Cybersecurity threats have surged to extraordinary heights, as Microsoft’s latest Digital Defense Report reveals that its customers are confronted with over 600 million cyberattacks every day. The report highlights that cyber operations play a crucial role in geopolitical conflicts, used for espionage, influence, and destruction. The cooperation between nation-states and …
Read More »A summary of “2024 State of Cybersecurity survey” by ISACA
ISACA 2024 survey report reveals that 66% of cybersecurity professionals find their jobs more stressful now than five years ago. The annual study, sponsored by Adobe, showcases the feedback of more than 1,800 cybersecurity professionals on topics related to the cybersecurity workforce and threat landscape. According to the data, the …
Read More »Meta fined $101 million for storing passwords in plaintext
Meta was fined over $100 million by the EU privacy regulator on Friday due to a security issue with Facebook users’ passwords. The Irish Data Protection Commission fined the U.S. tech company 91 million euros ($101.6 million) after an investigation. The watchdog opened an investigation in 2019 after Meta reported …
Read More »Octo2: European Banks Already Under Attack by New Malware varient
Cybersecurity researchers at ThreatFabric have identified a new and more dangerous variant of the Octo banking malware, called “Octo2.” This evolved version of ExobotCompact is already targeting European financial institutions, with attacks reported in Italy, Poland, Moldova, and Hungary. Octo2 features improved remote access and advanced anti-detection methods, making it …
Read More »India launches first Al-powered network solution for spam detection
India’s Bharti Airtel has launched India’s first AI-powered solution that detects spam calls and messages, alerting customers in real-time. The free service automatically activates for all users, detecting millions of spam messages daily to improve customer security. Airtel announces a free tool that will automatically alert customers in real-time about …
Read More »OpenBAS: Cutting-edge breach and attack simulation platform
OpenBAS is a platform that helps organizations to plan, schedule, and conduct crisis exercises, adversary simulations, and breach simulations. OpenBAS is a modern web application that follows ISO 22398 standards. It has a user-friendly interface and a RESTful API. The platform has different modules, such as scenarios, team management, simulations, …
Read More »Web-Check: Magic Toolkit for Website Analysis and Security Assessment
Web-Check is a powerful tool that helps people understand and navigate websites. It is useful for developers, system administrators, security professionals, and anyone who wants to explore the intricacies of a website. Unveiling Web-Check’s Capabilities: Web-Check is a tool that efficiently investigates a URL to gather and organize a lot …
Read More »CrowdStrike publish Root Cause of Global System Outages
CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company, has released its analysis on the Falcon Sensor software update crash that affected millions of Windows devices worldwide. The “Channel File 291” incident was traced back to a content validation issue. This issue came up when a new Template Type was introduced. The purpose of this …
Read More »Microsoft Confirms Outage Was Triggered By Cyberattack
Microsoft Azure suffered an outage on July 30 due to a cyberattack known as a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. Users complained about not being able to access various Microsoft services yesterday, including Microsoft 365 products like Office, Outlook, and Azure. The incident—which lasted nearly 10 hours—took place less …
Read More »Microsoft Azure and 365 portal hit by global outage
Microsoft is looking into a big problem that is preventing people from accessing certain Microsoft 365 and Azure services. “We’re currently investigating access issues and degraded performance with multiple Microsoft 365 services and features. More information can be found under MO842351 in the admin center,” Redmond said. Many users are …
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