The IRDAI Guidelines for Insurance Companies Introduction The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) is the statutory body that regulates and supervises the insurance industry in India. In 2023, IRDAI issued the Information and Cyber Security Guidelines, 2023 (the “Guidelines”) in order to strengthen the information and cyber security practices of insurance companies…
Are you always on the go and rely on public charging stations to keep your devices powered up? While this may seem like a convenient solution, it may also put your personal and sensitive data at risk. The practice of “juice jacking” has become a widespread cybersecurity threat, with cybercriminals using public charging stations to…
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Critical Vulnerability in Outlook With its patch Tuesday, Microsoft announced a Microsoft Outlook vulnerability (an RCE — remote code execution) titled “Microsoft Outlook Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability” and classified as CVE-2023–23397. This vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook is an Elevation-Of-Privilege (EoP) issue. This implies that when the vulnerability is exploited, attackers can acquire access to victims’…
Importance of Industrial Control System (ICS) Security In today’s connected society, protecting industrial control systems (ICS) is crucial for businesses and critical infrastructure sectors such as oil and gas, electricity production, and water. ICS is vulnerable to cyber-attacks from both inside and outside the network, and a hacker with knowledge of software, process equipment, and…
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Introduction GoDaddy, the web hosting and domain registration giant, has experienced several cybersecurity incidents that have exposed the company to a significant risk of loss, litigation, and regulatory inquiries. March 2020 Incident In March 2020, GoDaddy discovered that a threat actor had compromised the hosting login credentials of around 28,000 hosting customers and some personnel….
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Finstein’s Saturday Activity Table Of Content Importance of a Password Policy for a Company A password policy is an important security measure for any company. A strong password policy can help to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive data and systems. A good password policy should specify requirements for passwords such as length, complexity, and expiration,…
