Cyber Attacks
No Cyber Attacks on FIFA World Cup 2018
Just a few hours ago the final match of FIFA World Cup 2018 was conducted in Russia’s Luzgniki Stadium between France and Croatia and it was France which bagged the World Cup Football 2018 title for the second time. No doubt the game was thrilling even though most of the time the ball was shuffled […]
UK CEOs feel that Cyber Attacks on their companies are inevitable
At least 4 in 10 CEOs in the United Kingdom feel that cyber attacks on their companies are inevitable and this was disclosed in a survey conducted by KMPG- a Netherlands based Tax and Business Advisory Institute. The global consultancy firm which conducted a poll on 1300 respondents says that many of the leaders holding […]
Cyber Attacks incur $100 billion losses to Financial Institutions
Cyber Attacks are bringing in $100 billion in losses to financial institutions(FIs) says a survey conducted by International Monetary Fund(IMF). This is due to the fact that FI’s play a vital role in procuring and handling funds. According to the IMF Staff Modeling Exercise report, hackers chose FI’s as easy targets due to the fact […]
Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu simulates Cyber Attack
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged all nations to collaborate to fight growing cyber threats on critical infrastructure. Speaking at the cybersecurity conference in Tel Aviv, the 68-year old politician faked a cyber attack on the conference by a country from another side of Israel border. He told the attendees that their bank accounts […]
Australia appoints the task force to defend its Elections from Cyber Attacks
The Government of Australia has appointed an Electoral Integrity Task Force to defend its next month’s electoral system from cyber attacks. As Federal elections around the world are prone to state-funded cyber attacks from certain nations (Russia and China), the Australian government has taken the decision to protect the sanctity of the election system and […]
Businesses operating in these 10 US cities are vulnerable to sophisticated cyber attacks
According to a survey conducted by a New York-based Cloud Security firm named Coronet; the businesses which are operating in these below listed 10 cities are vulnerable to sophisticated cyber attacks. The conclusion was driven after Coronet examined data from more than 1 million endpoints to determine the vulnerability level of devices and infrastructure in […]
Almost all Airports are vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
A recent report released by PA Consulting Group has claimed that almost all Airports operating in the United Kingdom are vulnerable to Cyber Attacks. The report named “Overcome the Silent Threat” was compiled based on in-depth analysis and interviews with some of the top staff of 4 major international airports. The study claims that as […]
Oracle CEO suggests preventive measures to prevent 95% of Database Cyber Attacks
As Oracle claims to gain a leadership position in the cloud security business, the company’s CEO Mark Hurd says that 95% of cyber attacks on databases can be prevented if the admins chose to patch the systems in a timely manner. While attending the Oracle Media Day event at the company headquarters Hurd revealed that […]
Businesses in Europe are vulnerable to Chinese Cyber Attacks says the report
Germany based Cyber Security firm ‘NTT Security’ published an Annual Global Threat Intelligence Report in 2016 which said that cyber attacks from China constituted for less than 3% of all attacks against businesses in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Thus, the said country was placed at the 9th position in the list of the […]
Firms in UK and US fail to financially plan for Cyber Attacks
Is your organization financially ready for cyber attacks? If it isn’t so, then it is better to be late than never. A survey conducted by Lloyds Bank has revealed that only a third of UK firms have a financial plan in place to mitigate the risks associated with cyber attacks. Rest of them are either […]
