Despite regular security audits, several enterprises continue to suffer zero-day attacks more often. Unpatched vulnerabilities can give nightmares to organizations and allow a remote attacker to execute account takeover attacks. While companies are trying to boost their security perimeters,...
Hiring security professionals has taken a new turn today, compared to the pre-pandemic era. The IT organization is reassessing its workforce and making certain internal structuring changes.
Studies show that there is a global requirement for 3.5 million security professionals....
The Colonial Pipeline attack on May 7 was a watershed moment in the universal fight against ransomware attacks. It was the first incident in which the ransom paid to attackers was recovered. The attack on Colonial impacted the fuel...
Detecting and preventing ransomware attacks have become the primary goal for most organizations. The cybersecurity community across the globe is severely concerned about the rising sophistication of ransomware attacks. Ransomware operators have become a serious threat to organizations and...
Connected technologies are helping transform vehicles from a mode of transportation to mobile living spaces. Technologies like navigation, GPS, connected infotainment, among others., have become a standard feature in a modern car. To put this in perspective, as per...
Facebook has a history of lawsuits and settlements, from the Cambridge Analytica scandal to the recently settled photo-tagging class-action lawsuit. The social media giant earlier took multiple actions legally with its third-party agencies for policy violations. Recently, Facebook filed...
Whether it is about policy violations or unauthorized intrusions by hackers, WhatsApp has been in the news since the beginning of 2021. After a slew of legal battles with the Indian government over privacy policy changes, WhatsApp is now...
The global video streaming industry is a multi-billion-dollar market that includes renowned brands such as Disney and Netflix alongside smaller, more niche players. Many of these services have experienced exponential growth due to the pandemic. In 2020, the viewing...
In addition to high-profile ransomware attacks on various industry vectors, cyberattacks on mobile devices surged during the pandemic. When employees across the globe were adjusting to remote working, cybercriminals leveraged different kinds of mobile attacks exploiting the security loopholes...
Just a couple of days back, Kevin Mandia, CEO of cybersecurity firm FireEye, told CNN that the rise in ransomware attacks is closely associated with the proliferated use of digital or cryptocurrency. He added, “There is a direct connection.”...
