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This Week in Cyber Security News, Aug 3 – 9, 2018

Cyber Security News highlights this week Vulnerability present in WhatsApp messenger is Allowing Attackers to Alter. Messages in Group ChatsThe source code of Snapchat app leaked on GitHubHealth Care Data of 2 Million People is exposed online in MexicoHackers Infected...

August 8, 2018

Knowledge Base

What is “Cryptojacking” ?

Cryptojacking is a technique used by hackers to make unauthorized use of the user’s browser to mine cryptocurrency. Cryptojacking is usually implemented by hackers by either of two ways: How do Hackers Perform Cryptojacking? How to Prevent Cryptojacking? In order...

August 1, 2018

News

This Week in Cyber Security News, July 26 – Aug 1, 2018

Cyber Security News highlights this week In-Short Overview: Yesterday, Facebook announced that it had shut down 17 Facebook accounts, 8 Facebook pages, and 7 Instagram profiles for what the social network categorized as “coordinated inauthentic behaviour”. Read More: Facebook Removed...

July 31, 2018

Attackers Targeting a Vulnerability in Universal Plug and Play Networking Protocol

Knowledge Base

Attackers Targeting a Vulnerability in Universal Plug and Play Networking Protocol

Vulnerabilities provide an opportunity for attackers to sweep into a targeted user’s system and to take over all its running applications. As the attackers gain access to the system, they will often try to elevate the system privileges. Thus, even...

July 17, 2018

Attacks DDoS

What is a DDoS attack?

A Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack is an attempt to shut down a machine or a network through multiple infected computer systems. The main goal of this attack is to make an online service unavailable or disrupt the legitimate traffic of...

July 16, 2018

Attacks DDoS

What is a SSDP DDoS Attack?

Simple Service Discovery Protocol (SSDP attack) is a network-based protocol which is used for scanning or searching for available network devices. SSDP is based on the discovery of universal plug-and-play (UPnP) devices that facilitate easy communication between computer systems and...

July 2, 2018

How Attackers Bypass Two-Factor Authentication with Phishing

Attacks Knowledge Base

How Attackers Bypass Two-Factor Authentication with Phishing

Online businesses are opting for two-factor authentication (2FA) techniques to maintain data privacy and to protect the personally identifiable information (PII) of their customers. They often implement 2FA to strengthen the login security of the various forms that are present...

June 27, 2018

What is a MITM Attack and How to prevent it?

Attacks Knowledge Base

What is a MITM Attack and How to prevent it?

Man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack is a type of cyberattack where an attacker secretly interferes, relays or alters the communication between a client (browser) and the server (website). In MITM, the client assumes that it has established an encrypted connection with the server, but...

May 10, 2018

Why do you need a Web Application Monitoring and Security Solution for Your Business?

WAF

Why do you need a Web Application Monitoring and Security Solution for Your Business?

Your web application is your business, your brand, and sometimes your first contact with your potential customer. If it is not safe and secure, critical business relationships can be compromised and your business will end up obtaining no profits. While...

January 29, 2018

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