Stakeholders’ Personal Records Leaked in Recent Shell/Accellion Breach
Shell, the multinational oil giant, disclosed in late March that the personal information of some of its stakeholders and business data from linked organizations have been compromised after a successful attack on its network. It was disclosed by the company that a still-unknown malicious agent breached into the system, accessing files containing sensitive data belonging […]
Reactions to U.S. Water Plant Hack
In the second week of February 2021, the U.S. government revealed that unknown hackers had gained remote access to systems at a water plant in Florida City. The hackers attempted to raise the levels of certain chemicals to an extent where members of the public would run the risk of being poisoned. The water supply […]
Japan’s Industries Targeted by Hackers Employing Backdoors
APT10, also known as Stone Panda, Cicada, POTASSIUM, and Red Apollo, was found to be behind a series of cyberattacks targeting industry sectors in Japan as part of a large, long-running campaign against the Asian country. By using novel malware, APT10 attacked companies deploying malicious backdoors in a sophisticated fashion. With these backdoors, the group […]
Homeland Security Bets On Upgraded Cybersecurity Protection for the Nation
In the last few years, the United States has been the victim of serious cybersecurity threats that weren’t managed adequately. With time, the rivalry between the US and its international contenders, such as China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, has shaped a new kind of battleground, one that focuses on disrupting digital information and technology. […]
Attaining your DevNet IoT Certification
Ever since its inception, IoT has continued to gain more relevance in our world today due to the benefits that these technologies offer. IoT’s main objective is to transform analog ideas, represent them in a digital form, and store digital data in data storage centers. Understanding How IoT Works The process of digital representation involves […]
Four Ways to Avoid Zoom Fatigue as Recommended by Security Analysts
Since the onset of the pandemic, there has been a rise in the number of people working remotely. Working from home was perceived to be the most pleasurable thing, away from the office, and free from the hassles of commuting to work daily. However, the reality turned out to be different from our imaginations. Migration […]
Understanding the Real Cost For Your Business
Cybersecurity Budget: Understand The Real Costs For Your Business Updated on 08/01/2021 In today’s modern industrial age, cybersecurity protocols play a more important role than ever in every business. Once the decision-makers have decided to invest in cybersecurity, they will then ask: how much do companies spend on cybersecurity? How much should I spend for […]
WatchDog Botnet Hacked Windows and Linux Servers Worldwide for Illegal Crypto-mining
A botnet known as WatchDog has been operating for two years with the goal of crypto-mining in private servers all around the world. With the rising prices of different cryptocurrencies that are being easily traded right now, crypto-mining has become a very attractive illegal activity for cybercriminals. This discovery, made by Unit 42, reinforces the […]
How to Make the Most of Your Cybersecurity Dashboard
Every year we see new products and iterations of dashboards that aim to make our job in cybersecurity easier. The goal of these dashboards is, at least in theory, to keep us informed and knowledgeable. Dashboards provide us with a plethora of information, presented in digestible ways, most of the time by using graphs and […]
