Cyber
Obama had a plan to combat cyber attacks on Election Day
Former US President Barack Obama had plans to combat cyber attacks on Election Day. And this surprising news was leaked out to Time by a close associate who worked for Obama administration until last year. Time reported that the plan to combat cyber attacks on election day included ideas such as sending armed federal law […]
University of Aberdeen leads a global project to combat Cyber Attacks
University of Aberdeen has made it official that it is going to lead an international project to help businesses combat cyber attacks. The £1 million project which will be carried out in a 3-year time frame has been projected to help companies examine ways of preventing hackers enticing people into downloading malware. From past couple […]
Ashley Madison agrees to pay $11.2 million as Cyber Attack settlement
Toronto based Ashley Madison has officially agreed to pay $11.2 million as cyber attack settlement in response to an American Class Action lawsuit which stemmed from a massive security breach which took place 2 years ago. However, the proposed settlement is yet to get the approval of United States District Court for the Eastern District […]
FedEx repents for not having Cyber Insurance against Cyber Attacks
FedEx, an American multinational Courier delivery service has openly confessed to media sources that it now repents for not having a cyber insurance cover for its digital assets against cyber attacks. The confession was made as soon as the company learned that the disruption in services of its TNT Express unit following a cyber attack […]
Hackers launch a cyber attack on Ramsdens!
Ramsdens, a UK based financial service which offers collateral loans against gold has admitted that its digital assets were hit by a cyber attack that targeted the pawn-brokering chain’s 34K click-and-collect-customers. The Middlesbrough firm, which has more than 127 shops across the UK offering financial services said in a media briefing on Friday that its […]
UK’s NHS systems to be strengthened after Cyber Attack
WannaCry ransomware disrupted the computer systems at NHS on May 11th, 2017 and this made the hospital authorities stop digital update of patient records for a couple of weeks and instead switch to manual work. Very recently, Britain government reacted to this cyber mayhem and announced an action plan to make the NHS more resilient […]
Next Wannacry and Petya Ransomware Cyber attack could cost insurers $2.5 Billion
Ransomware attack dubbed as ‘Wannacry’ which hit more than 250,000 computers across 150 countries in May this year did not cost much to cyber crime insurers when the claims ratio is taken into account. But CFC Underwriting estimates that another attack of Wanna cry or Petya or a combination of both can cost cyber insurers […]
Ransomware Cyber Attack makes Durex and Dettol manufacturer loose £100 million
Reckitt Benckiser(RB) which produces Durex Condoms and Dettol Disinfectant has disclosed to the world that the NotPetya ransomware cyber attack which hit its business on June 27th,2017 has seriously disrupted its manufacturing and distribution business. Our sources confirm that around 500 systems, 2000 servers and 15,000 laptops were affected by Wannacry. And the Nurofen maker […]
Macate steps into mobile market with a smartphone enriched with Cyber Security
Macate Group, an American multinational firm which designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communications and media devices with cyber security has announced the launch of the world’s first phone called ‘Genio’ into the mobile space of United Kingdom. Priced at £ 249, Genio will be the first smartphone to be commercially available with Advanced Encryption Standard […]
G20 Summit in Germany braces to counter Cyber Attacks
The G20 Summit which is to be held in Germany on July 7th, 2017 is readying itself to combat with cyber attacks of any range from nations such as Russia. The IT team in coordination with the police department has established significant cyber security methods ahead of the summit. This includes ‘Pen Test’ and keeping […]
