Modern apps and the cloud mean that organizations must now rethink older security practices.

By Uzair Amir

The ransomware attack disrupted the screens for two days.  In a nasty ransomware attack, flight information screens at the United Kingdom’s Bristol airport were taken over and hijacked by malicious hackers on September 15th Friday morning. The ransomware attack forced the airport staff to go manual by using whiteboards and hand-written information to assist passengers regarding their […]

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Nearly 50% of hackers say they compromised Windows systems more than any other within the past year.

The majority of organizations are struggling to implement a risk-based approach to security - even though risk reduction has become the primary metric for measuring the effectiveness of enterprise security strategies. Read the report and get more details today!

Government Payment Service Inc. — a company used by thousands of U.S. state and local governments to accept online payments for everything from traffic citations and licensing fees to bail payments and court-ordered fines — has leaked more than 14 million customer records dating back at least six years, including names, addresses, phone numbers and the last four digits of the payer's credit card.

The new malware tool targeting Windows and Linux systems combines cryptomining, ransomware, botnet, and self-propagation capabilities.

By Waqas

Apple has been trying hard to improve the security mechanisms of its hardware and software products.  The addition of new privacy features in Safari browser is yet another attempt to toughen security measures for preventing breaches and tracking by websites like Facebook. It is a well-known fact that companies use cookies to keep track of […]

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Victims and well-wishers vulnerable to ‘disaster fraud’ cybercrime campaigns, says US government.

By Carolina

Another day, another trove of medical records leaked online, thanks to a misconfigured AWS S3 bucket. Medical records are considered to be sensitive documents and when a malicious third party has access to them it is a bad news as these records can be used for fraud, blackmailing and marketing purposes against patients’ will. However, […]

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