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Today businesses and corporations are increasingly adopting technologies to utilize the power that digitization provides. The retail industry sees increasing value in adopting this trend and they are continuously investing to provide a unique experience to customers. For instance,...
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In recent times, ransomware like WannaCry and Petya have infiltrated thousands of computers across the globe, crippled operations of at least a handful of enterprises and government agencies, and have so far proved to be an intractable problem. Their...
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Cyber breaches are a threat to almost all kinds of businesses. Many large organizations establish elaborate policies and deploy sophisticated technology to ensure security of their infrastructure as well as their data. Smaller companies and start-ups, however, are different....
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Ransomware attacks affect every industry; however, the healthcare industry is highly vulnerable to them simply because of the severity of risk involved. A ransomware attack may impact either the critical services or the administrative services of a hospital or...
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What’s the latest threat that keeps security administrators awake at night these days? Chances are, that the most definitive answer would be either “WannaCry” or “Petya”, or both. But why are these two breeds of malware so fearsome? What’s...
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AVLab is an independent organization that conducts tests on security software for corporate networks and individual user devices. These tests are conducted by using malicious software, tools, and bypassing security techniques that are used in real cyberattacks. In April...
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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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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...