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Defending the organizational perimeter from data breaches forms the crux of an existing security strategy. Neutralizing potential damages emanating out of cybersecurity threats is possible only if the data sets are secured across both sides of the perimeter. When...Information Technology, Network Security & Cybersecurity Updates
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The recent zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Office vulnerability CVE-2017-11826 enables attackers to perform a Remote Code Execution on targeted machines. According to a recently published blog post, this vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. Microsoft has released a security update on October 10, 2017,...
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Most SMEs and startups believe that cyber attackers wouldn’t be interested in them courtesy smaller frameworks and restricted financial reserves. However, based on a report released by the Verizon Data Breach Investigations, at least 61 percent of the hacked...![How a ransomware infects your computer [INFOGRAPHIC]](https://www.seqrite.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Ransomware-1-150x110.jpg)
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Education is a constant process – it never stops. While we have spoken about ransomware at great lengths in the past, there is no reason why we should not be doing that again. Ransomware is probably the most dreaded...
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The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) recently issued a guideline to all commercials banks across Kenya to fortify their cybersecurity and establish effective cybersecurity governance and risk management. The CBK acknowledged the growing risk of cyber threats and highlighted...
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When it comes to validating the identity of any public key infrastructure, digital certificates hold all the aces. A digital certificate is more of an electronic snippet that lends legitimacy to a web service or portal— associating the same...
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Educating oneself when it comes to cybersecurity is extremely important and should always be stressed upon. A better understanding of this subject increases the chances of staying safe from the existing threats. More often than not, the importance of...
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Spam email campaigns have increased with the use of multiple random techniques which improve the efficiency of payload distribution to spread malware to more number of users. These attacks have been randomly observed to have increased rapidly in numbers;...
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Data breaches and cyber-attacks are common occurrences which usually proliferate at an exponential rate. While it is important that enterprises tighten their enclosures, it is also advisable to understand how cybercriminals prepare for a breach. Hacker surveillance is one way...
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With the increase in mobility of users, their usage and the access to the organization’s information assets extending to off-campus locations, the security perimeter keeps continuously changing. This has led to a situation that a simple security solution within...