Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts a victim's files. The attackers then demand a ransom from the victim to restore access to the files upon payment. Ransomware attacks are becoming increasingly common, with billions...
Last week New York Times revealed that former USA state secretary Hillary Clinton used a private email account instead of official email address for communications while serving the State department. It is reported that Clinton used...
Global Payments breach.initial review
Security breaches are become a common thing these days. They hit the front page only when the size or importance of the breach become...
Outsourcing Information Security
Many a times when considering cost reduction, Information security outsourcing often come up for discussions. Can we outsource information security effectively? Can it be...
Advanced Persistent Threat (APT)
Advanced persistent threat has made headlines when it hit big names like SONY, Symantec, RSA etc. APT is a stream of cyber crime with...
Data Loss Prevention best practices
Data Loss Vectors Insider threat being one among the top ten threats an organization faces, data loss prevention mechanisms play a key role...
Data Loss Prevention Solutions worth evaluating
12Content Aware DLP Solutions worth evaluating Data loss prevention is being considered as one among the key information security tools an enterprise needs....
Data loss prevention
Businesses are driven by data. Global organizations need more than network security to protect their confidential data and sensitive information.The protection of data itself...
Cloud computing and Data security
Cloud computing is becoming a real trend in today.s business world. Businesses are increasingly opting for cloud based applications for their business needs. Various...
Stratfor Incident.An analysis
Stratfor, a global security think-tank, is hacked and now everyone knows about it. Based on the information available on the web related to this...
Importance of Database Activity Monitoring
Database Activity Monitoring is a key process in the data protection suite of activities. Databases being the key place for data storage, database activity...
Database Activity Monitoring
Who has unlimited access to your data? None other than the database administrators. We do trust them, don.t we? Yep, what else we can...
Sega says hackers stole data of 1.29 million users
Sega has confirmed that the personal data of 1.29 million of its customers was stolen in an attack on its systems. It comes after...
Top security predictions 2011-2012
Security predictions are part of the year end routines of many security solutions and services companies as well as key security personals.
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