In an effort to provide a safe and secure experience for Internet and ecommerce users, the Bajaj Allianz General Insurance has come up with a cyber safe policy. It will be a first such initiative in India, as the...
In an effort to strengthen and enhance its cybersecurity infrastructure, Saudi Arabia on October 31, 2017 established a new authority to combat cyber threats. Country’s minister of state Dr Musaed al-Aiban has been appointed as the chairman of the...
Germany’s Continental, the world’s second-biggest supplier to carmakers by sales is all set to acquire Israel-based Argus Cybersecurity, media reports claimed on October 30, 2017. However, neither Continental nor Argus has made any official announcement about acquisition deal.
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After being dismissive for almost a year, social media websites have finally acknowledged that Russia meddled in 2016 U.S. presidential elections. According to media reports, additional evidence of Russian activity on their services have been found during 2016 U.S....
South Korea has alleged that North Korea hacked its Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd and stole warship blueprints and unspecified submarines in April 2016. The investigative team hasn't revealed whether the hacked data was sensitive and classified...
Moscow-based multinational cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Labs CEO Eugene Kaspersky on October 27 said that recent hack claims would see a ‘single-digit’ drop in the U.S. sales this year. During an interview with Reuters, Kaspersky asserted saying “we’ve done nothing...
The United Kingdom on October 27, 2017 claimed that it believes that North Korea was behind the devastating ‘WannaCry’ cyber attack in May this year. WannaCry malware that led to havoc across the world did grievous temporary damage to...
To ensure that customers are covered if they become victim of a security breach, the American International Group (AIG) on October 26 said it would include cyber coverage to its commercial casualty insurance during the first quarter of 2018.
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U.S.-based cybersecurity McAfeee on October 26, 2017 said that it will no longer allow government source code to be reviewed. In an email to Reuters, McAfee spokeswoman said “the new McAfee has defined all its own new processes, reflecting...
Two days after it was reported that a malware called ‘BadRabbit’ targeted Ukraine, Russia, Japan, Turkey, and Bulgaria, security researchers at Cisco’s Talos unit on October 26 pointed out that NotPetya hackers are likely behind the same attack.
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