Author: Adeel Azhar
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What is the sunburst remote access malware of SolarWinds? how to prevent malware attacks
An attack on the supply chain has infiltrated the update system for SolarWinds Orion software in order to distribute a backdoor Trojan program known as Sunburst remote access malware. This attack has affected thousands of businesses throughout the world. Sunburst remote access malware Explained A series of major cyberattacks were carried out, and it appears…
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What the Kaiser Permanente data breach can teach us about storing data in HIPAA compliant devices?
Kaiser Permanente, a prominent not-for-profit health plan and provider in the US, has revealed a data breach that exposed 69,000 medical records in HIPAA compliant device. Kaiser Permanente is a nonprofit organization that was established in 1945 and currently serves over 12.5 million patients across 8 states in the United States as well as the…
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What is Social Engineering Attack and what are its Prevention tips?
Social Engineering Attacks Social Engineering refers to a wide variety of false advertising that is carried out through manipulating human relationships to achieve their goals. It employs psychological manipulation to fool users into making security errors or handing up critical information. An attack vector known as social engineering heavily depends on human interaction. We will see…
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The Uber Hack – Compromised by Script Kiddie
Data kept offsite in a physical location has a limited number of destinations. Whether on a USB drive, CDs, or a hard disk. Data stored offline is much safer and straightforward to follow. But data in the cloud might span several servers and networks which is a major cause of data being stolen.