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DSCI Best Practices To Counter Cyber Threats

Dr Kamlesh Bajaj, CEO-DSCI, speaks on the nature of cyber threats in India, the equation of internal & external threats and best practices to counter cyber attacks.

Security: Regular Patch Updates Critical

CIOs should dwell on the question of how the hackers are getting it right instead of where enterprises are letting it loose.

ChennaiNet Launches Solution To Tackle Software Vulnerability

Software is vulnerable owing to improper design or coding or both and when hackers exploit that weak link it results in denial of service offered by a website.

Password Safe developer refuses to fix security issue for ad revenue

KeePass, a popular free and open source password safe app developer, Dominik Reichl straight off refused to patch the security exploit in the KeePass app after the issue was brought to his attention back in February.

Security bug SAP patched years ago draws US government alert

Europe’s biggest software company, SAP, is the subject of a U.S. security alert over a vulnerability the firm disabled six years ago that can still give outside attackers remote control over older SAP systems if the software is not properly patched.

Microsoft releases critical Windows patch for font driver vulnerability

In an updated security bulletin, Microsoft has announced a patch for a Windows vulnerability in the Microsoft Font Driver that allows remote code execution.

New media investing in favour, but hazards lurk

New media websites from BuzzFeed to Business Insider are on a roll lately...

Microsoft's Vulnerabilities Hit the Ceiling

Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday reveals 64 vulnerabilities

Microsoft Issues Emergency Flaw Fix

To correct a critical Windows bug that had allowed attackers to gain control of infected machines via program shortcuts.

Ubuntu Gets Faulty Patch

Ubuntu is a Linux distro that has in recent times found increasing acceptance as a serious Linux based desktop OS. With its popularity on the rise the...