The most machines hit by the WannaCry ransomware worm in the cyber-attack earlier in may were running Windows 7, security organizations suggest. Much more than 97% of the infections seen by Kaspersky Lab and 66% of those seen by BitSight used the older software. WannaCry started spreading in mid-May and, so much, has infected more […]
The recent Wanna-Cry ransomware episodes have pushed cyber security to the forefront of peoples’ and organization’s awareness and concerns, again. For many people who weren’t afflicted this might sound like an inconvenience, but love one of those things that impact other people. If our world is not as linked as it is that could probably […]
AHMEDABAD: Giridih in Jharkhand has gained the appellation of “Cyber Zone”, as have Deogarh and Jamtara in that state. But the marque does not signify digital revolution, it reflects the emergence of these places as the hubs of cyber crime. For illustration, in Giridih, Binsmi Village has 1, 000 homes and it is home to […]
(ISC)²® and the Centre for Cyber Safety and Education awarded eight women scholarships to help support their undergraduate and graduate student cyber security studies. (ISC)²’s sponsorship with the Centre is part of a broader initiative to allow cyber security opportunities for ladies and girls. “By 2022 the cybersecurity workforce gap is expected to hit 1. 8 million […]
Microsoft quietly patched a critical vulnerability Wednesday in the Malware Protection Engine. The vulnerability was found May 12 by Google’s Task Zero team, which said an attacker could have crafted an executable that when processed by the Malware Protection Engine’s emulator could permit remote code execution. Unlike May 9 emergency patch so that Google researchers […]