Global socioeconomies are witnessing a rise in internet users which has led to a greater number of cyber attacks and spread of disinformation even in cyber-advanced countries.
The creation and collection of data will also be more in volume than ever before. Thus, making policies to protect this data is also very important.
Identity theft is a significant concern for any individual or business in today's time, as technology is evolving day by day. Such crimes result in an adverse impact on the company's image and lead to damaging business or personal reputation.
On March 16th, 2020, an unprotected and publicly available Elasticsearch instance which appeared to be managed by a UK-based security company was reported.
The confirmation of the case was obtained from the SSL certificate and reverse DNS records. This data exposure came from a data breach record, which showed a massive collection of previously reported security incidents spanning the 2012-2019 era.
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The world went into lockdown in late-February due to coronavirus pandemic leading to the onset of surprising and uncertain times. Still, there some people who are taking advantage of chaos in a wrong way.
The coronavirus pandemic has surprised the world, with many countries enforcing the lockdown and telling their citizens to self-isolate as much as they can. Many people are trying to make their way by working from home. They are striving to look after their families, manage financial situations, and even maintain their health despite the pandemic.
Still, there is also a problem which everyone should put on their list. The goal is to stay safe online and beware of the scammers.
Unfortunately, time and resources often stand in the way of ransomware prevention. Businesses owners are now at high risk of ransomware more than ever.
Ransomeware attacks are widespread in the SMB community. 46% of these businesses are the victims of these Ransomeware attacks. Out of the affected SMBs, 73% are the businesses who have had to pay the Ransome out of their pockets.
There is always someone who shares everything on social media, even their personal information. Some people are foolish enough to share sensitive personal information which can be used to answer account's security questions when setting up a new account on various social media platforms.
Microsoft security researchers have warned users that even seemingly small Internet of Things (IoT) devices like LED light control consoles can be used to exploit our security systems by launching malware.
As if the chaos of the global pandemic was not enough already! The cyber attackers funded by Nation-State are rapidly targeting the companies involved in COVID-19 research with malicious aims of data stealing and illegal manipulation of the information. The attackers have already breached multiple systems and are now investigating the researchers to release paramount details.