Tag: cyber security
Uber-SoftBank deal left in lurch after infamous hack
Two days after it was discovered that Uber paid hackers $100,000 to keep a massive data breach a secret, it has been reported that...
Retail industry is leaving the backdoor open: Survey
In the backdrop of Black Friday and the ensuing holiday season, security ratings firm SecurityScorecard released a survey highlighting how the retail industry often...
How UK cops are becoming ethical hackers
Article Contributed by Firebrand Training
In the United Kingdom, cyber crime is reported every 10 minutes, the Office for National Statistics revealed. As technologies used by...
Uber paid $100,000 to cover up breach that affected 57 million...
It is reported that Uber paid hackers $100,000 to keep data breach a secret. The personal information of about 57 million accounts was reportedly...
Countdown to GDPR: Brace yourself
This article featured in a CISO MAG's edition.
Contributed by Raymond Teo, Senior Vice President, Business Development, APAC, NTT Security.
In an uncertain world, one...
Drone maker DJI and cybersecurity expert embroiled in allegation war
Chinese drone maker Da-Jiang Innovations (DJI) has landed itself into a cybersecurity row over a bug bounty issue. One of the world’s largest drone...
Automotive Cybersecurity: A new market with a distinct challenge
Innovation in the automotive industry has led to a scenario where a car being manual may simply mean it has a steering wheel. Once...
Financial CERT to combat cyber threats, says MoS home affairs
To tackle cyber threats to India’s financial institutions, the central government is mulling to establish a financial Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT).
Addressing the 15th...
Russia meddled with UK’s telecom systems, confirms NCSC chief
The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) chief Ciaran Martin confirmed that Russian hackers targeted the country's telecommunications systems, media, and energy networks...
Beyond 11 percent: Need for women role models in cybersecurity
The debates on the skill gap and gender gap in cybersecurity have off late become few of the most redundant topics. But both continue...
