Careless staff among top causes of cyberattacksUninformed or careless employees are one of the most likely causes of a cybersecurity incident — second only to malware, said a new report, adding that staff hide IT security incidents in 44 per cent of businesses in Saudi Arabia. More… |
Patches, back-ups ‘key to survive ransomware hits’The two key ways to ensure that an organization survives the recent ransomware attacks include all systems, including servers, client machines, and networking gear have up-to-date patches and second, data backups are made regularly, and data res More… |
Massive cyberattack hits global companies, causes turmoilA major cyber attack worldwide disrupted computers at Russia's biggest oil company, Ukrainian banks and multinational firms on Tuesday, reported CNBC. The virus used is similar to the ransomware attack last month that More… |
Massive cyberattack hits global companies, causes turmoilA major cyber attack worldwide disrupted computers at Russia's biggest oil company, Ukrainian banks and multinational firms on Tuesday, reported CNBC. The virus used is similar to the ransomware attack last month that More… |
Firms underprepared to face cyber threat: reportEighty per cent of the security leaders worldwide believe it is likely their enterprise will experience a cyberattack this year, but many organizations are struggling to keep pace with the threat environment, a report said. New an More… |
Cyberattack on Indian bank reportedA cyber attack on Union Bank of India last July began after an employee opened an email attachment releasing malware that allowed hackers to steal the state-run bank's data, the Wall Street Journal has reported. The attempt re More… |
Firms must cut cyberattacks detection time: CiscoCyber-criminals have stepped up attacks on systems as they continue to find new ways to infiltrate networks and evade security measures, according to the Cisco 2015 Midyear Security Report released today. The report reveals the cr More… |
Cyberattack targets France's G20 plansFrance's finance ministry was subject to a cyberattack in December targeting information related to its presidency of the Group of 20 nations, officials said on Monday. Budget Minister Francois Baroin said the infiltration of some 150 More… |