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Without a doubt, 2020 will go down in history as a year which changed the course of humanity. While the jury is still out on whether this change has been good or bad, it cannot be denied that the...
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Ransomware has come a long way in cyberspace by continuous improvement in its techniques and tactics in encrypting system files. Over the years ransomware has improvised itself by moving from PE to non-PE and standalone payloads, by using different...
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A few numbers provide a sobering perspective of the massive global economic impact the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had. Early on, when the pandemic had just started, the International Labour Organization (ILO), a division of the United Nations,...
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The prospect of geopolitical tensions leading to large-scale cyberattacks is a very real one. Nor would it be a new development – nation-states have been using cyberattacks as a warfare technique for more than a decade now. Perhaps the...
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A threat actor named Emotet Trojan has been in the wild for more than 5 years, and now it is back after a 5 months break. It has spread globally, infecting new as well as old targets. It is...
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An insight into Transparent Tribe’s sub-division which has been incorrectly attributed for years. Introduction Quick Heal’s threat intelligence team recently uncovered evidence of an advanced persistent threat (APT) against Indian defence forces. Our analysis shows that many old campaigns...
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To understand the concept of layered security, it’s important to remember a key tenet of cybersecurity – no security solution is infallible. As security experts state, it’s not a question of how, but when. Cybercrooks are evolving everyday to...
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A new and deadlier version of a familiar malware —it was discovered in 2019 and designated a sophisticated piece of malware, Valak was considered a type of malware loader, a type of program used to load other malware on...
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An Application Programming Interface (API) is a way that allows applications to communicate with one another. It provides a way for developers to build software applications while enabling the extraction and sharing of data in an accessible manner. APIs...
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From the past few months, we have been monitoring cyber-threats on MSME [Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises] sector within India. MSME sector is considered to be the backbone of the Indian economy. MSME employs around 40% of the country’s...