Fed rate cuts and its impact on crypto sector – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-114874501,imgsize-70472,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/next-gen-tech/fed-rate-cuts-and-its-impact-on-crypto-sector.jpg Vishal Sacheendran, Head of Regional Markets at Binance The digital asset market has reacted positively to the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut its benchmark interest rate by 0.5 percentage points in the recently concluded Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. This marks the Fed’s first rate cut ...
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Rising digitalization and cyber security concerns, IT Security News, ET CISO
Rising digitalization and cyber security concerns, IT Security News, ET CISO Piyush Bajpai, Director, Deloitte India With the evolution of human civilization, from forest-dwelling creatures to inhabitants of a world dominated by machines and computers, humanity has weathered many storms. The 20th century was perhaps the most impactful in human history, marked by numerous inventions and discoveries that have touched ...
Read More »Stop LUCR-3 Attacks: Learn Key Identity Security Tactics in This Expert Webinar
Stop LUCR-3 Attacks: Learn Key Identity Security Tactics in This Expert Webinar https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/webinar.png Nov 02, 2024The Hacker NewsSaaS Security / Identity Security Did you know that advanced threat actors can infiltrate the identity systems of major organizations and extract sensitive data within days? It’s a chilling reality, becoming more common and concerning by the day. These attackers exploit vulnerabilities in ...
Read More »Securing user credential management and account recovery – ET CISO
Securing user credential management and account recovery – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-114875314,imgsize-156790,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/ciso-strategies/securing-user-credential-management-and-account-recovery.jpg Akif Khan, VP Analyst at Gartner Account recovery due to forgotten passwords or other lost credentials is one of the riskiest events in the identity and access management (IAM) user life cycle. The absence of appropriate controls can pave the way for account takeovers (ATOs) as malevolent actors exploit ...
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17 Trillion Projections by 2047, ET CISO If left unchecked, India could attract nearly 1 trillion cyberattacks annually by 2033, and by the time it turns 100 in 2047, the country could be a target of 17 trillion cyberattacks, according to projections. Cybersecurity experts on Tuesday expressed concern at the increase in cases of cyberattacks and stressed the need for ...
Read More »North Korean Group Collaborates with Play Ransomware in Significant Cyber Attack
North Korean Group Collaborates with Play Ransomware in Significant Cyber Attack https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/paynow.png Oct 30, 2024Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Threat Intelligence Threat actors in North Korea have been implicated in a recent incident that deployed a known ransomware family called Play, underscoring their financial motivations. The activity, observed between May and September 2024, has been attributed to a threat actor tracked as ...
Read More »Elon Musk warns Saudis of dangers of ‘woke’ AI – ET CISO
Elon Musk warns Saudis of dangers of ‘woke’ AI – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-114763040,imgsize-24490,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/ot-security/elon-musk-warns-saudis-of-dangers-of-woke-ai.jpg Billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday warned a Saudi investor forum about the dangers of artificial intelligence models he said were “woke” and “nihilistic” rather than “maximally truth-seeking”. Appearing remotely at the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, sometimes referred to as “Davos in the Desert”, the 53-year-old chief ...
Read More »India needs stronger security measures to tackle cyber attacks: Experts, ET CISO
India needs stronger security measures to tackle cyber attacks: Experts, ET CISO The cyber security experts on Tuesday raised concern over the increase in cases of cyber attacks in India and stressed the need for stronger measures to tackle the problem. The thoughts were shared during a release of a report titled ‘The Invisible Hand’ by PRAHAR, an NGO, which ...
Read More »Opera Browser Fixes Big Security Hole That Could Have Exposed Your Information
Opera Browser Fixes Big Security Hole That Could Have Exposed Your Information https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/attack.png Oct 30, 2024Ravie Lakshmanan Browser Security / Vulnerability A now-patched security flaw in the Opera web browser could have enabled a malicious extension to gain unauthorized, full access to private APIs. The attack, codenamed CrossBarking, could have made it possible to conduct actions such as capturing screenshots, ...
Read More »Global police shut down malware group ‘targeting millions’ – ET CISO
Global police shut down malware group ‘targeting millions’ – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-114763241,imgsize-39294,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/cybercrime-fraud/global-police-shut-down-malware-group-targeting-millions.jpg A global police operation shut down the servers of one of the world’s largest malware platforms that targeted millions of victims, the EU’s judicial arm said on Tuesday. “The infostealers taken down … targeted millions of victims worldwide, making it one of the largest malware platforms globally,” Eurojust ...
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