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There’s an increasing threat to mobile devices all over the world and it’s not difficult to wonder why. The number of those small mini-computers we carry around in our pockets has literally just exploded – an estimate observed that...
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You walk up to your car and the door opens on its own. You don’t need to turn the ignition – the car has already recognized you. You stop at a shop and pick out some breakfast. For payment,...
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Brute-force attacks can probably be regarded as the first word in the alphabet of cybersecurity. Among the oldest ways of trying to gain unauthorized access to an account, brute-force attacks have been around forever. But the fact that despite...
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We have all heard about the dark web. It’s that mysterious part of the Internet which can’t be accessed normally, which is not indexed on a search engine and contains all the illegal activities that are taking place. Whether...
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Non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) or non-bank financial companies (NBFCs) have been an integral part of the Indian financial system. These are financial institutions that do not have a banking license or regulated by an agency but can still carry...
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Ransomware is scary. Anyone who has ever been the victim of a ransomware attack or seen the havoc WannaCry unleashed, would agree. And it is not a threat that seems to be going away anytime soon – the European...
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For any enterprise which has some sort of association with the financial sector, it is important to be familiar with the threat of Emotet. Yes, Emotet, a part of the banking Trojan family which is distributed through various different...
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The worst has happened. Your database has been breached and the company is scrambling for cover. Every second seems to be a time bomb and your IT security team is working overtime, trying to assess the damage. Your CEO...
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It’s the season of the holidays. Of fun, celebration and festivity. With just one hitch: cyber threats. The unfortunate fact is that cybercriminals are not on a holiday. They are continuously searching for ways in which they can damage...
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The recent spate of cyber-attacks on banks in India has left everyone worried. For those who haven’t kept count, Pune-based Cosmos Bank recently saw a massive security breach where Rs 94 crore was siphoned off. In a similar incident,...