The importance of cybersecurity worldwide needs to be properly recognized if we want our digital world to grow safer. For this, collaboration is essential among security firms,… Read more “AI Is Both an Opportunity and a Threat for Cybersecurity – Interview with Thierry Karsenti (Check Point)”
Tag: WannaCry
Europol Says Ransomware Eclipsed Most Other Cyber Threats
Europol, the police agency of the European Union, is handing out a warning against the threat posed by ransomware. The agency published an 80-page report discussing numerous… Read more “Europol Says Ransomware Eclipsed Most Other Cyber Threats”
Researchers Work Together, Take Down Huge Botnet Made of Infected Android Smartphones
Security researchers from several companies have teamed up to take down a DDoS botnet made up of Android devices. Security experts from numerous companies, including Google, Flashpoint,… Read more “Researchers Work Together, Take Down Huge Botnet Made of Infected Android Smartphones”
Bug Bounty Programs, the Way to Turn Black Hats Into Ethical Hackers: Interview with Zerocopter’s Edwin van Andel
Bug bounty programs are spreading more and more nowadays, as companies try to get help from ethical hackers in fixing their security problems. Over the years, companies… Read more “Bug Bounty Programs, the Way to Turn Black Hats Into Ethical Hackers: Interview with Zerocopter’s Edwin van Andel”
Cyberattacks and Ransomware Damage Costs to Rise to Billions of Dollars
The number of ransomware attacks has grown over the past few years with an incredible speed with damage costs for 2017 being predicted to exceed $5 billion,… Read more “Cyberattacks and Ransomware Damage Costs to Rise to Billions of Dollars”
Shadow Brokers: To Pay or Not to Pay – the Moral Dilemma
Cybersecurity experts, tech companies, and hackers are all going to compete over the next data leak from the infamous hacker group Shadow Brokers, which poses a rather… Read more “Shadow Brokers: To Pay or Not to Pay – the Moral Dilemma”
Destructive Malware NotPetya and WannaCry Mark Beginning of Dark Cyber Future
NotPetya wreaked havoc around the world and it wasn’t even for monetary-purposes The latest global cyber attack with the NotPetya ransomware is testament to the fact… Read more “Destructive Malware NotPetya and WannaCry Mark Beginning of Dark Cyber Future”
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