Cybercrime not limited to Metro cities – Wake up call for Smaller cities of India!

Credit to Author: Sushmita Kalashikar| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 10:36:26 +0000

Cyber-attacks and cybercrimes are no more only about metro cities of India. In fact, cyber criminals are quick to shift their attention to smaller cities, owing to the fact that people/businesses in smaller cities are less familiar with the need or importance of cyber security. This makes it easier for…

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This Children’s Day, pledge the online security of your kids!

Credit to Author: Sushmita Kalashikar| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 07:15:18 +0000

It’s Children’s Day and there couldn’t be a better day to pledge the security of our young minds, not just in the physical world but also virtual world. While technology has improved our lives in ways beyond our control and provided our kids with an ocean of knowledge, we cannot…

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Think loud! Can the regular delivery boy at your office launch a malware?

Credit to Author: Sushmita Kalashikar| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 12:46:00 +0000

Most companies employ strict security practices when it comes to the security of their office and infrastructure. There are security guards to monitor the entry and exit, surveillance cameras in place for 360° view and system administrators to keep a check on the security of systems and networks. While most…

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Teacher’s Day Special – Things that teachers must know about their students to make them cyber safe

Credit to Author: Sushmita Kalashikar| Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2019 12:37:31 +0000

A good teacher is not just someone who is good with academics. They are more of a role model and mentor, who can share the right knowledge with their students, to help them choose and perceive between the good and bad of the society they live in. Given the increasing…

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Beware! The padlock icon and HTTPS are no more indicators of safe website

Credit to Author: Sushmita Kalashikar| Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 14:06:40 +0000

The evolving cyber threat landscape has taken a new leap. The recent past shows a startling rise in the number of incidences of phishing attacks, where visitors have been lured into clicking fraudulent links, under the cover of security marks like padlock icon and ‘HTTPS’. Considering the rising number of…

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CVE-2019-11815: Experts discovered a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux Kernel

Credit to Author: Ganesh Lakariya| Date: Mon, 27 May 2019 07:02:35 +0000

Red Hat engineers and experts discovered a memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, which is basically a flaw while implementation of RDS (Remote desktop Protocol) over TCP. This flaw has affected Red Hat, Ubuntu, Debian and SUSE and security advisories have been issued for all. This flaw could enable an…

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CVE-2019-0708 – A Critical “Wormable” Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Windows RDP

Credit to Author: Sushmita Kalashikar| Date: Fri, 17 May 2019 06:06:20 +0000

This is an important security advisory related to a recently patched Critical remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Service (RDP). The vulnerability is identified as “CVE-2019-0708 – Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability”. MSRC blog mentions This vulnerability is pre-authentication and requires no user interaction. In other…

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