While almost everyone in modern industry has heard and thought about cyberattacks, breaches, data compromises and defenses, cyber warfare pre-dates the modern computing era. As far back as 1976, when I started my first job in astrodynamics working on...
After Ryuk and Zeppelin, Snake Ransomware is a new breed of ransomware attack that targets not one or two but all computers on a company’s business network. The Snake ransomware was first discovered by the MalwareHunterTeam and studied by...
Australia has been very much in the news for the huge losses caused by bushfires to humans and wildlife alike. In order to help the people fighting it out on the frontline, many organizations have set up online donation...
Tesla, an American automotive and energy company, announced its bug bounty program by offering US$1 million and a free car to any security researcher who can hack their Model 3 car.
Last year, a security research team named Fluoroacetate won...
A study from Princeton University revealed that five major telecommunication providers in the U.S. are vulnerable to SIM swapping attacks.
According to the researchers at Princeton, AT&T, T-Mobile, Tracfone Wireless, US Mobile, and Verizon Wireless were found to be applying...
Citrix server vulnerabilities, reported in December 2019 in CVE-2019-19781, were being scanned by hackers to find entry points into the Citrix systems.
Citrix ADC (Application Device Controller) and Citrix Gateway (formerly known as NetScaler) consists of critical vulnerabilities, which, if...
In a US$1.1 billion cash deal, technology and venture capital firm Insight Partners acquired enterprise IoT security firm Armis, with an aim of strengthening its endpoint security services. As per the terms of the acquisition deal, Armis will continue...
Edgar Dias is the Managing Director at F5 Networks for India. In his current role, he is responsible for driving business growth and expanding F5’s India operations. Edgar has over 22 years of experience across networking, cloud and SaaS,...
With 2019’s headlines of ransomware, malware, and RDP attacks almost behind us, we shift our focus to the cybercrime threats ahead in 2020. Cybercriminals are increasing the complexity and volume of their attacks and campaigns, always looking for ways...
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the U.K. recently fined DSG Retail Limited (DSG), a U.K.-based electrical and telecommunications retailer, £500,000 (around US$ 653,841) after its POS system was compromised, affecting nearly 14 million customers.
According to ICO’s investigation, attackers...
