Tag: cybersecurity
Phishing Scam Affects Texas-Based School District
The Manor Independent School District (MISD) in Texas is facing a loss of US$2.3 million after falling victim to a phishing attack. The phishing...
“Cable Haunt” Vulnerability Exposes 200 Million Modem Cables to MITM Attacks
A security vulnerability named “Cable Haunt,” in Broadcom's cable modem, exposed around 200 million home broadband gateways in Europe, to remote hijacking attacks.
The flaw,...
The History of Security and the Fight to Protect Ourselves
While almost everyone in modern industry has heard and thought about cyberattacks, breaches, data compromises and defenses, cyber warfare pre-dates the modern computing era....
EKANS aka SNAKE Ransomware Slithers Slowly Through Corporate Networks
After Ryuk and Zeppelin, Snake Ransomware is a new breed of ransomware attack that targets not one or two but all computers on a...
Insight Partners Acquires Armis to Enhance Endpoint Security
In a US$1.1 billion cash deal, technology and venture capital firm Insight Partners acquired enterprise IoT security firm Armis, with an aim of strengthening...
“Applications that are not visible in a different environment cannot be...
Edgar Dias is the Managing Director at F5 Networks for India. In his current role, he is responsible for driving business growth and expanding...
5 Threat Predictions for 2020: Are You Prepared?
With 2019’s headlines of ransomware, malware, and RDP attacks almost behind us, we shift our focus to the cybercrime threats ahead in 2020. Cybercriminals...
Google Agrees to Pay US$ 7.5M Over Google+ Data Breaches
In a recent data leak incident, which exposed the private data of around 500,000 former Google+ users to outside developers, Google has agreed to...
The Domino Effect: British Banks Running Dry After Travelex Cyberattack
As reported earlier, a cyberattack that hit Travelex, the foreign currency exchange provider, on the New Year’s Eve is now confirmed to be a...
10 IoT Security Incidents That Make You Feel Less Secure
Internet of Things (IoT) has become a primary target for cybercriminals. The repeated security incidents on IoT devices represent a rising trend for IoT...
