Security

December 21, 2020 Security

Clumio launches SaaS based ransomware protect solution

It is claimed as industry’s first air-gapped ransomware protection, with 30-day retention for VMware / VMware Cloud on AWS, Amazon Web Services (EC2/RDS/EBS), and Microsoft M365 data, with rapid granular recovery from anywhere.

December 21, 2020 Security

360,000 new malicious files detected per day in 2020: Kaspersky

Kaspersky’s detection systems discovered an average of 360,000 new malicious files every day over the past 12 months—18,000 more than the previous year (a 5.2% increase)

December 18, 2020 Security

Sophos’ 4 new open AI developments to beef cyber defenses

Sophos announced four new open Artificial Intelligence (AI) developments to help broaden and sharpen the industry’s defenses against cyberattacks

December 16, 2020 Security

Attacks on remote desktop protocols touched 3.3 billion in 2020

Attacks on remote desktop protocols (RDP) grew a massive 242% reaching 3.3 billion in 2020 compared to 2019, according to Kaspersky researchers.

December 9, 2020 Security

Targeted ransomware hit 61 entities in APAC in 2020: Kaspersky

At least 61 entities from the region were breached by a targeted ransomware group in 2020. Australia and India logged the highest number of incidents across APAC

December 9, 2020 Security

Home networks – a critical launchpad for attacks in 2021

Cybercriminals in 2021 will particularly look to home networks as a critical launch pad to compromising corporate IT and IoT networks, according to Trend Micro’s predictions report Turning the Tide.

December 8, 2020 Security

Organisations reported more cyberattacks amid Covid-19 outbreak

Among those respondents, 58% said their organisations experienced an increase in cyber attacks since the coronavirus pandemic started.

December 7, 2020 Security

Check Point researchers confirm Google’s Play Store vulnerability

Due to this vulnerability, hundreds of millions of Android users are still at a significant security risk.

December 3, 2020 Security

India confronted third-highest malware attacks after US and Japan

India confronted third-highest malware attacks after US and Japan, according to 2020 Acronis Cyberthreats Report released on Thursday

November 30, 2020 Security

Kaspersky and CERT-In team-up for cybersecurity

Under the signed MoU, Kaspersky and CERT-In will work together to build a cooperative relationship and facilitate the fulfilment of mutual goals of creating safe and secure cyberspace in India.