Tag: information security
Israel sees cyber threat from Iran ahead of elections, says senior...
Israel is taking measures to prevent any incident of cyber attack during next general elections. On October 24, 2017, a senior cybersecurity official said...
Microsoft drops lawsuit against the US government after amendments in ‘gag...
Tech giant Microsoft recently announced that it will drop a lawsuit against the U.S. government after the Department of Justice (DOJ) changed data request...
‘BadRabbit’ malware hits Ukraine, Russia, and other nations: Reports
On October 24, 2017, Ukraine, Russia, Japan, and Bulgaria were hit by a wave of cyber attacks. Reuters reported that Ukraine’s Odessa airport and...
New norms likely for India’s power grid to avoid cyber attacks:...
To address cyber crimes, the Indian government is trying to protect imported power equipment. To avert cyber attacks on electricity grids, tough measures such...
I cannot change my origin: Eugene Kaspersky
The row between the U.S. government and Kaspersky Lab seem to have reached a culmination. Eugene Kaspersky, the founder of Kaspersky Lab, has chosen...
Ghana to establish a national cybersecurity center
The government of Ghana is mulling on establishing a national cybersecurity center to safeguard the nation against cybercrime. According to the President Nana Akufo-Addo,...
‘Absent’ Trump’s cybersecurity official invites subpoena threat from Senator McCain
Senior Senator from Arizona John McCain on October 19 suggested that Senate Armed Services Committee chaired by him may consider issuing a subpoena to...
Pizza Hut suffers data breach; nearly 60,000 customers affected
Quick Service Restaurant Chain Pizza Hut reportedly suffered a massive data security breach on October 1 and October 2. The chain notified the patrons...
66% of IT employees admit to snooping sensitive company info: Survey
A recent global survey revealed what percentage of information technology professionals access unauthorized resources and who snoops more – executives or middle management, big...
Wi-Fi networks using WPA2 protocol vulnerable to KRACK attack: Research
Any device using Wi-Fi Protected Access II (WPA2) encryption could allow nearby attackers to intercept and steal data transmitted across a Wi-Fi network, as...
