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In 2016, according to a report by a security training company (wombat security), 86% of the companies reported being a victim of phishing attacks. As many as 67% companies were the target of spear phishing. Phishing attacks cause severe damage to...
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Data theft or loss by employees is a reality no one can deny. The cost of one such internal breach at Bank of America was 10 million USD. According to a study by Verizon, almost 20% of the all the data...
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Hackers are continuously innovating new ways of cyber-attacks. The malware are getting commercialized and attackers can launch spam and DDOS attacks at will. Many attackers modify their already discovered ‘malicious products’ (the malware) to keep ahead of anti-malware industry and security professionals. As...
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Over the last few years, the Governments of many countries around the world have become sensitive towards inadequate protection of consumer data by the companies. Many of them have enacted various laws and regulations to protect this sensitive data. The late 1990s...
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You might be sitting relaxed in your office thinking that cyber threats are for others. My IT department is sufficient to take care of the security of my data and systems. Or probably, we aren’t that big or popular that...
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To err is human, to forgive is divine, and we all know it too well. But we have also witnessed multiple occasions when the impact of an error can be quite devastating. While we may forgive, but the damage...
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Cyber-crime, with sophisticated methods, has become a multi billion dollar industry. Cyber-crime has evolved to data breaches and online identity theft using highly technical methods such as network eavesdropping. The definition of most expensive attack or which one is most damaging varies according...
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An antivirus software keeps your computer safe from malware, viruses, online threats, and suspicious or harmful elements. Although bypassing this protective guard is a difficult task for attackers, they never stop trying to do so. Recently, we came across...
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Cyber security threats are among the top concerns of an enterprise, with the fear and nervousness fueled by the recent incidents of massive security breaches and ransomware attacks. But what is less well known is that more than half of these security...
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Security Threats in Cloud Computing More and more organizations are moving to cloud-based computing. Not only data, but even software and systems are being hosted on cloud. With the rise of remote working and ‘Bring Your Own Device’ culture,...