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In today’s interconnected world, the financial sector has become a prime target for cybercriminals. Banks are where the money is, and for cybercriminals, attacking banks offers multiple avenues for profit through extortion, theft, and fraud, while nation-states and hacktivists also target the financial sector for political and ideological leverage. …
Read More »The Cyber Cold War: How Russia is Using Cyber Attacks as a Weapon in Geopolitics
Russia is widely believed to have advanced malware capabilities that enable them to conduct cyber attacks with devastating effects. The Russian government has been accused of creating and using sophisticated malware to target government agencies, critical infrastructure, and other entities around the world. Russian hackers are known for their ability …
Read More »The Next Frontier in Encryption: Homomorphic Encryption the Future of Secure Computation
Businesses, large and small, are embracing the Cloud. No matter which research company, vendor or expert you consult, everyone agrees that about four in every five enterprise workloads are either already in the Cloud or will be within the next few months. That means the best-practice security strategy you established …
Read More »DARPA DPRIVE developing an ASIC for Fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) to ensure Data privacy and Security
In the last few years, data privacy has become a hot-button issue globally, with high profile scandals and data leaks surrounding prominent companies like Facebook and Equifax resulting in greater privacy awareness among both consumers and businesses. On top of that, companies often share this data with third parties that can …
Read More »Quantum Computer Threat on Digital Infrastructure Requires Quantum-Proof Cryptography: NIST Standardizing Post-Quantum Cryptographic Algorithms
Introduction: The world is on the brink of a quantum revolution, as quantum computers inch closer to becoming a reality. With their unprecedented computational power, quantum computers pose a significant threat to the cryptographic algorithms that currently protect our digital infrastructure. To address this imminent danger, the need for quantum-proof …
Read More »Rising cyber attacks on Health-Care Organization posing grave threat to patient safety
Hospitals, pharmacies, care centers and other healthcare organizations are prime targets for malicious cyber-criminals. There are a few reasons for this: healthcare organizations deal with huge amounts of personal and private data, which can be hugely valuable for criminal groups. Healthcare organizations often cannot afford to invest in the latest …
Read More »NATO cyber doctrine and command calls for enhancing Deterrence and cyber defense capabilities amid Russian and Chinese Cyber Warfare Threat
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an alliance of European and North American countries formed after World War II as a bulwark against Russian aggression, as per The Associated Press. Its original members were Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the …
Read More »Cyber Resilience enables company to better prevent, quickly detect, contain, and recover from a cyberattack
This year has been largely dominated by the Russia-Ukraine war, with major concerns about its impact on the global threat level. Just three days after the invasion of Ukraine, on February 27th, Check Point Research (CPR) noted a 196% increase in cyber-attacks on Ukraine’s government-military sector, and a 4% increase …
Read More »DARPA HARDEN developing designs and tools for trusted computing systems
Hardware Trojans (HT), which are malicious circuit inclusions into the design from an adversary with an intention to damage the functionality of the chip at a much later date or leaking confidential information like keys used in cryptography. Time to market demand has forced integrated circuit design, manufacturing and testing …
Read More »DARPA CASTLE developing AI-toolkit for network hardening against advanced persistent threats (APT)
Computer networks are more than ever exposed to cyber threats of increasing frequency, complexity and sophistication. Penetration testing (also known as pentesting or PT) is a common practice for actively assessing the defenses of a computer network by planning and executing all possible attacks to discover and exploit existing vulnerabilities. In …
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