Cyber threat

Russia, Iran, North Korea target Microsoft customers with Cyber Attacks

Microsoft has released an official statement yesterday saying that it has notified more than 10,000 of its customers that they were being targeted by cyberattacks from hackers hailing from Russia, Iran, and North Korea. Tom Burt, the Corporate Vice President of Microsoft has confirmed the news in a statement released yesterday and said that 85% […]

Malware Cyber Threat to UK Businesses

A recent academic study made on the dark web by Micheal McGuire- a senior professor in criminology at Surrey University has revealed that businesses are vulnerable to malware attacks specifically targeted at them by hackers. The darknet profits report which was commissioned by virtualization-based security firm Bromium says that firms based in the UK and […]

Cyber Threat alert for Canada October Elections

As governments around the world are getting immensely concerned about the probability of cyber threats hitting their critical infrastructure, Canada’s electronic spying agency has issued a cyber threat alert that its elections which are to be held in October this year might fall prey to cyber attacks. The Communications Security Establishment (CSE) says that a […]

Cyber Threat to Hydel Power facilities

A recent study conducted by professional services firm AON in association with Cyence Risks Analytics product team at Guidewire says that hydroelectric power stations in the United States are vulnerable to cyber attacks which could impact business owners and homeowners residing in the vicinity of the water bodies. According to the report titled Silent Cyber […]

Cloud IT Company ‘Evaporate’ issues cyber threat warning for Windows users

England based cloud and IT company Evaporate has issued a serious cyber threat warning to companies using obsolete Windows Systems. The Swindon based tech firm says that cybercriminals are waiting for the big day when Microsoft announces the end of support to some of its operating systems after which they become super- vulnerable to hackers. […]

US Intelligence feels that China and Russia are the biggest cyber threats to the US

US Intelligence has told US Senators on Tuesday that countries like China and Russia were the biggest cyber threats to their country than they have been in decades. Dan Coats, the Director of National Intelligence said that the change in US policies on security and trade under trump administration are influencing the American allies in […]

How to avoid cyber threats from cloud security misconfigurations

Since last year there has N number of reports of user data being leaked from cloud platforms. For instance, in July last year, personal data of more than 198 million US voters was exposed all because of an S3 misconfiguration owned by data company Deep Root Analytics. If we dig deep into the history, many […]

Cyber Threat through USB drives still persistent

All those who are concerned about IT security of their business, should not only invest in efficient antivirus software, firewalls, and regular system updates but should also beware that their systems are also prone to malicious attacks that enter through everyday devices called supply chain attacks. On doing retrospection, here’s an instance which could stand […]

Only six companies share Cyber Threat data says Homeland Security

It’s been more than 2 years since the Congress passed a landmark bill which incentivized companies in sharing cyber threat data with the government on how the hackers are penetrating their computer networks. But Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says that only 6 non-federal organizations are sharing such sensitive info with the government, while others […]

Bitdefender issues Cyber Threat warning on Zacinlo Malware

Romanian Cybersecurity firm Bitdefender has issued a cyber threat warning on the spread of Zacinlo Malware. Experts from the said security firm suggest that the adware has the potential to get deep into the operating systems including Windows 10 and has the ability to flood the users with invisible ads. Zacinlo is said to be […]

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