Tag: cyber threat
1,000 percent increase in DNS amplification attacks since 2018
By Augustin Kurian
The second quarter of 2019 saw a major swelling of DNS amplification attacks reaching a whopping 1,000 percent spike. The report...
Uber rewarded a security researcher with US$ 6500 bounty for spotting...
Uber has paid US$ 6500 to an Indian security researcher after he discovered a bug in its API requests. According to the official statement, the...
Cybersecurity Startup Cyware Secures US$ 3 Million
Threat intelligence and cyber fusion product-based security startup Cyware Labs, recently raised US$ 3 million in a seed funding round led by Emerald Development...
Ransomware Attack Affects 300,000 Patients in Utah
Protected Health Information of more than 300,000 patients of the physician group named Premier Family Medical at Utah was compromised in a recent ransomware...
‘Get’ App Data Breach affects 50,000 University Students in Australia
Around 50,000 students in Australia who are using Get, an events-scheduling application, may have had their private data exposed online. It’s said the potential...
Attackers are targeting Internet-Connected Gas Stations: Researchers
From smart speakers to connected automobiles, the Internet of Things (IoT) has become a primary target for cybercriminals. Security researchers discovered that hackers are...
Cybersecurity has now become a board room imperative
Cybersecurity has now become a concern for the board room and the rest of the hierarchy. According to new research by Infosys Knowledge Institute...
Four in Five Schools in the UK suffer Security Incident: Report
A recent cybersecurity audit revealed that four out of five schools in the United Kingdom have suffered a security incident like phishing, malware, and...
IoT startup Astrocast raises US$ 9.2 million to develop IoT modules...
Internet of Things (IoT) startup Astrocast recently secured US$ 9.2 million (€8.3 million) in a Series A round of funding. The Swiss startup said...
5 Best Practices to Strengthen Email Security in your Organization
By Rudra Srinivas
Most companies rely on e-mail correspondence as a primary means of communication even when it comes to sharing classified information like customer...
