Information of companies and their staff published on the dark web makes financial companies and their employees a primary target of cybercriminals. Recently, cybersecurity experts from Bitdefender uncovered a new financially motivated malware campaign by the infamous threat actor...
Computer forensics job prospects are also rising, owing to an unprecedented rise in cybercrime because of a shift to remote work and digital reliance.
Ransomware attacks in 2021 have highlighted the necessity for digital forensics investigators to evaluate and probe...
It’s common for threat actors to leverage a variety of new malicious techniques for financial gain. Recently, security experts from Cisco Talos uncovered a new kind of threat vector in which attackers are misusing users’ internet connections to monetize...
The cyber threat landscape is growing exponentially worldwide, with organizations suffering a series of ransomware and extortion attacks. According to an analysis from the NCC Group, ransomware attacks surged by 288% between January-March 2021 and April-June 2021. The victims...
Executives are worried. They see organizations crippled by ransomware, often for days or weeks, and rumors of multimillion-dollar fines being paid.
By Ian Mann, CEO and Founder, ECSC Group plc
In this article, we explore the evolving strategy of ransomware attackers,...
The word steganography stems from the Greek origin “steganos” (secret) and “graphy” (writing or drawing), which loosely translates to hidden writing. It is a technique to obscure data or information within other pieces of ordinary images, audio, or video...
Cyberattacks on airlines always seem to have a hard landing. The recent victim of airline attacks is Thailand-based Bangkok Airways. The airline company admitted that it suffered a security incident that disrupted its IT operations and compromised its users’...
Authorities from the FBI are warning about a new ransomware group, tracked as Hive, which was behind the recent attacks on multiple health care systems. The Hive ransomware gang took down IT systems at Memorial Health System, disrupting health...
Under the prevailing circumstances of the pandemic, IT assets are no longer present behind the safe confines of corporate firewalls. Rather, they are dispersed and extend into the homes of employees. And organizations use a blend of cloud environments...
Two decades back, most of the tasks related to web application security were conducted by quality assurance teams. These professionals were responsible for ensuring that the application was safe from cyberattacks and data breaches. In the era of rapid...
