cyber security
US firms are better than their UK counterparts when it comes to Cyber Security
CFC, a leading global underwriting firm providing insurance related to cyber security has revealed in its latest report that UK firms are having a lower level of maturity than their US counterparts when it comes to cyber security. The claim was made by the underwriting firm based on the analyzed figures which revealed UK organizations […]
Know how blockchain can act as a panacea to all cyber attack troubles
In this digital world, nothing seems to be immune to cyber attacks and cyber crooks. But if the technology of blockchain can be carefully explored and emphasized, it can help a public or private agency to build a network which has no single point of failure and is super resilient to cyber attacks. Bitcoin, a […]
Positive Password Psychology
There was an interesting study conducted some years ago. In that study, young participants were asked a series of questions. The ostensible purpose of the study was to find out the answers to the questions. As with most of those cheeky study authors, the real purpose was to measure the effect of “behavioral priming”. The […]
Australia has declared a war against ISIS in cyberspace
Australia has made it official that it has launched a warfare against Islamic State Group in cyberspace. However, this announcement has increased the cyber vulnerability of businesses and government organizations operating in Australia, as ISIS has also declared a counter attack. Speaking to the Parliment, Australian Prime Minister said that the nation is now waging […]
Mobile antivirus software is being blocked by Android malware
Cybersecurity concerns are increasing day by day and the latest to add to this anxiety is an Android banking Trojan. As per a recent alert issued by Kaspersky the said malware named “Banker.GT” has the ability to block Mobile Antivirus apps from launching on the phone. Thus, it helps cyber criminals to steal login credentials […]
Password change doesn’t boost your enterprise cyber security
As data security concerns are increasing day by day, most security experts say that frequent password change can bolster enterprise cyber security. But this isn’t true in practical say experts from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Security experts from NIST say that enterprise IT managers should start formulating user-friendly password policies by encouraging […]
Cyber criminals attack Five Russian Banks on US Election Day 2016
US Presidential Elections held on November 8th,2016 triggered an unnecessary panic among US populace making them believe that Russia will try to influence the US election polls through cyber attacks. But as per the latest reports, things have gone the other way. According to security firm Kaspersky, the state-owned Sberbank was hit by hackers who […]
FBI puts whole of US on a Cyber Security alert!
The Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) has put companies operating in the whole of US on a high cyber security alert from a new malware threat. The newly released virus has already shown its aptness by disrupting a large segment of the internet in the United States last month. However, the domestic intelligence and security service […]