( 3 min read ) Between August 2020 and July 2021, there has been a 64% increase in ransomware attacks. Cybersecurity researchers analysed 121 ransomware incidents in this window period and determined a 64% year on year increase. Trends and findings Were these augmented attacks carried by newer gangs of cyber criminals? They weren’t. All of the analysed ransomware attacks […]
( 2 min read ) A popular web hosting provider and domain registrar, GoDaddy, recently fell prey to a serious data breach which led to the data of 1.2 million GoDaddy Customers being exposed. It was around November of this year that the GoDaddy data breach was discovered. A Brief on the GoDaddy Data Breach Chief Information Security Officer, Demetrius […]
( 2 min read ) Several organizations in India, belonging to an eclectic group of industry sectors have recorded an increase in cybersecurity attacks. 32% of the respondents to a survey (the State of Cybersecurity Part 2 from Information Systems Audit and Control Association) indicated that they had experienced a higher number of cyber-attacks than the previous year. Of the […]
( 2 min read ) The renowned SVC bank has registered a cyber case of criminal breach of trust and data compromise against its own employees. In a shocking turn of events, two ex-employees and 1 current employee at SVC caused the bank data breach which led to a loss of Rs 29 crore and data theft of 447 bank […]
( 3 min read ) An NGFW is a staple part of any security fabric today because it’s built to protect cloud data and network requests. And let’s face it, that’s where a majority of the applications are hosted today. What it means for your business is, even if you consciously don’t dabble in cloud services, there’s a high probability […]
( 4 min read ) As we continue arming ourselves and helping companies arm themselves against modernized cyber threats, cases like these make us realize hackers do still rely on the oldest tricks in the book to pull of their dirty deeds. The United States Department of Transportation was recently targeted for perpetrating a 2-day phishing scam. The DoT impersonation […]
( 2 min read ) Being #CyberResponsible With NCSAM 2021 Every year, October is celebrated as National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM). This year more than ever, we need this event to be as inclusive as possible. The more strata of organizations do their part in becoming #cyberresponsible, the better chances we have of quelling the huge waves of cyberattacks […]
( 3 min read ) With the introduction to cloud technologies and remote collaboration, there was a pressing need to move away from traditional antivirus and antimalware solutions to something much more efficient and dynamic. Cisco Endpoint Security has always been ahead of the curve, and takes away the prize for having the foresight to integrate their endpoint security mechanisms […]
( 3 min read ) A well-known consulting firm, Accenture, has fallen prey to a ransomware attack by the infamous Lockbit group. The Lockbit ransomware attack, infamously called Lockbit 2.0, has resulted in a data leak of Accenture’s encrypted data, which is currently under the duress of the hacker gang. Lockbit is blackmailing Accenture that it will publish the data […]
( 2 min read ) Are you a Zimbra email user? Then you need to get your Zimbra server patched. New Zimbra vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Zimbra software, which could open up your systems to infiltration and hacking. At this point, only Zimbra 8.8.15 users with Patch 24 and Zimbra 9.0 users with Patch 17 are secured. If […]
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