Microsoft has released today its monthly batch of security updates, known as Patch Tuesday. This month, the OS maker has fixed 56 security vulnerabilities, including a Windows bug that was being exploited in the wild before today’s patches.
“See who’s tracking your email” What if we tell you that all our emails are being tracked and our information is being collected. Yes, it is high time we take security seriously and understand the gravity of the scenario. SPY PIXELS: To start with, let us first understand what spy pixels are. Spy pixels which are also known as tracking pixels or web beacons. They are invisible and tiny image files( .PNGs and .GIFs) which are inserted in the content body of an email. They may appear as clear, white…
“STAY UPDATED” CVE Updates for the month of January 2021: Microsoft fixes 83 security bugs in the January 2021 Patch Tuesday releases. For the month of January, Microsoft has patched a total of 83 vulnerabilities across a wide range of products, including Apple, CISCO, Adobe, Chrome, Mozilla, Microsoft checkpoint, Redhat and also Windows operating system, cloud-based products, developer tools, and enterprise servers. But of all the bugs patched, the most important one is a zero-day vulnerability in the Microsoft Defender antivirus, which Microsoft said was exploited before the patches were…
“A Cyber Gun to the Head” The Red Devils were attacked and it is believed that the cyber criminals are holding them to ransom for millions of pounds after hacking into their system. Manchester United released a statement late on Friday, 20 Nov of an attack on their IT systems that took place that very evening. The attack was identified and shut down by the cyber defences set up by the club’s IT team. It’s rumoured to be a ransomware attack for which the club has neither agreed or denied…
In the fast moving world of cybersecurity, it is necessary for us to stay updated of the latest vulnerabilities and patch them immediately to prevent any incident from occurring.
In this article, we will look at the various steps involved in a pen test. Although different frameworks or methodologies might state fewer steps than those listed below, the steps below would be included in one form or another:
A detailed look into cybersecurity checklist that an organisation can follow to avoid any security incidents and financial loss in the future due to poor security posture.
A company is only as strong as the rules it’s built on.
Encryption is the method of converting the data into an encoded form. There are various ways this can be achieved. Julius Caesar invented the Caesar cipher to hide the messages he sent to his generals.
In this article, we will discuss further on the threat actors, their motivation and the different types of cybercrimes happening nowadays globally.