By Uzair Amir

A newly published research from Defiant, a WordPress security firm, reveals that there is a botnet hunting for WordPress sites using over 20,000 already compromised WordPress sites. As the new sites are infected, these automatically become part of the bot army and start acting on the directions of the attackers to perform tasks like brute […]

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The 'tyranny of the urgent' and three other reasons why it's hard for CISOs to establish a robust insider threat prevention program.

Microsoft and the AI Now Institute are both calling for regulation as facial recognition software picks up popularity.

Rumored switch is happening, bosses at Redmond HQ have said

By Waqas

Another day, another data breach – This time, the IT security researcher at HackenProof have discovered a massive trove of personal data of over 66 million users exposed online due to an unprotected MongoDB database. In October and November 2018, HackenProof’s security researcher Bob Diachenko identified several unprotected MongoDB instances believed to be hosted by a […]

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By Carolina

Just like a car needs regular maintenance, your business’s website needs a review to ensure that it is performing to the best of its capabilities. Whether you have noticed a reduction in visitor numbers, or are responding to feedback from customers, reviewing your website is a business necessity. Here are 6 critical elements of your […]

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The security issue strikes at some of the basic reasons for the rising popularity of containers as an architecture and Kubernetes as an orchestration mechanism.

By Waqas

According to a new report, around 415,000 routers throughout the world are infected with malware having the potential to steal computer resources and discreetly mine for the cryptocurrency. The campaign is an active one and it primarily targets MikroTik routers. Researchers claim that the cryptojacking attacks started in August and in the first string of […]

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Adobe has patched a zero-day in its Flash player after attackers leveraged the exploit in an active campaign.

Application security should be guided by its responsibility to maintain the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems and data. But often, compliance clouds the picture.