Meity policy momentum to continue with Vaishnaw retaining Electronics, IT portfolio – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-110888287,imgsize-84186,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/ot-security/meity-policy-momentum-to-continue-with-vaishnaw-retaining-electronics-it-portfolio.jpg Vaishnaw retaining this key ministry, the policy momentum will continue. Union minister Aswhini Vaishnaw has retained electronics and IT portfolio where he has scripted success stories around electronics and semiconductor manufacturing and also spearheaded the enactment of crucial Digital Personal Data Protection Act. Vaishnaw has ...
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AI tools are making it harder to catch hackers posing as job applicants, ET CISO
AI tools are making it harder to catch hackers posing as job applicants, ET CISO Companies face challenges in identifying hackers using AI to pose as job applicants. Companies that are looking to cybersecurity professionals are facing a new challenge: hackers using artificial intelligence (AI) to disguise themselves as qualified applicants – making it difficult for employers to differentiate between ...
Read More »Top 10 Critical Pentest Findings 2024: What You Need to Know
Top 10 Critical Pentest Findings 2024: What You Need to Know https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/pentest.png One of the most effective ways for information technology (IT) professionals to uncover a company’s weaknesses before the bad guys do is penetration testing. By simulating real-world cyberattacks, penetration testing, sometimes called pentests, provides invaluable insights into an organization’s security posture, revealing weaknesses that could potentially lead to ...
Read More »Switzerland flags cyberattacks, disinformation ahead of Ukraine summit – ET CISO
Switzerland flags cyberattacks, disinformation ahead of Ukraine summit – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-110888489,imgsize-172930,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/cybercrime-fraud/switzerland-flags-cyberattacks-disinformation-ahead-of-ukraine-summit.jpg Switzerland notes cyberattacks rise before peace summit. Switzerland has registered an increase in cyberattacks and disinformation in the run-up to a summit this weekend that aims to create a pathway for peace in Ukraine, the government said on Monday. Ninety states and organizations have registered to take part ...
Read More »Phishing Attack on Instagram with Fake Photo Link, IT Security News, ET CISO
Phishing Attack on Instagram with Fake Photo Link, IT Security News, ET CISO Experts say that people used to get duped back even when the internet was not accessible to everyone People receive leading messages on social media platform with spurious links, which when clicked lead to hacking of account. Bengaluru police have asked people to be on the alert ...
Read More »Sticky Werewolf Expands Cyber Attack Targets in Russia and Belarus
Sticky Werewolf Expands Cyber Attack Targets in Russia and Belarus https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/malware.png Jun 10, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a threat actor known as Sticky Werewolf that has been linked to cyber attacks targeting entities in Russia and Belarus. The phishing attacks were aimed at a pharmaceutical company, a Russian research institute dealing with microbiology and ...
Read More »Lawsuits over Change Healthcare data breach centralized in Minnesota – ET CISO
Lawsuits over Change Healthcare data breach centralized in Minnesota – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-110811060,imgsize-42686,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/data-breaches/lawsuits-over-change-healthcare-data-breach-centralized-in-minnesota.jpg The attack believed to be by the ransomware hacker group BlackCat. A federal panel on Friday centralized 49 lawsuits accusing UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare payment processing unit of failing to protect personal data from February’s cyber attack in Minnesota. The federal Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation said ...
Read More »CERT-In finds multiple vulnerabilities in Android, IT Security News, ET CISO
CERT-In finds multiple vulnerabilities in Android, IT Security News, ET CISO CERT-In finds multiple vulnerabilities in Android. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), which comes under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, on Friday warned users of multiple vulnerabilities in Android which could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information, gain elevated privileges and cause denial-of-service (DoS) conditions ...
Read More »Researchers Uncover RAT-Dropping npm Package Targeting Gulp Users
Researchers Uncover RAT-Dropping npm Package Targeting Gulp Users https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/npm.png Jun 03, 2024NewsroomSoftware Security / Supply Chain Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new suspicious package uploaded to the npm package registry that’s designed to drop a remote access trojan (RAT) on compromised systems. The package in question is glup-debugger-log, which targets users of the gulp toolkit by masquerading as a “logger ...
Read More »Thousands of BBC employees’ data compromised in recent breach – ET CISO
Thousands of BBC employees’ data compromised in recent breach – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-110655203,imgsize-7294,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/data-breaches/thousands-of-bbc-employees-data-compromised-in-recent-breach.jpg BBC data breach affecting over 25,000 current and former employees. The BBC has reported a significant data breach affecting over 25,000 current and former employees. This breach originated from a third-party data storage service used by the BBC’s pension scheme. Unauthorized access was gained to a cloud-based ...
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