Can cyber-attacks be controlled? – A treasured influence is cyber incident response

The growth of cyber-attacks has been on the exponential rise and will continue to do so. Gartner reports that by 2025, 40% of boards will have a dedicated cybersecurity committee. The perimeter of the current cyber-attacks have been out of proportions and is expected to worsen with organizations having poor cyber defence. Gartner has alsoContinue reading “Can cyber-attacks be controlled? – A treasured influence is cyber incident response”

IoT security, the rising concern with CoVID-19 – A long shadow casted

With the developing worries of the CoVID-19, the digital world has outperformed the human expectations of moving towards digitization and WFH culture. Undoubtedly, the Internet of Things aka IoT has also been expanding with numerous devices connected aiding people to stay connected and get benefited with the use of the IoT technology. In 2020, COVID-19Continue reading “IoT security, the rising concern with CoVID-19 – A long shadow casted”

Aarogya Setu app crashes and causes issues – the ball has been dropped again

With the current issues and circumstances around the COVID-19 cases and shortage of vaccination, the happy news was that individuals aged 18 years and above will become eligible to get jabbed. The biggest repercussion observed so far has been with respect to the Aarogya Setu app. The app provides a lot of vital information includingContinue reading “Aarogya Setu app crashes and causes issues – the ball has been dropped again”

Cyber threat intelligence (CTI) – the pivotal factor to Next-Gen cybersecurity

Technological advancements lie at the core of every industry today. The automation and more connected network they bear have changed the world’s financial and social foundations — yet they’ve likewise acquired the risk of different types of cyberattacks. Cyber threat intelligence or CTI is information or knowledge that permits you to prevent or mitigate thoseContinue reading “Cyber threat intelligence (CTI) – the pivotal factor to Next-Gen cybersecurity”

The rise of the cyber-espionage era – This is just the beginning

Since the inception of cybersecurity as merely being a terminology used as an optional asset has become the epicenter of the digital era. There’s almost no industry today which doesn’t employ digitization as a part of its function. It has been reported that a lot of organizations have been affected by a variety of cyber-attacksContinue reading “The rise of the cyber-espionage era – This is just the beginning”

A new addition to the 2021 cyber-attacks – This time, energy giant Shell

The first quarter of the year has not even ended, but the list of cyber-attacks have been exponentially increasing. Solarwinds and Microsoft were the earlier victims and now it is the energy giant Shell. Energy goliath Royal Dutch Shell has become a recent casualty of a series of attacks on users of the Accellion legacyContinue reading “A new addition to the 2021 cyber-attacks – This time, energy giant Shell”

EdTech and the learning curve of cybersecurity – A new insightful association

Education technology or EdTech as what it is prominently known today in the digital era has undoubtedly gained popularity amongst individuals. It has become more common and a significant medium to share and present knowledge and aids individuals by providing information at their disposal. Forbes has defined EdTech as the practice of introducing IT toolsContinue reading “EdTech and the learning curve of cybersecurity – A new insightful association”

Cyber Threat Intelligence, more than a requirement today – An overview of the threat landscape

An expanding horizon of cyber threats and risks like phishing, zero-day vulnerabilities, data breaches, and insider threats, is the key factor driving the development of the global cyber threat intelligence market. Moreover, expanding interests in R&D exercises for improved threat intelligence security solutions by a few associations and growing government sustenance for the advancement ofContinue reading “Cyber Threat Intelligence, more than a requirement today – An overview of the threat landscape”

A Zero Trust approach for IoT and OT – An embracing perspective

Zero trust or ZT as it is more prominently known today, has become more than just a theoretical concept. As more devices are coming together to form the IoT space or as I like to call, “the growing allied era”, the intensity of data or information which is exposed for the attack surface will growContinue reading “A Zero Trust approach for IoT and OT – An embracing perspective”

India hits back with a strategy to thwart cyber threats – A more focused cybersecurity plan

It wasn’t long that I had shared a post around the Chinese hack resulting in power outages in the financial capital of India. A couple of days back, Indians have gone back to the drawing board to think hard and design an effective strategy to defend cyber risks amid China’s cyber threats. The focus hasContinue reading “India hits back with a strategy to thwart cyber threats – A more focused cybersecurity plan”