cyber security
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 […]
Director of US Intelligence resigns and admits that the US is vulnerable to cyber attacks
Director of US National Intelligence James Clapper has put down his resignation today morning before the House Select Committee on Intelligence. This move was expected as the newly elected US President Donald Trump is on a transition spree of setting the right tone for National Security Agencies during his administration. Mr. James put down his […]
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 […]
Russian Cyber attacks were nullified during the US Election 2016 Polls
The United States has finally succeeded in nullifying the cyber attacks on its 2016 presidential elections in the following way. As per a news report in NBC, the cyber security forces of the federal government penetrated into Russia’s electric grid, telecommunication networks and command & control systems early last week. The media source leaks out […]
