Google banned over 2 mn policy-violating apps from Play Store last year – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-109746131,imgsize-4402,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/corporate/google-banned-over-2-mn-policy-violating-apps-from-play-store-last-year.jpg Google said that it prevented 2.28 million policy-violating apps from being published on its Play Store in 2023. The company also banned 333,000 bad accounts from the Play Store for violations like confirmed malware and repeated severe policy breaches created by criminals and fraud ...

Govt’s cyber agency finds multiple bugs in Cisco products, ET CISO The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) which comes under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, has issued an advisory over three serious vulnerabilities in networking giant Cisco products that could allow hackers to gain access, infiltrate into computer systems and steal data. The Indian Computer Emergency Response ...

Protecting your web application from security breach – A primer – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-93425610,imgsize-349780,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/news/protecting-your-web-application-from-security-breach-a-primer.jpg By Venkatesh Sundar Going digital has become the norm today and software applications have become an integral part of our lives. However, this has also meant that data breaches and cyberattacks are also growing at an alarming rate. These breaches often come from minor glitches in ...

Everyone’s an Expert: How to Empower Your Employees for Cybersecurity Success https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SAT_Buyers_Guide_Huntress.png May 01, 2024The Hacker NewsSecurity Awareness Training There’s a natural human desire to avoid threatening scenarios. The irony, of course, is if you hope to attain any semblance of security, you’ve got to remain prepared to confront those very same threats. As a decision-maker for your organization, you ...

UnitedHealth hackers used stolen login credentials to break in, CEO says – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-109746329,imgsize-14464,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/cybercrime-fraud/unitedhealth-hackers-used-stolen-login-credentials-to-break-in-ceo-says.jpg Hackers breached UnitedHealth’s tech unit on Feb. 12 by using stolen login credentials that gave them remote access to its network, the largest U.S. health insurer will testify before a House panel this week. UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty’s testimony before the House Energy and Commerce ...

UK’s new ‘world first’ laws crack down on smart gadget cyber attacks, ET CISO All internet connected smart devices will be required to meet minimum security standards under what the UK government has dubbed as “world first” laws, effective from Monday to protect consumers and businesses from hacking and cyber-attacks. Under the new regime, manufacturers will be banned from having ...

Most common types of data breaches and how they affect businesses during the festive season – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-94777073,imgsize-118896,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/news/most-common-types-of-data-breaches-and-how-they-affect-businesses-during-the-festive-season.jpg Cyberattacks and data breaches on businesses often rise around the festive season. Firms that keep data may have to deal with high and long-term costs and consequences when breached. As online shopping increases rapidly, cybercriminals can target businesses and their customers ...

China-Linked ‘Muddling Meerkat’ Hijacks DNS to Map Internet on Global Scale https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/scan.png A previously undocumented cyber threat dubbed Muddling Meerkat has been observed undertaking sophisticated domain name system (DNS) activities in a likely effort to evade security measures and conduct reconnaissance of networks across the world since October 2019. Cloud security firm Infoblox described the threat actor as likely affiliated ...

Hackers claim to have infiltrated Belarus’ main security service – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-109639550,imgsize-23236,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/cybercrime-fraud/hackers-claim-to-have-infiltrated-belarus-main-security-service.jpg A Belarusian hacker activist group claims to have infiltrated the network of the country’s main KGB security agency and accessed personnel files of over 8,600 employees of the organization, which still goes under its Soviet name. The authorities have not commented on the claim, but the website ...

Why CISOs must focus on email security, IT Security News, ET CISO DID YOU KNOW? Over 90% of attacks on companies originate from malicious emails. Indian organizations face an average of 2,444 attacks per week in the last six months. Global organizations experience an average of 1,151 attacks per week. EXE files are the most common malicious file type distributed ...