Tag: cybersecurity
New PowerShell Malware Increased 688% in Q1 2020: McAfee
Device-to-cloud cybersecurity company McAfee Labs published its report “McAfee COVID-19 Threat Report: July 2020” that detailed the evolution of cybercriminal activities related to COVID-19...
SACH – An AI-powered Ecosystem for Facts Check
With the exponential increase in the social media footprint on the internet, anti-social elements are finding newer ways of spreading fake news by exploiting...
Cybersecurity Investment Estimated to Grow up to 6% in 2020
Security research firm Canalys reported that cybersecurity spending will remain as an essential expenditure for most organizations in 2020 as cyberthreats and vulnerabilities continue...
Security Analytics – Approaching Cybersecurity Proactively
There are glaring holes in how enterprises currently tackle security analytics, and by redefining the approach, the analyst’s role can be transformed. Rani Hmayssi,...
U.K. Government Proposes IoT Security Rules, Non-compliance May Lead to Fine
A proposal from the U.K. government stated that insecure IoT devices that are used in households and businesses could be banned from sale or...
Human – The Weak Link in the Recent Twitter Hack
Twitter was left red-faced last week with an account hacking incident that compromised nearly 130 accounts including Twitter handles of world celebrities, prominent figures,...
Endpoint Security: No More a Blind Spot for Remote Work
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced businesses to operate remotely. While working from home is becoming the new normal, the drastic change in the SOPs...
Russia-based APT29 Targets COVID-19 Vaccine Research
The U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), Canada’s Communications Security Establishment (CSE), and the National Security Agency (NSA) of the U.S. stated that a...
Data Viper Servers Hacked; Over 8,000 Databases Leaked
A hacker going by the name “NightLion” claimed to have stolen 8,200 backend servers of threat intelligence and data leak monitoring service Data Viper,...
BlackRock! A New Banking Trojan Debuts
Security researchers from ThreatFabric discovered a new banking Trojan "BlackRock," which is targeting Android banking apps and also stealing login credentials from social networking...
