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2017 was a highly eventful year for cybersecurity experts as they incessantly kept combating the proliferating security incidents with considerable success. While a few incidents grabbed the headlines, a majority of cyber-attacks went unannounced. Now in 2018, it seems...
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Although there aren’t many predefined standards for naming malware and vulnerabilities, they are often segregated according to the genre, impact and even malicious functionalities. Moreover, giving unique names to the vulnerabilities is nearly impossible due to the expansive conglomerate...
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The deadline for General Data Protection Regulation compliance is fast approaching, and every global organization must be well prepared for embracing this change. If an enterprise is directly or indirectly associated with the European Union, it should be mindful...
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Cyber-attacks are constantly posing threats of significant proportions, and it’s important to consider their evolving nature while setting up a response plan. Be it dealing with the growing economic espionage or acts of internal and external corruption; companies often...
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Organizations using software modules are more likely to get affected by intruders and unsolicited access. Moreover, if the software is popular, there are additional chances that the connected services and written codes might attract hackers and malicious parties. Security...
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While ransomware threats keep bothering businesses regardless of their stature and size, organizations are slowly but steadily resorting to proactivity, to prevent infections and potential sabotages. The most frightening aspect of ransomware attacks is the evolution and sophistication on...
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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...
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Quick Heal Security Labs has been observing the infamous Locky ransomware outbreak which kicked off recently in the last week of September. The outbreak started with spam email with various subjects and different attachment names. On 26th September, spam campaign delivering a new...
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Medical devices under cyber threat certainly make for some scary headlines. It’s not even an exaggeration when we say that healthcare essentials are the upcoming security nightmares; with hackers on a constant lookout for gaining access to secured systems....
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Cyber-attacks, hacks or data breaches have become common in recent times. Be it large scale businesses or a startup; no one is safe from the ever-growing cyber threat landscape. While keeping track of all cyber-attacks is not possible for...