DailyPost 1034 THE NEW EBOLA Ransomware is turning out to be the new Ebola, the digital one. From its popular genesis in WannaCry, though it been existing earlier as well, it has gained from strength to strength, in the process becoming the most favoured tool of the hackers and presumably in some cases even nation […]
DailyPost 1004 RANSOMWARE PAYMENTS Ransomware has been the cynosure of the hacking fraternity for quite some time now and it shows no signs of ebbing given the mammoth impact it can make across countries as in the case WannaCry, critical infrastructure notwithstanding. It can make companies and governments come to a grinding halt. Hackers gained
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DailyPost 715 DIGITAL READINESS OF THE INDIAN POLICE With the nature of Cyber Crime cases as the Cosmos variety close on the heels of WannaCry and Petya attacks, leading the temporary closure of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust in Mumbai, things are discomforting. The Cyber Security scenario gets more complicated by the day with no predictability.
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DailyPost 241 ROBUST FUNCTIONING; ROBUST RESPONSE The WannaCry media glare has died down, but the problem keeps glaring on our faces. We might face a much worse off attack cannot be taken as verdict of doomsday soothsayers, its a reality which all stakeholders have to accept. Wishing away does not remain an option now. Getting
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DailyPost 235 CYBER SECURITY- LIP SERVICE CONTINUES With the heat of the WannaCry seemingly dying, the impact of the attack in terms of bringing forth permanent changes in the Cyber Security mindset & developing enhanced capabilities aligned to the changing requirements does not seem to have seen a sea change. This has been the story
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DailyPost 234 CYBER SECURITY – AT THE CENTRE STAGE? Since 2014 Cyber Security has been positioned as the single biggest threat by the US. For sure, it is not an emerging threat, as it made out to be. Unfortunately, in the public psyche it was treated as a far fetched issue, not of any great
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DailyPost 232 CONSULTANCY, CERTIFICATION & COMPLIANCE – How Effective? The effectiveness of this model was for long in question both as a mode of prevention & the capability to respond to highest level Cyber Attacks on Critical Infrastructure & the like. “WannaCry” has ripped open the gaps in our cyber security systems worldwide from NHS,
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DailyPost 231 IT WAS IN THE OFFING The historic cyber attack of Friday is ominous of the fact that 3rd World War would be a cyber war. With the situation the way it stands today, next major cyber attack can result in complete mayhem all around, an impact not dissimilar to that of a major
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