cybersecurity
Australian government announces Cyber Security skills program
Australian government has for the first time announced a cyber security skills program that will act as a $14.9 million initiative in training and hiring fresh batch of professional talent in Cybersecurity Science. Questcon’s Cyber Ready Program that has study material and training modules for students across primary, secondary and tertiary sectors. Melissa Price, the […]
US CISA offers $2M award for Cybersecurity training
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency(CISA) of United States has announced that it will offer $2 million as funding to develop Cybersecurity Workforce Training Programs. Currently, NPower and CyberWarrior have received the funding to train unemployed and underemployed in cyberspace that not only helps create awareness on how the cyber world has developed these days, but […]
QUAD group led by US pressed against China for Cyber Attacks
All these days we have seen western companies and governments blaming China for launching sophisticated cyber attacks that crippled the critical infrastructure such as supply from oil companies and meat distribution. Now, the government/s seems to have acted on the Chinese aggression with retaliated moves and the nation to lead the front on this note […]
Florida yet to spend $30m Cybersecurity fund
Despite a fund allocation of $30m, the law-makers in Florida have failed to spend the amount because of various reasons. Digging deep into the matter, in February this year, Florida Lawmakers were assigned a task of updating their software and hardware related to the state’s critical infrastructure that could help in easily thwarting the cyber […]
Top IT Areas You Need to Check to Strengthen Your Cybersecurity
Today, technological advances have seen a rise in cyber security threats globally. Large corporations, small businesses, and even individuals suffer from numerous attacks from cybercriminals. Even with high-level security measures, no one is safe from such threats. That is why most companies hire professional information security services to mitigate the risks arising from data breaches. […]
British schools to get free cybersecurity accessing tool
Schools operating in whole of Britain will get a free cyber security tool for free from September last week. The tool will be rolled out in a testing phase to help the educational institutes in accessing the robustness of their cybersecurity measures. Come January 2022, the tool will be available for a premium price that […]
5 Reasons Why Your Employees Are Your Weakest Link for Your Company’s Cybersecurity
Cybercriminals have mastered ways of taking advantage of humans’ psychological flaws, a primary reason why cyber attacks keep increasing by the day. It does not matter how secure your IT infrastructure is, if your employees are not well-trained in cybersecurity, they will be a worrying insider threat. Here are five reasons why your employees are […]
5 Ways Small Businesses Can Save Money With Cybersecurity
Source: Pexels Small businesses (SMBs) have historically struggled against cyber-attacks, and the trend has grown at an alarming rate during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a Verizon report, 61% of SMBs have been targets of cyber-attacks in the last one year, and the financial consequences have been in the millions. However, SMBs are often […]
Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google
First is the news related to a hacking group named Mustang Panda and based in China. Highly placed sources report that the said group of cyber criminals funded by Chinese intelligence can compromise internal networks of companies operating in Indonesia. Cybersecurity firm Insikt Group, a sub-unit of Recorded Future, was the first to break the […]
Cybersecurity tips for School and College students in 2021
As most of the students in United States are preparing to attend physical classes from September first week for the academic year 2021-2022, Sophos has issued some Cybersecurity tips for school and college students and those are follows- Website encryption is must- Whether the student is attending physical or online classes, sending data online with […]