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DDoS: The tool of Hacktivism
The cyber landscape, just like the political landscape, has created a pressure cooker of activists looking to create disruptions. Since November last year, it was reported that nearly 6 billion data breaches had been recorded. As businesses and governments prepare for the infamous hacking methods of malware, ransomware, and trojan…
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Russia’s shadow war against Europe has begun as cyber attacks abusing Microsoft infrastructure increase
New research from cybersecurity firm Heimdal has showed a huge spike in brute force attacks against corporate and institutional networks across Europe, with most of the attacks originating in Russia. Brute force attacks are used to gain access to accounts and systems by using trial and error to guess weak…
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Corel is giving Citrix users free licenses worth thousands of dollars in a bid to migrate them to Parallel RAS — Canadian developer highlights lesser complexity, single licensing model and lower costs
Citrix and Parallels RAS (Remote Application Server) are key players in the virtualization technology sector, each offering a suite of tools tailored for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), application virtualization, and remote desktop services. The two platforms cater to different segments of the market based on the size and complexity of…
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Chinese hackers target Mac users with boosted Macma malware
Chinese cybercriminals known as Daggerfly (AKA Evasive Panda or Bronze Highland) have been observed targeting macOS users with an updated version of their proprietary malware. A report from Symantec claims the new variant was most likely introduced since older variants got too exposed. The malware in question is called Macma.…
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Six ways AI can enhance companies’ data strategies
In a world where every transaction, interaction and communication generates a data point, it’s fair to say many businesses are creating and managing more data than they know what to do with. Customer data is hoarded away on a database or other distant location, in the hopes that eventually it…
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The rise of Ransomware: any end in sight?
The digital menace known as ransomware has escalated into a boardroom headache. Once quite a niche cyberthreat, these malicious criminal schemes now paralyze businesses large and small, encrypting vital data and demanding hefty ransoms for its return. Technology leaders are warning of a future powered by artificial intelligence, where attackers…
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