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Whaling attacks are a deadly combination of spear-phishing and social engineering. Like phishing attacks, the attempts of the perpetrators are similar – to get a target to reveal confidential data or even get tricked and send money. But whaling...Information Technology, Network Security & Cybersecurity Updates
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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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How valuable is data? A good way to answer that question is to look at the average cost of a data breach. Recent research in May 2020 found that the average cost of a data breach was USD 3.92...
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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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Security of a computing endpoint is traditionally viewed with respect to Firewall, HIPS, AV Products, etc. This perspective though misses out on “Below Kernel” aspects of cyber threats, which may target Hypervisor, Firmware or Hardware itself. Here are some...
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Microsoft recently warned its over 100,000 followers about the emergence of a new human-operated Java-based ransomware that has been involved in targeted attacks in the US, India and Iran. PonyFinal, the name of this malware, is an example of...
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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...
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We are happy to announce that Seqrite’s Endpoint Security has yet again been tested and certified by the prestigious AV-Test Org as the best security product for Windows. The latter ran extensive tests on the existing capabilities of EPS...
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Legacy systems such as mainframes may be considered outdated by today’s standards but they continue to play major roles in many sectors, primarily finance, government, retail, healthcare and insurance. In these industries, they are crucial parts of day-to-day operations,...