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In the age of information, data is valuable. It can and usually does carry a legal liability with it hence it needs to be kept safe and protected. To use the data, it has to be processed through various systems...
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Financial industry is one of the most lucrative targets for cyber criminals. It is a rich source of information that can be directly used by them for personal gains. Attacks on financial enterprises happen on daily basis all around the world....
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An increasing volume of business information assets are distributed digitally today and has been growing exponentially every year. Confidential and sensitive business information is no longer restricted to physical boundaries of business enterprises. With the implementation of policies like...
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In old days, the life in technology was simple with simple security issues. Hackers were amateurs who broke the security of networks just for fun. But today, cyber criminals use sophisticated technology to break into the secure network of...
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Data loss prevention (DLP) as the name suggests, protects the loss, misuse or unauthorized access of the sensitive data of your business. DLP software or products categorize and protect business data based on their confidentiality. It further prevents users...
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Internet of things (IoT) is no more just ‘the next big thing’ but has already started entering our lives in different forms. Today there are billions of devices from consumer products (e.g. Fitbit) to Industrial products (Industrial sensors) that...
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Technology has touched every aspect of our lives, be it using Google Maps to get to a new place or getting on a quick Skype call with a family physician. And amidst all the benefits that technology has delivered,...
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BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) refers to employees using their own devices including phones, tablets, and laptops to connect to the office network and perform their official duties. BYOD is the preferred policy of many employers these days, for...
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Quick Heal Security Labs has observed the entry of a new BTCWare ransomware (first observed at the beginning of 2017) variant called ‘Aleta’. This ransomware is called so because it appends a “.aleta” extension to files it encrypts in...
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If you think that schools and colleges don’t need any cyber security as they don’t store any data that will interest criminals, think again. In May 2015, Pennsylvania State University’s engineering school was the target of a cyber attack. The...