Google offers Cybersecurity training for 2022 Midterm elections

Google has released an official announcement early this week stating to offer Cybersecurity training to state lawmakers, and their staff in entire North America from mid this month. The training will help in better preparing the staff in mitigating the cyber threats that might target the 2022 midterm elections. Dubbed as Cybersecurity for State leaders, the initiative will help the staff and the law-makers inculcate themselves about the threats lurking in the cyber landscape, especially those from adversaries. It will also recommend measures to...

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Cyber attacks on Microsoft Exchange Email Servers could surge up cyber insurance claims

From February this year, there have been multiple instances where hackers have taken control of corporate networks by exploiting vulnerabilities in MS Email Exchange Servers. CyberCube, a cyber analytics firm, claims that the rise in cyber-attacks on Microsoft servers could also increase cyber insurance claims filed by many companies.   The analytics stated that SMBs operating in North America are super-vulnerable to MS Exchange attacks than other parts of the world with the vulnerability that can pave way for an increase in insurance and...

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5 Ways Blockchain Is Transforming Cybersecurity in 2021

Many people primarily know the blockchain as the decentralized digital ledger system used to record cryptocurrency transactions. That’s one definition of it. But the blockchain also shows promise for improving cybersecurity. Here are five compelling examples. 1. Stopping Ransomware Attacks Ransomware attacks are devastating incidents that lock victims out of crucial files and networks. Some of these events force affected businesses to resort to pen-and-paper methods when operating. Oklahoma-based company HeraSoft created a blockchain-based solution...

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Learning from the Oldsmar Water Treatment Attack to Prevent Critical Infrastructure Breaches

By Tony Goulding, Cybersecurity Evangelist at Centrify The consequences of a data breach can vary greatly depending on the intention of the adversary. Some hackers simply aim to cause disruption. Others extract valuable personally identifiable information (PII) to sell on the Dark Web, while others look to extort money due to ransomware. When a cyberattack is attempted against critical infrastructures such as hospitals, electrical grids, or water systems, the potential repercussions can affect thousands of individuals like you and me. It can be...

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National health passes: Short-term fix or long-term legacy?

This article originally appeared in a global white paper examining the issues around vaccination certificates and immunity passports, and released by Reconnaissance International during the Digital Documents Security virtual event. As vaccination programmes gather momentum, attention is turning towards restoring individual freedoms and reviving economies. In realising these...

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Wow…. Ziggy Ransomware gang to refund its victims

Ziggy Ransomware gang has decided to do good to the society by offering a refund to all its victims. Why they are doing so or their motive behind this act of kindness is yet to be known. But those spreading the said file encrypting malware have taken a pledge on Telegram to refund back the money extracted from their victims as ransom through.  Therefore, the refund campaign that started in February this year is said to benefit over 300 victims and additionally the threat actors have also chosen to release over 1000 decryption keys for those...

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Kaspersky says most of the ransomware victims cannot get back their data

To all those who think paying a ransom would help in retrieving back their data from hackers, here’s research that proves it wrong. According to a survey carried out by Kaspersky, over 50% of ransomware victims have claimed that they did not get back their data as promised by hackers even after they bowed down to the demands of hackers. Kaspersky report says that there was an increase in ransomware attacks and payments at the same time last year when whole of the world was in a govt imposed lock down because of the rapid spread of Corona Virus...

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Beware of this Royal Mail Cyber Scam

In the past couple of weeks, most of the populace living in the suburbs of London is complaining of a cyber fraud in which all their earnings were drained out by a Royal Mail text that had a malicious link. What’s interesting about the scam is that even the law enforcement cannot intervene in the issue to get refunds back from the bank. Cybersecurity Insiders has learnt that millions of people across UK have received a message that is leading to a money draining fraud with an estimate of victims loosing over ₤479 million. Even the National Crime...

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What educational institutions need to do to protect themselves from cyber threats

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. Educational institutions are reaping the many benefits and new possibilities offered by online learning, but these new methods of educational instruction come with serious cyber security concerns. These institutions are also a prime focus for hackers because they often host a lot of sensitive data about teachers and students.  Furthermore,...

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Over 100 million MobiKwik user data leaked in Cyber Attack

MobiKwik, an India company that facilitates mobile based payment services, is trending on Google for alleged data breach that the company has readily denied. Going further into details, a French Cybersecurity researcher named Elliot Anderson is claiming to have found a data trove of over 3.5 million accounts available for sale on the dark web. Another Indian security researcher named Rajshekar Rajaharia has confirmed the news and said that the digital payment firm has been provided the evidence for proof. However, Bipin Preet Singh, CEO of MobiKwik,...

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Over $20m loss to CompuCom from Ransomware Attack

We all know that North Carolina based Managed Service provider CompuCom suffered a ransomware attack in the first week of March this year. Information is now out that the malware attack that took place on March 3, 2021 has infected many of the systems operating in the IT environment of CompuCom disrupting most of its services rendered to customers for days. Office Deport aka ODP, the parent company of CompuCom responded that its preliminary inquiries reveal that the attack could cause a $20 million (10m from 1st quarter) loss to the company that...

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Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerability patching doesn’t end the menace

Microsoft issued a press statement yesterday saying that simple patching of its Exchange Servers will not remove the access of the attacker on systems that have been compromised. So, the cyber threat still exists in the patched systems and can be exploited by hackers soon, says a research conducted by F-Secure. Supporting this newly discovered theory is the research carried out by Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team that released a report that human operated ransomware attacks or data exfiltration cannot be reversed just by fixing the...

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Adaptive cybersecurity: 3 strategies that are needed in an evolving security landscape

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. Cybersecurity is no longer an outlandish concept to many business enterprise executives. What is still relatively unfamiliar to many organizations and their leadership, however, is the task of evaluating their cyber strategy and risk to determine how best to adapt and grow to stay secure while remaining competitive.  Executives...

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Ransomware Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google

Honeywell, a firm that specializes in serving aerospace, energy and security with related equipment is in news for malware disruption and recovery. A spokesperson released a press statement yesterday and confirmed that the attack was a ransomware variant and the incident was contained finally with an in-house disaster recovery procedure. A vulnerability on the Microsoft email exchange server is said to have led to the ransomware attack. But Honeywell has assured that no customer information was compromised in the incident. Second, an Australia-based...

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Australia Channel 9 TV Ransomware Cyber Attack

Channel Nine, an Australian free to air TV network, was reportedly hit by a cyber attack that sources confirm could be of ransomware variant. The Melbourne based company that is co-owned by Nine Entertainment Co, confirmed that it cannot host a popular weekend television show titled ‘NRL Sunday Footy Show’ as the digital attack has impacted the broadcast services of Channel Nine content deeply. Although no official statement was released in this regard, senior management of Channel 9 TV Channel has informed its staff that the disruption could have...

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Beware of this malicious Android system update

Cybersecurity firm Zimperium has uncovered a latest mobile security threat as a critical system update that is actually a sophisticated malware that steals data and conduct espionage on targeted smart phones. Zimperium zLabs says that the malware has capability of sending images, videos, contacts, messages and documents from the targeted device to remote servers and might also allow the cyber crooks to take control of the android smartphone after few weeks. Sreedhar Mittal, the CEO of Zimperium said that the attack was devised as a targeted attack...

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Why is Third-Party Risk Management important in 2021?

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Four innovative payment services using a banking app

The mobile app is the new bank branch. With an installed base of more than three billion iOS and Android smartphones, the mobile banking app has become the main channel for consumers to interact with their bank. In less than a decade, services beyond the simple balance verification emerged, such as check deposits, statements review, bill payments, money transfers, new account opening, setup of new beneficiaries, P2P money transfer, and many more. Mobile wallets embedded into the mobile banking app, with a portfolio of payment, loyalty, transport...

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SD-WAN vs. MPLS: how do they compare from a security perspective?

This article was written by an independent guest author. SD-WAN and MPLS are two technologies that are often perceived as either-or solutions. For many organizations, however, SD-WAN and MPLS can complement each other. This article will define and compare the technologies, explaining how, in many cases, they work together. We’ll also explore SD-WAN’s popularity and its role...

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How the eSIM market is pushing boundaries in 2021

‘This article first appeared on Philippe Vallée’s LinkedIn’ 2020 underlined just how vital connectivity is to our lives – and the start of 2021 is no different. The COVID-19 pandemic has completely reshaped how we work, shop and socialise – as well as redefining how businesses operate – prompting hundreds of millions of people and enterprises around the world to ‘go digital’...

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How telecom operators can address the challenges of ‘going digital’

In this blog, I am joined by my colleague Emmanuel Legros, Strategy & Marketing Director to discuss the digital transformation of telecom operators Why is it important for telecom operators to increase their digital offers? EL: To remain competitive, telecom operators must respond to a rapidly evolving market that is being re-shaped by changing consumer habits – in particular there are a few key drivers of digital transformation. Firstly, new consumer expectations are pushing this trend forward: both digital natives and newbies are increasingly...

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Four clever ways smart technology can help create big energy savings

Every year, at 8:30 pm local time on the last Saturday of March, millions of people across the world join in raising awareness of the issues facing our planet for Earth Hour. Started by WWF (World Wildlife Fund) and partners as a symbolic lights-out event in Sydney in 2007, the event is now one of the world’s largest grassroots movements for the environment. However, Earth...

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