Hackers Compromised a Federal Agency: CISA
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the cybersecurity wing of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has notified about a cybersecurity incident...
India: COVID-19 Surveillance Tool Exposes PII of 8 Mn Users
A COVID-19 surveillance tool in the Indian state Uttar Pradesh inadvertently exposed the personal information of over eight million people. According to vpnMentor’s researchers,...
Data Security Requires a Holistic View
Public and private enterprises across all verticals must be concerned with the secure handling of personally identifiable information (PII) of their employees and customers,...
Red Teaming: Simulating Targeted Cyberattacks
When it comes to cybersecurity, no organization can be 100 percent safe. Even organizations that use advanced security technologies may face problems with such...
Email Marketing Company Mailfire Exposes PII of Dating Site Users
An anonymous ethical hacker found an unsecured Elasticsearch server exposing private data of hundreds of thousands of users of over 70 adult dating and...
“Locking down access is not the answer, but controlling and understanding data is”
Enterprise security challenges witnessed a sudden uptick due to the spike in work from home. A recent study commissioned by Juniper and conducted by Vanson...
India Reports Twice as Many Cyberattacks as any Other Country
While organizations are trying hard to cope with the new working conditions like connecting with remote employees and securing critical data at distributed networks,...
Do More with Less! SMBs Proactively Address Cybersecurity Challenges
Small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are procuring security tools to prevent cyberattacks with limited cybersecurity budgets and resources. According to the “SMB IT Security...
NetWalker Ransomware Gang Holds Argentina’s Immigration Agency at Ransom
Argentina’s immigration agency, Dirección Nacional de Migraciones (DNM), suspended operations for over four hours after its systems were attacked by NetWalker ransomware. In order...
NCSC Releases Cybersecurity Guidelines with International Allies
The U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) joined hands with international cybersecurity agencies from five countries to issue security guidelines that intend to help...
