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Deepfake is a form of technology that hackers use to impersonate themselves as others with astonishing accuracy. These deepfakes are AI-generated. Images, videos, and voices are fabricated and tampered with to produce these deepfakes. A few prominent victims of these deepfake attacks are celebrities and politicians. This dangerous technology could cause a fatal disruption of […]

In simple terms, a network firewall can be defined as a gatekeeper that determines who or what data is allowed to enter a computer system. A network firewall is a mechanism that applies to both individuals and organisations. It assists in scanning the incoming data from the internet to check if it contains a virus […]

E-commerce security can be defined as the set of guidelines to be followed to ensure that retail and online transactions are secure from cyber-attacks. Every store and physical business invest a lot into protecting their physical assets by installing cameras and sensors to prevent theft. This safeguarding process also applies to online stores and retail […]

The growth of technology and innovative computing measures such as cloud computing, the Internet of things, robotic process automation, quantum computing, and prediction analytics integrated into organizations makes them increasingly susceptible to cyber threats. Research has pointed out that there is a 25% chance of organizations being breached and 10% of them facing serious financial […]

ChatGPT has been a popular AI tool for quite some time now. It has recently become the centre around which a few controversies have been revolving as users uncover potential security loopholes. Updated reports have shown that users of this AI have managed to bypass certain safety measures to use it to their advantage. This […]

Concerning the recent cyber-attack on OpenAI ChatGPT, where 100,000 credentials were hijacked and sold on the dark web, the creators of ChatGPT have taken a revolutionary step to sort out the issue. The organization has launched a bug bounty hunting program, inviting over 4,500 enthusiastic ethical hacking hunters to identify the vulnerabilities in their public-facing […]

Penetration Testing is the process of evaluating a security system and exploiting vulnerabilities with the help of hacking tools. There is a question that arises every time we refer to penetration testing. ‘Isn’t penetration testing similar to hacking?’ Hackers exploit vulnerabilities in a security system, intending to steal and access sensitive data or threaten the […]

British Airways, Boots and the BCC suspect a potential cyber-attack by the Russian cybercriminals, Clops. The personal data of thousands of staff members of these companies might have been compromised due to a vulnerability exploited through MOVEit. The attack was said to be orchestrated by Russian hackers to extort money from the companies. This cyber-attack […]

In the widespread digital landscape, passwords are not enough anymore. According to Verizon’s recent ‘Data Breach and Investigation Report’, 61% of the companies breached last year were by using stolen credentials. Passwords seem to make no sense anymore because the bots can crack passwords in 12 minutes and attempt 100 million combinations in a second. […]

Moving target defence is the concept of change across multiple systems or servers to confuse the attack actor and reduce their window opportunity to proceed with the cyberattack they began with. This process enables the chance to probe and make attack efforts hard. How is the MTD used in air defence? Ethical hacking is a […]

The complexity of the terms used in this blog title may seem alarming, but hold in there tight and let it not scare you. In this blog, we are taking you in for a deep dive to help you understand Cyber Threat Intelligence, the need for it and the means to effectively use a Threat […]

SAST is a type of software testing that analyses an application’s source code for potential security vulnerabilities. It can help developers quickly identify and address security issues in their applications. It is a valuable tool for developers, as it allows them to detect and fix security issues before they become problems. Additionally, SAST can also […]