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A new ransomware campaign in the wild,Ryuk!!

  • Shriram Munde / 7 years
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Recently, Quick Heal Security Labs observed a new destructive ransomware named ‘Ryuk. Ransomware’. This ransomware campaign has already affected many users worldwide and seems to be a spear phishing attack. The compelling thing, it encrypts victim files without appending any extension but making files unreadable. Ryuk uses robust military algorithms such as ‘RSA4096’ and ‘AES-256’ […]

Beware of the Armage Ransomware – the File Destroyer!

  • Shriram Munde / 7 years
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In July last week, Quick Heal Security Labs detected a new ransomware called Armage. It appends ‘.Armage’ extension to files it encrypts. Armage ransomware uses the AES-256 encryption algorithm to encode files making them inoperable. It spreads via spam emails and corrupted text files. Technical analysis Once executed on the infected computer, Armage ransomware opens […]

eBay faces a major hack and other security news

  • Adithya Omanakuttan / 12 years
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In massive security news this last week, eBay was hacked on a large scale. This is the dominant story emanating from IT circles in the week gone by, and all else pales in comparison. During the hack, large databases of user passwords were also stolen and this is a rather alarming state of affairs. If […]

Latest IT Security News and Updates for the Week

  • Adithya Omanakuttan / 12 years
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There are several interesting new developments in the security world, and here are some of the news stories from the week gone by that you should be looking at. Facebook Whatsapp deal for $19 billion still not completed due to privacy concerns If you have doubts about your private data being misused thanks to Facebook’s […]

How Security Savvy are Your Staff?

  • Adithya Omanakuttan / 12 years
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Modern business enterprises deal with large stacks of crucial data that need to be processed at high speeds. As a result, security is often a blind spot for them. Basic enterprise security tips are overlooked for the sake of convenience and this eventually leads to security breaches or data loss. While CIOs implement precautions like […]

Why USB drives and CDs are a security risk to your corporate network

  • Adithya Omanakuttan / 13 years
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It is common knowledge that business organizations need to make significant investments to safeguard their data. This involves protecting the corporate network from external threats and internal parties (employees) as well. This is where effective Endpoint Security (EPS) comes into the picture. EPS is a network security concept that places the responsibility of each device’s […]

Security news and updates from the last week

  • Adithya Omanakuttan / 13 years
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New York Times website breached by Chinese hackers The New York Times recently discovered that their computer systems were breached by Chinese hackers. The hackers stole corporate passwords of each and every employee and spied on more than 50 individuals in a time span of 4 months. Apparently these attacks started when the Times started […]

Latest security news updates from the week gone by

  • Adithya Omanakuttan / 13 years
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India and hardware makers at loggerheads over cyber security guidelines The Indian Government wants all hardware manufacturers to include a mandatory brochure on cyber security. This stretches to all forms of hardware right from computers and mobile phones to modems and USB drives. However, the hardware companies are not too happy about this as this […]