RaaS market disruption The ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) market is getting disrupted, which has armed hackers with easy-to-use, off-the-shelf, and affordable ransomware solutions. The market, which has witnessed the disappearance of big players for over two years, is getting populated with ‘Junk Gun’ ransomware on the dark web The new family of ransomware is attracting ‘buyers’ because…
Top cybersecurity news: Critical infrastructure is the main target of cybercriminals; Apple upgrades to quantum-proof encryption; Millions of telecom customers affected by dark web leak. This regular round-up brings you key cybersecurity stories from the past month. Cybercrime’s biggest targets revealed Cybercriminals cast a wide net when they go in search of targets. We’re…
Cisco on Thursday launched HyperShield, a new security product that uses AI to protect applications, devices, and data across data centers, clouds, and physical locations. The move follows Cisco’s acquisition of Splunk, which the enterprise tech titan bought for $28 billion earlier this year. Jeetu Patel, Cisco’s executive vice president, said HyperShield was designed with…
Zscaler has announced the acquisition of Airgap Networks, a company renowned for its agentless segmentation technology. This acquisition is set to redefine the way enterprises protect their internal traffic, particularly in IT and Operational Technology (OT) environments. Cybersecurity rapidly evolves, with adversaries employing sophisticated techniques to bypass traditional security measures. However, traditional methods like Network…
Cloudflare, Inc. the cloud company, announced an entrance into the observability market with the acquisition of Baselime, the cloud-native observability platform. By integrating Baselime’s technology with Cloudflare’s developer platform, Cloudflare will be uniquely positioned to bring deep knowledge of serverless platforms and developer experience together to solve the challenges of observability for serverless apps. …
Diwakar Dayal, MD and Country Manager at SentinelOne Cybersecurity is among the top things keeping CISOs up at night. To keep their infrastructure and data safe, security teams have to manage an ever-growing number of data sources on the scale of petabytes. While the know-how to protect these assets exist, the lack of skilled talent…
IDC’s latest Worldwide Semiannual Security Spending Guide According to IDC’s latest Worldwide Semiannual Security Spending Guide, spending on security hardware, services, and software in Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APeJ) is expected to reach $36 billion in 2024, an increase of 12.3% over the previous year. With the evolving threat landscape and increasing complexities, organizations in the region are…
C3iHub, a National Technology Innovation Hub (TIH) for Advanced Cybersecurity at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK), launched start-up cohorts III, IV, and V at the Hyatt Regency, New Delhi. Funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) under the NM-ICPS Mission, C3iHub presented 19 start-ups in the Start-up Incubation Program, specialising in specific…
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has begun an initiative to better organize and equip its healthcare cyber security programs through a one-stop shop. This latest resource is created through the HHS Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), which leads the US during disasters and public health emergencies relating to health and…
Calling all high-risk individuals: Ensure you’re taking adequate steps to secure your personal devices and accounts against hacking, tampering and other types of interference. Britain’s National Cyber Security Center is warning that criminals and nation-state hacking groups, confronted with well-managed corporate cybersecurity defenses, have turned their sights to individual personal devices and accounts. “In recent years there…
