CrowdStrike Inc. the developer of cloud-delivered endpoint protection solutions, announced the release of the 2020 CrowdStrike Global Threat Report. Findings from the report indicate that during 2019, financially motivated cybercrime activity occurred on a nearly continuous basis. CrowdStrike observed...
This might be a disturbing news for those who highly rely on smart devices. A group of researchers at the Washington University discovered a new trick to attack smartphones via inaudible voice assistant commands. The researchers demonstrated how they...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has notified patients, health care providers about a set of cybersecurity vulnerabilities mentioned as "SweynTooth." According to a statement from the FDA, attackers can exploit SweynTooth vulnerabilities to remotely crash devices, stop...
Cybersecurity firm Sophos is acquired by Thoma Bravo LLC, a private equity investment firm, in an all-cash deal of US$3.9 billion. Under the terms of the transaction, Sophos stockholders receive US$7.40 per share in cash. As a result of...
In its report titled “Mobile Malware Evolution 2019,” global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab states that Nigeria is among the top 10 countries in the world where users are attacked by mobile malware. The report adds that Nigeria dropped four...
Australian banking and financial institutions received extortion emails threatening them of possible distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against them. To avert this situation the extortioners demanded a ransom that needs to be paid in the form of Monero...
Cybersecurity firm Netwrix announced the release of its report called “2020 Data Risk & Security” that surveyed nearly 1,045 decision-makers in the security field to know about how their organizations treat sensitive and regulated data during each stage of...
Military contracting giant Raytheon and cybersecurity startup IronNet Cybersecurity Inc. have partnered to develop cyber solutions for defense of operational and information technology (OT/IT) systems. The new alliance integrates Raytheon’s managed security services with IronNet's advanced analysis and threat...
Most individuals in Canada think they’re not vulnerable to identity thefts and neglect checking credit reports that help detect fraud, a recent consumer survey conducted by Equifax revealed. The credit reporting agency advised Canadians to remain vigilant against online...
The threat landscape for governments is no longer limited to land, air and sea. This is very evident from the policy and budget restructuring that Singapore is doing, keeping in mind the country’s digital boundaries and the cyberthreats associated...
