FBI Warns Hackers, Halliburton Cyber Threats, TfL Targeted Threat

Your wait is finally over, as we are here with our September Week 1 edition of fresh cybersecurity news! This week, we will be talking about North Korean hackers’ aggressive social engineering moves. Next in the pipeline is Halliburton’s oil sector cyber attack. Lastly, booking your next vacation can be risky as major travel sites…

Security requirements for Gmail

Over the years, Gmail has undoubtedly positioned itself as one of the most popular email services globally. It continues to dominate the market with its extensive features and integration with other Google services​. Given the fact that over 1.5 billion active users trust this mailbox, it’s bound to subject dynamic emails to additional security requirements…

DMARC reporting’s three-step checklist

DMARC reporting’s three-step checklist

DMARC reports maximize the efficiency of SPF, DKIM, and DMARC by helping you with invaluable and actionable insights. Many case studies have also shown that organizations implementing DMARC with active reporting experienced an 80-90% reduction in successful phishing attacks over time. The reporting enabled quick identification and blocking of fraudulent email sources. This blog explains…

India Cyberattack Surge, Remote Work Risks, Patelco Data Breach

Hello everyone! We are back again with this week’s edition of cybersecurity awareness. We will talk about the sudden spike in cyberattack incidents in India. Also, there will be discussions on how the remote work culture is vulnerable to threat actors. Lastly, we will shed light on how 726,000 Patelco customers were affected by ransomware…

Social engineering attacks- techniques and prevention

Social engineering is the persuasion or manipulation of human psychology by threat actors to achieve a malicious goal. The aim is to fool targets into trusting threat actors and lowering their guards so that they can invade systems to steal data, install malware, intercept important documents, make fraudulent financial transactions, etc. They may also ask…

Key aspects of DMARC interoperability

Key aspects of DMARC interoperability

Interoperability, in general, is the ability of different systems and components to work together and exchange information effectively. In the context of email security, interoperability means that SPF, DKIM, and DMARC can come together and function in unity to seamlessly authenticate and protect your email-sending domain from getting exploited. Since these protocols are interoperable, there…

Chinese Router Controversy, Toyota Data Breach, Iran’s Trump Involvement

Are you feeling too overwhelmed because of the increasing incidents of cyberattacks? If yes, then we have the perfect solution for you- cyber education. With our weekly dose of cybernews, we aim to enlighten our audience and keep them updated about the Hows, Whats and Whys of cybercrime. Staying up to date about these cyber…

Doing Sender Policy Framework (SPF) delegation the right way

Doing Sender Policy Framework (SPF) delegation the right way

At times, you need an external party to handle the exchange of emails on your behalf. Now, since you can’t afford to overlook email authentication done through SPF, DKIM, and DMARC, you need to give control of a few DNS records so that everything works properly. This blog specifically shares how domain owners can do…

Massive Classroom Breach, Cybercrime Treaty Approved, Scammer Targets Journalist

Digitization is not our enemy. It has made our personal and professional lives easy. But every coin has two sides and we must not ignore the other one. The downside of digitization is that our hard-earned money and identity are not safe anymore. Threat actors have been leveraging digitization to make quick money. To combat…