Cyber Attacks
Google trending news headlines related to Cybersecurity
Firstly, the news headlines which are trending on Google and related to Cybersecurity happens to be an agreement made between Estonia and the United States. According to sources, both countries have recently signed an agreement to share cyber threat intelligence in order to automate the data exchange related to cyber threats. A company named Cybernetica […]
Cross-site scripting aka XSS Cyber Attacks topped the list in 2019
According to research conducted by PreciseSecurity.com, Cross-site scripting attacks aka XSS cyber attacks topped the list of most popular attack vectors in 2019. The survey confirms that XSS attack targets were mainly large companies operating in Europe and North America. PreciseSecurity.com research further clarifies that SQL Injection attacks came second followed by Fuzzing(Fuzz attack)- […]
Alibaba thwarting 2.2 Billion Cyber Attacks on a daily note
Chinese Multinational company Alibaba has disclosed that it is thwarting around 2.2 Billion Cyber Attacks on a single day. And the attack scale will increase during the annual online shopping event which coincides with Black Friday or Cyber Monday in the United States. But the good news is that the e-commerce giant has deployed more […]
Google confirms state-sponsored cyber attacks on its users
Google’s Threat Analysis Group has confirmed that it has sent over 12,000 warnings to its users targeted by state-sponsored phishing campaigns. The internet juggernaut has also confirmed that governments from the east are showing a lot of interest in launching phishing and disinformation related attacks on the company’s Western users. Releasing the update in its […]
Russia, China, and Iran’s Cyber Attacks could initiate World War 3
“There is a chance of war and it could be a “World War 3” says Nick Carter, the Chief of Defense of UK. Carter who disclosed his mind to The Sunday Telegraph’s newspaper column on the occasion of Remembrance Day said that the cyber activities of Russia, Iran, and China could anytime trigger a […]
More than half of businesses are not prepared for Cyber Attacks
A recent study made by FireEye has stated that more than half of businesses operating across the globe are not prepared to combat cyber attacks. Also, 50% of the CEOs believe that their company is not in a position to handle or respond to a hacking incident or data breach. Yes, these shocking facts were […]
UK hosts £3 Million ‘Cyber Ship Lab’ to Prevent Cyber Attacks on Maritime
University of Plymouth, England has established a Cyber-Ship Lab worth £3 Million to fund research and development work to help prevent cyberattacks on Maritime systems. Objectively the research center will act as a culmination point for talent, innovation, and sophistication and will help secure Connected Maritime Systems on Ships. News is out that the study […]
Over 600 Cyber Attacks made on the UK says NCSC
National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) of the UK has disclosed that it has succeeded in thwarting over 600 cyber attacks on its country’s IT infrastructure in the year 2019. This includes those launched on government entities and educational institutions launched by hostile nation-states. NCSC which happens to a cyber wing of Britain’s GCHQ, says that […]
Wisconsin election clerks are vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
Wisconsin election systems are reported to be vulnerable to devastating cyberattacks, fear state election officials. And this is because most of them use computers which are operating on outdated Windows Operating systems. While election officials across North America have stepped up their efforts to block hackers from influencing the US 2020 elections, Wisconsin officials […]
These three TCP Ports are vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
Security researchers are often seen securing their assets from cyber-attacks by various means. But a new report from the threat intelligence firm Alert Logic says that hackers are most interested in carrying out attacks on TCP ports numbered 22,80 and 443 which correspond to SSH(Secure Shell), the HTTP(Hypertext Transfer Protocol) and the HTTPS(Hypertext Transfer Protocol […]
