cybersecurity
How social engineering is related to Cybersecurity
Social engineering is a term used to describe the manipulation of people into revealing sensitive information or performing actions that they otherwise wouldn’t. It is an ever-increasing threat to cybersecurity, as it can be used to gain unauthorized access to systems, steal sensitive data, or carry out fraudulent activities. Social engineering is an age-old tactic […]
Will you entrust cybersecurity to AI as per Microsoft
OpenAI-developed conversational AI ChatGPT is hitting the news headlines almost daily, and as it is now a part of Microsoft, the software giant is also getting a lot of credit for devising such a tool that can do anything and everything…well, almost! Microsoft, which is busy integrating the services of the chatbot into its software […]
Difference between Cybersecurity and Information Security
Many of you get confused with terms cybersecurity and Information Security and think that both these words are same and synonymous. However, in reality, both these terms are different and confused with one another. Cybersecurity is one of the significant business function that focuses on protecting IT infrastructure such as data, applications, communication infrastructure and […]
Cybersecurity chief of Germany sacked because of Russian links
Germany’s Cybersecurity Chief of the country was sacked from his post on Tuesday this week, following media reports that he had links with Kremlin. Arne Schonbohm will remain under suspension from his Federal duties until further orders, Nancy Faeser, the spokesperson of the Internal Ministry, acknowledged the incident as true and added that the suspension […]
Difference between Information Security and Cybersecurity
There is a confusion among a few that the terms Information Security and Cybersecurity are the same as the two areas take the same strides to a large extent. But technically in practical, both are different, and here’s a brief explanation to prove. Information Security- Protection of information and the information storing systems from unauthorized […]
UK amends cybersecurity rules for Telecom Service Providers
Britain has re-amended a few of the cybersecurity guidelines for the telecom operators rendering services in the region. And the regulations seem to be highly stringent in the world- hmmm, at least of paper. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) a cyber arm of GCHQ, has devised Telecommunication Security Act in November 2021. Now, it has […]
Russian war on Ukraine has made organizations change cybersecurity tactics
In a survey conducted by Venafi, it was found that 66% of business firms have changed their security strategies. And the same number of them sensed that the ongoing conflict has either affected them directly or indirectly in the past 6 months. Respondents who took part in the survey confirmed that the conflict of Moscow […]
Nokia starts a Cybersecurity Testing Lab for 5G Networks
Nokia, once renowned for its amazing mobile phones, has now developed a testing lab completely dedicated to cybersecurity in the United States. The new Dallas, Texas-based Advanced Security Testing and Research (ASTaR) Lab will be fully based on a 5G network and will be useful in putting IoT products based on 5G to test against […]
Singapore to issue license to cybersecurity vendors
Singapore government has announced that it is going to issue licenses to all cybersecurity vendors that will enable them to continue in business. All they have to do is to apply for the license in the next six months if they do not wish to fake the possibility of a jail term. According to the […]
Top 8 trusted cybersecurity companies in the world
As soon as the government of the United States announced a ban on Russian security software provided by Kaspersky, all the system administrators working across the world searched for the most trusted cybersecurity software companies in the world. Here’s an article that throws some light on this issue and will help in providing the best […]
