Page 5 - Cyber Attacks
How USB cables can make you vulnerable to cyber attacks. Here's what to do
If you are plugging USB drives into your systems, you need to be very sure where they came from and what's on them
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Worried about cyber attacks? Bajaj launches new policy for customers
The sum insured for the policy ranges from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1 crore
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Cyber attacks left firms poorer by $4 bn in first half of 2017: Report
In April and June, 'WannaCrypt' and 'Petya' ransomware attacks affected thousands of firms worldwide
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Cyber attacks can impact India's growth: Report
The number of incidents reported by CERT-In was 27,482 till June 2017
Cyber attack: Bankers are hiring security experts to help get deals done
Providing an extra layer of scrutiny by screening targets for cybersecurity risks
One out of two cyber attacks saw breach of passwords: Wipro report
Nearly one out of every two cyber attacks saw breach of password last year indicating chances of further damage across different enterprises, said the State of Cybersecurity Report, 2017 by IT services major Wipro. The report, which was released on Thursday, said "56 per cent of breaches reported had passwords as the types of data stolen, implying that further damage could be perpetrated using the stolen data". It has also found out that the number of records stolen across the globe grew by 53.6 per cent in 2016 as against 2015. Wipro said in a statement said the report is a result of interviewing the chief information security officer (CISO) teams of 139 organizations across various sectors and 11 countries in North America, Europe, APAC, Middle East and South Asia. It evaluated trends in current security practices and analyzed thousands of attempted security attacks and incidents captured in Wipro's Cyber Defence Centres during 2016. Another level of research was conducted to ...
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Banks need more practical testing to stop cyber attacks: Report
59% of the banks are unable to detect breaches for several months
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Cybertheft attempt on Union Bank of India resembles Bangladesh heist
Similarities between hacks raise concerns about recent attacks on financial institutions world-wide
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6 ways to secure your mobile phone against attackers in 2017
Cyber attacks are a real threat to businesses and individuals alike.
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Indian-origin student charged with launching cyber attacks in US
A court document said that Sharma used a botnet called Xtreme Fire to carry out the attacks
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Indian enterprises seek to preempt cyber attacks
In a bid to minimise risks amidst rapidly rising cyber threats
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Crisis plan to combat cyber attacks
Outlines a framework for dealing with cyber related incidents
Evolving mechanism to avert cyber attacks on power infra:Goyal
Says, unfortunately the hackers these days are a step ahead and even the most developed nations faced the problems in this regard
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68% of Nifty 50 companies are vulnerable to cyber attacks:Study
According to the report, out of the 50 companies studied, 34 (or 68%) had identified vulnerabilities
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India among most vulnerable nations to cyber attacks: Research
Damaging cyber attacks on a global scale continue to surface every day.
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