Microsoft unveils two new Cloud Security services for Enterprise Customers

Microsoft Corporation has released two new cloud security services yesterday for enterprise customers to help them defend against major cyber threats and manage their cyber line defense by referring to experts from the tech giant. Microsoft Azure Sentinel is a cloud security tool available for customer preview from Thursday this week and happens to work as a Security Information and Event Management tool using the technology of Artificial Intelligence. This software tool allows users to sieve data to find threats and lets them lease out their computing...

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Cyber Attack news trending now on Google

1.) Last week the media buzzed with reports that the New Jersey Borough of Palisades Park witnessed a financial drain out when $460,000 went missing from the Borough’s official bank account as a result of a fraudulent wire transfer. News is out this week that the Mariner’s Bank received $200,000 advancement for the insurance claim and more amounts will be sanctioned after a second inquiry.  The $200,000 insurance cheque was given to the Borough Council on Tuesday night by Ezio Altamura, risk manager, Otterstedt Insurance. Hence, here’s the...

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Securing Azure Virtual Network

Many enterprises are already reaping the exponential rewards delivered by using Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), in the form of increased efficiency and decreased costs. By combining its reach and scope with the power of virtualization services, such as Azure Virtual Network  and Virtual Machines (VMs), Azure is delivering a number of business benefits to companies of all sizes. Enterprises are now able to expand their network capabilities almost instantly, improving speed, agility, performance, security and disaster recovery at scale. What...

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Smart Business Travel Needs Smart SSO: Tips for Beating (Digital) Jet Lag

I recently returned from a business trip only one time zone away from my city of residence. As an infrequent business traveler, I continue to marvel at my colleagues’ savvy at globetrotting yet staying awake and productive through meetings, conferences and sales presentations – and so I have compiled a few tips for you to beat, or at least mitigate the jet lag jolts. But...

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iPhone hacking tool Cellebrite being sold on eBay

By Waqas Cellebrite UFED, an iPhone hacking tool made in Israel and widely used by the law enforcement authorities including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Customs Enforcement and Immigration departments is surprisingly up for sale on eBay. This tool is mainly used for hacking or breaking open modern mobile phones such as iPhones and Androids for the […] This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: iPhone hacking tool Cellebrite being sold on eBay February 28, 2019 at 09:00...

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North Korea’s dangerous weapon is Cyber Attacks and not Nukes

As US President Donald Trump met North Korean leader Kim Jong UN in Hanoi, Vietnam this week, the world expected a peace between the two leaders. Though all seems to be well as of now, they are high-level chances that things might turn bitter after a few days of the meeting. Remember, this was the second time for the leaders to meet on a personal note after the Singapore summit which took place in June last year. While keeping aside the political developments, National security and Cybersecurity experts around the world say that the biggest threat...

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Plug in devices make laptops and desktops vulnerable to cyber attacks

A study conducted by researchers from the University of Cambridge in the UK and Rice University in the US has confirmed that most desktops and laptops fall prey to hackers due to plug-in devices used commonly like chargers and docking stations. The security researchers have found that the vulnerabilities were detected mostly in computers running on Thunderbolt ports irrespective of the software OS they were operating on i.e. Windows, MacOS, Linux and FreeBSD. Thunderclap, an open source platform acted as a source for the researchers to conduct...

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SonicWall aims to protect wireless networks, cloud apps and endpoints from elusive cyber threats

California based Network Security provider SonicWall has announced a new platform which protects SMBs and large scale enterprises from cyber attacks aimed at wireless networks, cloud applications, and endpoint nodes. The company is offering the platform in addition to the new line of firewalls designed to consolidate security, networking, and performance. Furthermore, in order to ease the operation of wireless networks across the globe, SonicWall has also launched a new cloud-managed Wi-Fi access points and wireless planning tools last week. “As...

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Cellular networks flaws expose 4G & 5G devices to IMSI capturing attacks

By Waqas A team of researchers has disclosed their findings at the NDSS (Network and Distributed System Security) symposium 2019 held in San Diego, revealing that cellular networks have certain vulnerabilities that can potentially affect not only 4G but 5G LTE protocols to IMSI capturing attacks. The findings of their research have been published in a paper titled […] This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cellular networks flaws expose 4G & 5G devices to IMSI capturing attacks February 27, 2019 at 09:50...

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Are you ready for MWC Barcelona 2019?

It’s almost upon us MWC Barcelona 2019 – one of the biggest and most exciting mobile events of the year – is fast approaching.  And if you’re one of the 100,000 plus visitors expected to descend on the city, you’re probably very busy with last-minute prep ahead of the show. At Gemalto, we’re making our final preparations, and the team, who’ll be there in full force,...

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Trusted Digital Identities – the interview

With Mobile World Congress now underway for another year, we thought we’d take a dive into how companies and governments are approaching digital identity. In this blog, I’m joined by my colleague Didier Benkoel-Adechy as we chat through some of the most pressing questions on the topic. How has the digital economy changed the way we think about identity? Has there been an...

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Power systems in data centers are vulnerable to Cyber Attacks

Power systems which happen to be the most critical infrastructure of a data center are sadly the most overlooked architecture by Cybersecurity teams. The reason, most of the IT heads think that protecting the powers systems through backups and restricting physical access to them is enough to protect them from failures and blackouts. However, they fail to make a note that the Cybersecurity controls on their power systems are vulnerable to cyber attacks which can make or break a data center business. But security experts say that most of the power...

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More evidence on Russian Cyber Attack on US 2018 Midterm Elections

US Military announced yesterday that it shut down an Internet Research Agency (IRA) located in Russian port city of St. Petersburg on November 6th last year- just before the 2018 Midterm elections. IRA is believed to be working secretly for Russian Intelligence and was established to spread disinformation such as fake news in the United States before the elections in order to influence the American populace. Evgeny Prigozhin is the boss of IRA, who is actually into the business of catering and whose clients include some of the top Russian intelligence...

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Pennsylvania ranks second worst in cyber attacks as per FBI data study

According to a study carried out on the data sourced from FBI, Pennsylvania ranks second worst when it comes to handling cyber attacks. The study made by INA (Information Network Associates)- an international security consulting company says an increase of 25% was witnessed in cyber attacks between 2016 and 2017 and so the US state which is officially known as the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has to do some work in getting rid of the tag ASAP. Note- INA happens to be an investigative agency which serves government entities, private companies, and...

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6 Security Tips When Trading Online

Image Source: Pixabay Online trading is on the rise as many consumers take control of their own investments or work with brokers virtually rather than in person or over the phone. At the same time, cybersecurity attacks are on the rise as hackers also try to take advantage of gaps in the system, stealing identities and even money. How do you keep yourself safe when trading...

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Build Smarter, More Secure Applications with Pulse vADC Community Edition

Communities define us We are defined by the company we keep – but what do we mean by the word “community?” The word “community” used to refer to the simple idea of a group of people living in the same place. And the idea of “Communication” is about the way we share information around our community. But in today’s virtual world, we live in multiple online places: at work, with friends, sports, shopping, and more. Technology means that we can inhabit all these communities simultaneously, and it is easy to create new watering holes for communities...

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Zero Trust Secure Access in 2019

Today’s enterprises are increasingly under attack by threat actors bent on breaching network perimeters. Notable breaches are now almost a weekly occurrence, with Marriott’s 500M records being just the largest and latest. Estimates suggest that over 5 billion records were collectively stolen in data breaches in the first half of 2018 alone. In the Marriott case, an unauthorized user gained access to Starwood Resort’s database in 2014, but it was only uncovered four years later. (Starwood, in fact, had their cash register systems penetrated in a...

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Gear Up Your Secure Access Strategy for 2019

Before the advent of Cloud and BYOD, enterprise network access was predominantly restricted to few limited corporate owned devices where network admins had full control and visibility into endpoints. The phenomenon of digital IT has led enterprises to embrace initiatives like Cloud and BYOD, allowing users to use personal devices for corporate network access anytime and from anywhere. This also opened the floodgates for more security loopholes, increasing the number of breaches and targeting access security. The amount...

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6 Pieces of Tech Every Office Needs

By ghostadmin Before you start buying any technology or furniture for your office, you must put in some planning and research time. There are so many options to consider and each one will have a direct impact on the functionality of your workspace and, as result, how productive you and your team are on a day to […] This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 6 Pieces of Tech Every Office Needs February 26, 2019 at 09:42...

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Cyber Criminals are interested in knowing these secrets of your Business

Effective cybersecurity planning starts by having a good understanding of your enemy’s( hackers) intentions and Cybersecurity Insiders brings to you the 6 specific areas of data that are considered as gold mines for cyber crooks. The trick is that if you know what the gold is, you will come up with a better plan to protect it. Banking credentials- Let’s think from a hacker’s perspective- No cybercrook in this materialistic world will hesitate to figure out a company’s banking credentials in order to swindle money from the bank accounts. By impersonating...

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5 fun things to do at MWC19

MWC Barcelona this year is already promising to be the best in recent memory. To ensure you make the most of your time at the show, here are five things not to miss! Foldable smartphones Be one of the first to put the new foldable smartphones to the test! As we have already seen with the launch of the new Samsung Galaxy Fold, foldable phones are latest hot trend in smartphone...

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Sophos integrates with Microsoft to offer utmost Mobile Security Threat Detection

British Security firm Sophos has announced that it will be integrating its Mobile Device Management system with Microsoft’s Intune to help customers work and access data in a secure way from any device and location while maintaining compliance with the corporate data laws. Therefore, Sophos Mobile Security running on Microsoft Azure will help IT admins configure individual device usage policies as per the corporate data laws. Suppose in case an employee endpoint security is compromised, then administrators will have access to the detailed security...

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Demystifying the India Data Protection Bill, 2018: Part 3 of 3

In the first two parts (Part 1 and Part 2) of this three-part series on the upcoming Personal Data Protection Bill in India, we covered the draft bill’s important elements and key terminologies that organisations need to keep in mind in order to comply with the bill’s stringent guidelines. To quickly summarise what we have covered earlier, the Personal Data Protection Bill...

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