In one of the episodes of Sherlock Holmes, Jim Moriarty orchestrated a simultaneous heist on the Tower of London, Bank of England, and Pentonville Prison with a single tap on his phone. Sherlock, in turn, tried to find the ‘master code’ that could open any locker anywhere in the whole wide world – a unique combination of ones and zeroes that bears the power to [...]
The 16th National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) is approaching its conclusion. Focusing on the idea of ‘Own IT. Secure IT. Protect IT’, NCSAM 2019 emphasized the need for prevention of cyber attacks amidst the rising digital footprint. The Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Christopher Krebs points [...]
Amazon is reportedly testing a hand-scanning payment technology for escalating checkout process at its Whole Foods outlets. Such a system will have the capability to complete a payment in less than 300 milliseconds. Eliminating the need for a card or even touching the POS, the hand-scan system leverages biometric [...]
From mini eateries to big-box retailers, from small organizations to federal bodies, cyberattackers are eyeing every small opportunity to steal valuable data on Personality Identifiable Information (PII). Whether it’s Facebook or Equifax, a single vulnerability, a tiny flaw in the security system has caused them to lose both revenues [...]
“Threat is a mirror of security gaps. Cyber-threat is mainly the reflection of our weaknesses. An accurate vision of digital and behavioral gaps is crucial for a consistent cyber-resilience.” ― Stephane Nappo The principal security agency of Russia – the Federal Security Service (FSB) – faced “the largest data leak [...]
In simpler, internet-less times, looting banks required physical presence of masked, gun-bearing robbers. If banks were proactive enough, they could take down the robbers and prevent the loot with tight security force or hamper an ongoing robbery by calling in additional help. Nowadays, with internet practically ruling our lives, robbing [...]
Facebook made a blunder, again! It failed, ignored, or possibly forgot to encrypt the passwords of more than 600 million users. Since 2012, these passwords were stored in plain text, accessible to its nearly 20,000 employees. The worst part is, it was completely clueless about it for the past [...]
‘Camouflage’ refers to hiding or disguising one’s presence in a manner that makes it nigh impossible for others to identify/recognize someone. While natural camouflage is an incredible thing – and increases an animal’s chances of survival by deceiving predators, – acting as a weapon for them to hunt or protect themselves [...]
The days of developers creating every line of code from scratch are over. The intense demand for newer, better software means development cycles have become correspondingly intense. Moreover, the need for Continuous Testing/Development, and Continuous Integration is growing, as Application Development keeps getting complex. Challenges pertaining to Security Testing [...]
In a recently reported incident, the North Korea-linked Lazarus hackers infected the bank’s debit card payment system with malware and withdrew money from ATMs in 28 countries. Incidentally, this group of hackers has a reputation for conducting highly coordinated global raids — such as the $81 million theft at Bangladesh Bank and the 2014 attacks [...]
