IoT devices like wearables and smartwatches have often been touted as the next big thing as the IoT industry is expected to grow from 7.6 billion in 2019 to 24.1 billion in 2030, thereby drawing a huge revenue of...
The U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warned about the increasing cyber risks like phishing, ransomware attacks, and Business Email Compromise (BEC) schemes targeting football clubs, teams, and sports authorities. In its report “The Cyber Threat to Sports Organizations”...
Fast chargers let users charge their smartphone batteries faster than normal by increasing the voltage. However, some fast chargers can destroy the devices and compromise the built-in firmware if they fall into hackers’ hands, according to a research from...
A research from email security firm Tessian found that stressed and distracted employees are exposing organizations to cybersecurity risks. In its report “The Psychology of Human Error,” Tessian revealed that 43% of employees have made mistakes that led to...
Threat intelligence team at Kaspersky warned about a new malware campaign linked to the infamous North Korean Lazarus hacking group. Dubbed as “MATA,” the malware targeted e-commerce and IT firms in Poland, Germany, Turkey, Korea, Japan, and India to...
“Meow” seems to be on the prowl of unsecured Elasticsearch and MongoDB databases on the web. We’re not talking about cute, furry four-legged creatures. Rather, a new form of attack that is “fast and searches and destroys new clusters...
A joint research report from cybersecurity firms Balbix and Cybersecurity Insiders revealed that security professionals globally are struggling with a lack of visibility into cyberthreats related to endpoint devices, access privileges, and other key security controls. According to the...
The world is rapidly changing, and the evolution of technologies opens new ways to do business, where physical presence may not be a mandatory requirement for many jobs.
COVID-19 has expedited the process, where 88% of the organizations have requested...
In an indictment released on Tuesday, July 21, the U.S. Department of Justice has charged two Chinese nationals, Li Xiaoyu and Dong Jiazhi, for their alleged involvement in attempts of hacking and targeting companies that are testing and developing...
Device-to-cloud cybersecurity company McAfee Labs published its report “McAfee COVID-19 Threat Report: July 2020” that detailed the evolution of cybercriminal activities related to COVID-19 in Q1 2020. McAfee stated that it found an average of 375 new cyberthreats per...
