The number of vaccine-related phishing attacks increased by 12 per cent after pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer and Moderna announced the availability of vaccines in November 2020 and by the end of January 2021, the average number of attacks .
Cybercriminals targeting web applications have grown more reliant on automated tools as nearly 20 per cent of the attacks detected were fuzzing attacks, trying to find the points at which applications break to exploit, a report said on .
Barracuda Networks launches new version of email threat scanner
February 11, 2021
This would enable in detecting cyber attacks better
Barracuda Networks, a provider of cloud-enabled security solutions, announced a redesigned version of the Barracuda Email Threat Scanner.
Barracuda Email Threat Scanner is a free tool that claims to help businesses detect email threats getting past their email gateway. These threats include highly targeted attacks, including spear phishing, business email compromise, conversation hijacking, and service impersonation, among many others.
According to the official report by the company, in 2020, 4,550 organizations used Barracuda Email Threat Scanner to scan 2,600,531 unique mailboxes. They found 2,029,413 unique attacks.
25% of organisations say their applications are not fully protected in public cloud: Survey
February 04, 2021
× Barracuda, a cloud-enabled security solution, on Thursday released key findings from a report titled ‘Securing Your Apps in the Borderless Cloud’.
The report takes an in-depth look at public cloud adoption trends, network and application vulnerabilities, and a variety of related security concerns amid rapid cloud adoption.
The report revealed that overall, cyberattacks in all geographic regions have increased by about 20 per cent since 2017. In India, 86 per cent of respondents report being targeted by a cyberattack at least once, with 51 per cent saying they have been attacked between two and five times. Another 14 per cent are not aware of falling victim to cyberattacks.
January 21, 2021
Ergonomics player sets up first showroom in Bengaluru
The pandemic may have enforced a ‘new normal’ for the world to align in order to conduct business, with lakhs of employees working from home in the aftermath realising how they and their work stations should adapt in ergonomically stressful conditions even while enjoying the comforts of home and family.
Since the outbreak of the pandemic in March, 2020, India has seen lakhs of employees set up an office in their very own homes. In fact, Work-From-Home (WFH) is today an accepted norm in almost all sectors, as it promotes a good work-life balance and enhances productivity.