersecurity strategic plan. The plan aims to create safe and reliable cyberspace, support...
Facebook has taken down two separate networks that originated from China and the Philippines for violating its Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior (CIB) policy. In an official release, the social networking giant stated that it has removed 155 fake accounts, 11...
A report from IT security solutions provider, Kaspersky, suggests that industrial control systems (ICS) sectors globally have seen a gradual decline in the number of cyberattacks targeted towards them. However, experts observed that the limited number of attacks have...
