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Zloader aka Terdot – a variant of the infamous Zeus banking malware is well known for aggressively using “.xls”, “.xlsx” documents as its initial vector to deliver its payload. Despite this, recently we have come across “.docm” file which...Information Technology, Network Security & Cybersecurity Updates
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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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Introduction: Researchers at Quick Heal Security Labs have uncovered a potential Spear Phishing campaign targeted against Indian Army personnel. In this attack, the attackers are using “Army Welfare Education Society” Scholarship form as lure. About AWES: Army Welfare Education...
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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...
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Making accurate predictions, especially for cybersecurity needs years of experience — 2020 was a different situation altogether. Amidst many forecasts, no one predicted the onslaught of a global pandemic that would disrupt the world as we know it, baffling...
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2020 has been a year when pharma companies have been in the spotlight. The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, while shuttering offices and impacting lives across the globe, led to an immediate upsurge in interest for a potential vaccine. With much...
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The recent surge of data breaches in different Indian companies has left security stakeholders worried. It is a clear indicator that enterprises will have to do much more to ensure they keep sensitive customer data safe. Perhaps, the most...
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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had a far-reaching impact on the world as we know —it has also led to a huge increase in cyber frauds. Emboldened by the chaos and instability caused by the pandemic, threat actors have...