As we are at the onset of a new year ahead, let’s revisit some cyber-attacks and lessons learned to be taken forward. We will be sharing expert comments, vulnerabilities, and attacks that have made businesses worry, sharing cyber hygiene tips and best practices to follow...
Recent cyberattacks on Uber, SolarWinds, Colonial Pipeline, and data breaches of Twitter, Dropbox, Amazon RDS worldwide have forced Security experts and businesses to be on their toes to find ways to prevent them. While most cybersecurity initiatives are focussed on threat detection and response, prevention...
BEC or Business Email Compromise (also known as the man-in-the-email attack) is a phishing attack in which financially-motivated adversaries trick unsuspecting executives and employees into making payments or sending sensitive data to fraudulent accounts. The criminals behind BEC send convincing-looking emails that might request unusual...
In 2002, the United States Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) to protect shareholders and the general public from accounting errors and fraudulent practices in enterprises, and to improve the accuracy of corporate disclosures. Congressmen Paul Sarbanes and Michael Oxley drafted the act to improve...
Fintech is a term used for ‘financial technology’, which is the application of new technological advancements to products and services in the financial industry. Financial services companies deal with highly sensitive personal and business information through services such as digital banking, digital payments, insurance services,...
In a Business Email Compromise (BEC) exploit, the attacker typically uses the identity of someone on a corporate network to trick the target or targets into sending money to the attacker’s account. The most common victims of BEC are usually companies that utilize wire transfers...
According to the Identity theft research center, in 2020 itself by June 163 million users are affected. Users while at home can keep cyber hygiene and keep their own data and accounts safe. Here are some useful tips. We have to do these for our...
Hygiene is a very important part of our lives. It helps us keep healthy, running, and feel enriched. The same is with our digital lives at work and at home. Cyber Security Month gives us an opportunity to revisit what we do and reinforce our...
