Tag "cybersecurity"
WannaCry saviour arrested in the US, Know why
by Suksham Sharma August 4, 2017Marcus Hutchins, a young British researcher credited with derailing a global cyberattack in May, was arrested for allegedly creating and distributing malicious software designed to collect bank-account passwords, U.S. authorities said. News …
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Indian Organisations Dedicate More Budget to Cybersecurity
by Suksham Sharma July 19, 2017Palo Alto Networks recently announced the results of its report entitled ‘The State of Cybersecurity in Asia-Pacific’, which revealed that cybersecurity budgets have increased for 92 per cent of organizations …
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Kaspersky Lab, AVL Software and Functions Join Hands on Development for Automotive Cybersecurity
by Mayank Shishodia June 2, 2017A steadily increasing number of vehicle features – such as remote diagnostics, telematics and infotainment – are using communication channels between vehicles and the cloud or other infrastructure. While the …
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Forcepoint Exeeds Cloud Cybersecurity Analytics and Data Center Offerings
by Jyoti Bhagat May 25, 2017Forcepoint has recently extended its cloud security solutions with new software capabilities and data center offerings that accelerate the secure adoption of cloud applications. Forcepoint’s technology protects enterprise and government …
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People Don’t Appreciate the Value of Their Data, Kaspersky Lab Study Reveals
by Sidharth Shekhar May 1, 2017The old adage ‘you don’t know what you’ve got until its gone’ seems more relevant than ever for the digital age, with new research by Kaspersky Lab showing that …
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What Are Fileless Banking Attackers Really After?
by Sidharth Shekhar April 10, 2017One day bank employees discovered an empty ATM: there was no money, no traces of physical interaction with the machine, and no malware. After Kaspersky Lab experts spent time unwinding …
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Chasing Lazarus: A Hunt for the Infamous Hackers to Prevent Large Bank Robberies
by Sidharth Shekhar April 6, 2017Kaspersky Lab has published the results of its more-than-year-long investigation into the activity of Lazarus – a notorious hacking group allegedly responsible for the theft of 81 million dollars from …
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Here are 5 Top Tips to Avoid Ransomware
by Sidharth Shekhar March 24, 2017Imagine losing all the photos, videos, messages, and documents you’ve stored on your computer. How much money would you be willing to pay to get it all back? Ransomware is …
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5 Affordable Security Solutions for SMBs
by Sidharth Shekhar March 20, 2017When it comes to security then the size of your organization doesn’t matter. The ugly truth is that all organizations are vulnerable, particularly small and medium businesses. According to a survey …
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Here’s How Criminals are Using PetrWrap to Steal Ransomware Code from their Peers
by Sidharth Shekhar March 16, 2017Kaspersky Lab’s researchers have discovered PetrWrap, a new malware family that exploits the original Petya ransomware module, distributed through a Ransomware-as-a-Service platform, to perform targeted attacks against organizations. The PetrWrap …
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Banks Spend on IT Security Higher than Non-Financial Organizations, Kaspersky Reports
by Sidharth Shekhar March 14, 2017Financial institutions are under pressure to ramp up security, with trends such as the increased take-up of mobile banking putting banks’ IT infrastructure defenses at growing risk of cyber-attack, according …
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The World Is NOT Yours: The Rise of Superintelligent Machines
by Sidharth Shekhar February 15, 2017The Great Industrial Revolution in England was successful as it was backed by an imperialist government which made sure that it had the capital and a ready market to dispose of …
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Cybercriminals Breach Enterprises in 40 Countries Using Hidden Malware
by Sidharth Shekhar February 13, 2017Kaspersky Lab experts have discovered a series of “invisible” targeted attacks that use only legitimate software: widely available penetration-testing and administration tools as well as the PowerShell framework for task …
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True Cost of Cybersecurity Breaches in Today’s Shadow Economy
by Sidharth Shekhar February 6, 2017Ten years ago, malware attacks were on the rise, with organized crime profiting from them. In today’s shadow economy, thieves now run cybercrime as a business, offering low barrier-to-entry options …
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The World’s Most Popular Password is 123456, Study Reveals
by Sidharth Shekhar January 16, 2017According to the US-based password management company Keeper Security, ‘123456’ was the most common password of 2016, after ‘123456789’ and ‘qwerty’. Researchers came to this conclusion after reviewing over 10 …
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Is Cashless India A Sweet Dream or A Nightmare?
by Tushar Mehta January 2, 2017India’s hesitation in going completely cashless is likely to give cybersecurity avengelists more time to develop technologies that eliminate the risks involved in digital transactions.
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Rising Cyberthreats Make Data Security a Hot Career Prospect
by Tushar Mehta January 2, 2017With reports of data breaches every other day, leading to grave financial losses, it’s time to sit up and take note of the vulnerable IT networks for spying, data leakage, …
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Evolving Threat Landscape Reveals a Growing Need for Security Intelligence
by Sidharth Shekhar December 16, 2016In 2016, the world’s biggest cyber threats were related to money, information and a desire to disrupt. They included the underground trade of tens of thousands of compromised server credentials, …
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Yahoo Suffers World’s Biggest Hack, 1 Billion Users Affected
by Sidharth Shekhar December 15, 2016More than one billion user accounts may have been affected by a hacking attack dating back to 2013, Yahoo has said. This hack is different from 2014 breach in which 500 …
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62 New Families of Ransomware Introduced this Year
by Sidharth Shekhar December 9, 2016In 2016 ransomware attacks on business increased three-fold: which represents a change from an attack every 2 minutes in January to one every 40 seconds by October. For individuals, the …
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