Credit to Author: Sushmita Kalashikar| Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 13:08:42 +0000
The recent news of Pegasus spyware attack via WhatsApp that targeted lawyers, journalists and human rights activists, offers an astonishing revelation on the kind of havoc such spyware can create. We covered the topic extensively, recently. The frequent media buzz about the recent incident of snooping by Pegasus spyware which…
Read moreCredit to Author: Sushmita Kalashikar| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 05:47:15 +0000
Microsoft has recently come up with a new update for Windows 10 PCs, called Windows 10 November 2019 Update. Here we’ll list down some of the highlights of this update and see how Quick Heal is compatible with this OS. Highlights of Windows 10 November 2019 Update Enhanced Microsoft Edge…
Read moreCredit to Author: Sushmita Kalashikar| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 07:15:18 +0000
It’s Children’s Day and there couldn’t be a better day to pledge the security of our young minds, not just in the physical world but also virtual world. While technology has improved our lives in ways beyond our control and provided our kids with an ocean of knowledge, we cannot…
Read moreCredit to Author: Sushmita Kalashikar| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 12:46:00 +0000
Most companies employ strict security practices when it comes to the security of their office and infrastructure. There are security guards to monitor the entry and exit, surveillance cameras in place for 360° view and system administrators to keep a check on the security of systems and networks. While most…
Read moreCredit to Author: Sameer Patil| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 09:54:04 +0000
CVE-2019-0708, popularly known as BlueKeep, is a RDP pre-authentication vulnerability which allows attacker to compromise a vulnerable system without user’s interaction. This exploit is also wormable, meaning that it can spread to other vulnerable systems in a similar way as the WannaCry malware spread across the globe in 2017. Interestingly,…
Read moreCredit to Author: Sushmita Kalashikar| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 10:40:59 +0000
Attention! Are you using Chrome as your web browsing software on your Windows, Linux and Mac? High time you update your browser!! That’s right. With Google recently releasing Chrome version 78.0.3904.87 for Windows, Mac, and Linux, there come’s an urgent warning, requesting billions of users to update their software immediately. The warning comes after…
Read moreCredit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 06:11:58 +0000
The recent cyber-attack on Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) has been confirmed by the officials and yet again security of critical infrastructure has become the talk of the cyber world. The officials mentioned that there is no damage to control systems of the plant as the core processing controls are…
Read moreCredit to Author: Anjali Raut| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2019 12:56:15 +0000
Use of Phishing emails is not new for cyber-attack and is still one of the classic strategies to compromise a victim’s machine. Cyber criminals lure victims to open email attachments (mostly Doc and XLS files) by faking them to look like important one using keywords like invoice, payment, finance, order…
Read moreCredit to Author: Prachi Sudame| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2019 07:41:18 +0000
The Indian media is abuzz these days with several news and allegations around snooping on several Indian citizens through a spyware named Pegasus, allegedly delivered through WhatsApp. It’s reported widely that Facebook Inc., the parent company of popular messaging app -WhatsApp, reached out to few users from India (and other…
Read moreCredit to Author: Amrapali Nimgire| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 09:17:53 +0000
Apple released macOS 10.15 (Catalina) on 7th Oct 2019 and now it is publicly available for download. With multiple features presented at the WWDC 2019, here’s an overview of the new security and privacy features introduced in Catalina. Enhanced Gatekeeper Gatekeeper, is an important outer layer of security, designed to…
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