Category: Cybersecurity Insiders

North Korea exploits GitHub with fake profiles and Insider Threats

North Korea has long been recognized for its sophisticated cyber operations, particularly targeting financial institutions and cryptocurrency databases to fund its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. In addition to these high-profile cyberattacks, North Korean hackers have increasingly adopted more subtle…

Can Tokenization Help Secure Payment Data for Financial Institutions

Tokenization is increasingly being recognized as a powerful security measure for protecting sensitive payment data within financial institutions. By replacing sensitive information, such as credit card numbers or bank account details, with randomly generated “tokens,” tokenization reduces the risk of…

DDoS Attack on Beeline Russia

Beeline, one of Russia’s largest telecommunications providers, recently experienced a significant cyber attack, which experts believe to be a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. The primary target of this assault was Beeline’s IT systems, though, fortunately, the attack did…

CISA issues warning against Qilin ransomware group

A day after rejecting claims that the US government had ceased surveillance operations against Russia and its affiliated threat groups, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a clarification regarding statements made by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The clarification…

Pros and Cons of Using AI in Cybersecurity

In today’s digital age, cybersecurity is more critical than ever before. With the increasing sophistication of cyberattacks and the expanding volume of data that organizations must protect, the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in cybersecurity has emerged as a powerful…

Russia not a cyber threat to the United States

In recent years, media outlets across the United States have heavily reported on the rising concerns surrounding Russia, portraying it as one of the nation’s primary cyber adversaries. Over the past three to four years, Russia has been widely accused…

Metrics That Matter for CISOs

With security budgets tightening and business leaders taking a more watchful eye toward cybersecurity, security operations leaders are increasingly looking to justify their work with key performance indicators. But the question remains: Which metrics matter most? Earning a seat at…

Business Continuity Planning: Scenarios vs. impact

The core aim of Business Continuity Planning is to ensure that an organisation can continue to deliver its products and services, minimise downtime and recover swiftly when faced with disruption. There is a fundamental question, often posed when organisations begin:…

Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google

Nearly 2 Million Android TVs Infected with Malware, Triggering Cybercrime Campaigns Cybersecurity firm Xlab has recently reported that nearly 1.59 million Android-based smart TVs have been compromised by Vo1d malware, leading to the formation of a large botnet. This botnet…