61% of enterprises say they cannot detect breach attempts today without the use of AI technologies. 48% say their budgets for AI in cybersecurity will increase by an average of 29% in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020. Breach attempts are proliferating with Cisco reporting that in 2018, they blocked seven trillion
Category: Cyber Security
Cybersecurity is the body of technologies, processes, and practices designed to protect networks, devices, programs, and data from attack, damage, or unauthorized access. Cyber security may also be referred to as information technology security.
Nuances Of Aadhaar: India’s Digital Identity, Identification System And ID
As reports are emerging of personal data associated with Aadhaar ID being sold in alternate markets for as little as 500 Indian Rupees, are we witnessing the weaponization of identity becoming a reality? IntroductionIdentity, identification systems, and ID are evolving. As seen across nations, there is an intense effort going
Confirmed: 2 Billion Records Exposed In Massive Smart Home Device Breach
A team of self-styled “hacktivist” security researchers, with an impressive track record of exposing breach after breach as part of a web-mapping project that searches for vulnerabilities within online databases, has disclosed one of the biggest to date. The researchers in question, Noam Rotem and Ran Locar from vpnMentor, found
Confirmed: NASA Has Been Hacked
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) this week confirmed that its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has been hacked. An audit document from the U.S. Office of the Inspector General was published by NASA this week. It reveals that an unauthorized Raspberry Pi computer connected to the JPL servers
What Should Enterprises Focus On When It Comes To Cybersecurity?
Marriott. Facebook. Ticketmaster. Those are just a few of the brands that suffered the most significant headline-grabbing security breaches of the past year.
The Cybersecurity Peaches: How Innovation Is Affecting A Lemon Market
Depending on which analyst firm you subscribe to, it is estimated that in 2019 global enterprises will spend between $80-$120 billion on security software and services.
A Video Game From 2016 Predicted Today’s Headlines
In Watch Dogs 2, San Francisco is run by ctOS 2.0, an operating system that uses data gathered from connected devices to control infrastructure, monitor the population and maintain security.
Google Confirms Android Smartphone Security Backdoor
Google has now confirmed that threat actors did, indeed, manage to compromise Android smartphones with the installation of a backdoor as part of a supply chain attack.
WhatsApp Has Exposed Phones To Israeli Spyware – Update Your Apps Now
WhatsApp told the Financial Times, which broke the story, that “the attack has all the hallmarks of a private company known to work with governments to deliver spyware that reportedly takes over the functions of mobile phone operating systems.
Cybersecurity Experts Share Tips And Insights For World Password Day
The idea of passwords and the need for effective authentication methods are not new. It was 15 years ago at the 2004 RSA Security Conference that Bill Gates – then CEO of Microsoft – predicted the demise of passwords.
Cyber Breach Planning: Lessons From The Equifax Breach
The Commissioner’s investigation into the Equifax breach suggests some important features of a strong cyber-preparedness and incident response plan for every company.
Machine Learning Is A Key Component In Managing Mobile Advertising
To quickly choose ads for the right apps, provide attribution for app downloads, provide location based ads, and to identify fraud are all areas in which machine learning’s ability to analyze large volumes of data can have an impact.
