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SHA-1 and SHA-2 are the digest algorithms of the code signing certificate used by Seqrite to sign the code of its products. According to an announcement, Microsoft will no longer allow certificate providers to issue SHA-1 supported certificates. Seqrite has...
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Microsoft has recently come up with a new update for Windows 10 PCs, called Windows 10 May 2021 Update (version 21H1). This post lists some of the highlights of this update and sees how Seqrite Endpoint Security is compatible...
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Current times have witnessed a large percentage of cyber breaches resulting from human errors. For example, the famous WannaCry ransomware attack that affected the entire world in 2017 increased due to negligence of security teams in ensuring if the...
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The dangers of not timely patching enterprise systems were further highlighted with the news of the Black Kingdom ransomware in March end. This new strain of ransomware called “The Black Kingdom” started attacking Microsoft Exchange servers on March 18th...
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The dual extension or double extension is one of the oldest forms of cyber-attacks but continues to be extremely effective. The reason for the continued effectiveness of this type of attack lies in its simplicity. File extensions are so...
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The entire world’s eyes are on Bitcoin right now since the cryptocurrency’s valuation touched an all-time high. The world’s oldest cryptocurrency is currently being valued at close to USD 40,000, a valuation that is almost a quadruple rise in just a...
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For good reason, organizations regulate their employees’ access to their office devices. Of course, there are no overarching rules but organizations try to adopt a ‘horses for courses’ approach, i.e., an employee working in the financial sector who handles...
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As a concept, privacy is seeing a paradigm shift in terms of its importance. Traditionally, for a developing country like India with its myriad of sociological and infrastructural issues, privacy came quite low on the priority list. However, with...
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The ever-changing nature of cyberthreats from Nation-States has recently come into sharp focus with the hacking of FireEye. Part of an overall larger cyberwarfare campaign against the United States government, the hacking is a reminder of an essential truism...
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The world is daring to hope again as there may finally be a finish line in sight to the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. Many countries have imitated vaccine distribution programs aiming to make their populations immune to the virus. While...