Security Survey For Mobile Data Breach
According to the recent survey by Dimensional Research, Sixty-four percent of security professionals feel that their organisations cannot prevent a breach to employees’ mobile devices. Highlights of...
View ArticleData breach at UNC
University of North Carolina Health Care recently suffered data breach. It is notifying patients of a potential data breach at two UNC Health Care obstetric clinics. The incident involved PHI of 1,300...
View ArticleInsider security breach at KY
Kentucky-based Med Center Health mentioned that a former employee accessed certain patient billing information without permission. As per the reports, facility found out that on two instances the...
View ArticleHackers trying to gain access to US defence servers
US Airforce is attacked by hackers. It was the continuation of bug bounty program which earlier allowed attacks on Pentagon and the Army. It is an effort to allow security researchers to attack a...
View ArticleStolen laptop leads to data breach
Lifespan Corporation recently suffered a possible data breach due to stolen laptop. The device belongs to Lifespan employee. An individual broke into employee’s car and stole laptop along with other...
View ArticleVerizon Survey
Verizon mentioned that increase in the propriety research, prototypes, and amounts of confidential personal data is the major factor for the rise in the phishing attack. It also mentioned that there is...
View ArticleSeventy four countries hit with WannaCry ransomware
Kaspersky researchers mentioned that tens of thousands of computers are infected in 74 countries worldwide by WannaCry ransomware. “It’s important to note that our visibility may be limited and...
View ArticleIncrease in DDoS Attacks
Verisign recent report shows that 59 percent of distributed denial of service attacks peaked over 1 Gbps. Also, 23 percent peaked over 10 Gbps. The average peak attack size was 14.1 Gbps which is 26...
View ArticleIoT Security
The Internet of Things (IoT) is seeing the rapid rise but it seems to repeat the history of technology evolution. The pace of growth is not matched with security requirements. IoT helps automation as...
View ArticleKmart Attacked by Hackers Again
Kmart suffered another data breach when its server was attacked by hackers. “Our Kmart store payment data systems were infected with a form of malicious code that was undetectable by current anti-virus...
View ArticleNew SiteLock Application to Protect WordPress
WordPress open-source publishing is the popular platform for companies. It has also attracted cyber criminals. Sites face attacks frequently. SiteLock, a Scottsdale, Ariz. website security vendor has...
View ArticleMassive New Ransomware Attack
Recently world suffered a massive WannaCry attack. Now new ransomware attack was launched using same Windows vulnerability. Ukraine is the most affected country affecting government, transport systems,...
View ArticleSecurity Survey For Mobile Data Breach
According to the recent survey by Dimensional Research, Sixty-four percent of security professionals feel that their organisations cannot prevent a breach to employees’ mobile devices. Highlights of...
View ArticleData Breach at Swedish Citizens’ Data Points
Unscreened third-party IT workers were provided full access to the information of vehicles including police and military by the Swedish Transport Agency. Management of the operations were outsourced to...
View ArticleQualys CEO mentions that WannaCry a “Godsend” for his Business
Security vendor Qualys CEO Philippe Courtot mentioned that the WannaCry ransomware and the planned General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) are “godsends” that will help the company to grow further....
View ArticleComplex Malware Installed by Simple Phishing Attacks
A new JScript back door called Bateleur distributed by the FIN7 (a.k.a Carbanak) hacker group through phishing emails targeting U.S.-based restaurant chains has been identified by Proofpoint...
View ArticleNew Phishing Attack
Comodo researchers found a new ransomware campaign which targeted tens of thousands using simple email which contained only attachment and no text. The file name is E 2017-08-09 (xxx).xxx with the...
View ArticleAI to Hunt Security Threat
Versive which is based in Seattle recently raised $12.7 million in a round of funding from Goldman Sachs, Formation 8, Madrona Venture Group and Vulcan Capital. Total investment till date is $54.7...
View ArticleCurrent State of IOT
As per the recent reports, a list of IP addresses and login credentials for more than 8,000 telnet-accessible Internet of Things (IoT) devices was posted on Pastebin. GDI Foundation chairman Victor...
View ArticleForcepoint Acquires RedOwl
RedOwl is acquired by Forcepoint to bolster user and entity behaviour analytics (UEBA) capabilities. Forcepoint, formerly Websense is cyber security software. It stops malware, attacks and other...
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