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Cyber Warfare Unveiled: Tracing the Journey from Espionage to Digital Combat
“Cyber Warfare: From Espionage to War A Journey Through Time” With the massive technological advancements, the boundaries of warfare have expanded to encompass cyberspace, where “cyber warfare” has emerged as an increasingly serious threat to individuals, institutions, and countries. The line between cyber and traditional wars has blurred for a while but recent activities in the region made it clear that cyberwars is becoming a dangerous and can lead to harming humans. In this blog, we will dive into a journey through the world of cyber warfare, seeking to understand its nature, history, impacts, types, evolution, and some solutions to ...
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Tips To Be Cyber Protected While Traveling
Goodbye worry! A safe journey in the digital world With all the modern wonders of the digital world, we trust communication technologies on our journeys. There is no doubt that the travel experience is always more beautiful and enjoyable, but it can also pose a range of risks, especially when it comes to cybersecurity. Travelers may fall victim to phishing, Wi-Fi network spying, and theft of their personal data, which can make their journey filled with worries and tension. With the increasing prevalence of cyber threats, it is essential for travelers to follow some guidelines to protect their devices and ...
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Push Authentication: A New Era in Multi-Factor Authentication
Want To Say Goodbye To Passwords and OTP Codes? Discover Push Authentication! It is easy for your password to be compromised through phishing attacks, even if it meets the cybersecurity strong password standards and is difficult to predict So we must get to know the technique of Push based Authentication. Some may recommend that you use Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) to increase your security. Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): MFA is the process of logging into your account through multiple steps. It requires you to enter more information, not just your password. But there is another obstacle that arises when using such ...
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6 benefits of SMS Marketing you should know!
6 benefits of SMS Marketing you should know! Have you ever used SMS marketing to reach and communicate with your audience, if not! I’m sure that you will change your mind when you read about the benefits of SMS Marketing, continue this article to learn.. Many businesses are constantly seeking ways to interact with and attract new customers. Their joint objective is to reach a wider audience. To do so, communication is key. There are many ways for businesses to communicate with their audience, either by email, social media, or adverts, but the most beneficial marketing method, that is often ...
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Juice Jacking: The Threats of Public USB Charging Stations
Juice Jacking and charging in public places Have you ever heard about juice jacking attack? what is it? how it’s happened? and how to protect from it? A shared scenario between many is being in public with a dying mobile device, franticly looking for a charger. When coincidently you find a free charging station calling out your name. You find a solution, but have you ever thought about the risks of using these public charging stations? The accessibility of these public USB charging stations is convenient but connecting your device to one can put you in a vulnerable position. With just plugging in your smartphone or ...
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4 Common phishing email tactics make you in danger!
Phishing email tactics Have you ever received an email wondering if it is legitimate or not, but then decide to click on it because the advertisement or the urgent warning catches your eye? Well, this is just one of the phishing email tactics and many have been in that situation with some consequently becoming victims to a phishing trap. Around 96% of phishing attempts are deployed via email and 74% of organizations suffered from a successful phishing attack (Proofpoint state of the Phish report 2021). These numbers will continue to rise if we don’t educate ourselves on phishing emails. Over time, cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated ...
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Mobile Malware: 3 common threats
Mobile Malware: 3 common threats With mobile phones becoming an integral part of our daily life and with many shifting from desktops to mobile devices as their main way of computing, cybercriminals are following along. Unfortunately, the threats posed by mobile malware are evolving and becoming more sophisticated than ever, making them one of the rising cyber threats at this time. Cybercriminals are in constant search of sensitive data, and when such data is detected on a device, they will try their best to gain access through the device’s security flaws. Unfortunately, many do not educate themselves about the risks ...
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cyber security in smart cities: 4 Major Cyberthreats
cyber security in smart cities With the increasing number of people moving from rural to urban areas, Smart cities have become the main attraction for many. and talking about cyber security in smart city has become the biggest concern in the digital transformation cases and issues. The concept of Smart cities began between 1960 and 1970, but countries started prioritizing this idea in 2010. Yokohama, Japan, was the first city to be designated as a smart city demonstrator in 2010, two years later, Barcelona introduced data-driven urban services, such as public transportation, waste management, and street lighting, Cities are becoming ...
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Enterprise Messaging Gateway: 2023 Full guideline
Enterprise Messaging Gateway Did you search before about Enterprise Messaging Gateway? this is a full guide to understand What is it? And what are its types? With technology evolving day by day, new developments are being made to align with today’s fast-paced society and especially with remote work culture where we don’t meet people as often as we used to. Any business or organization must take this into consideration to keep up with the current trends. One of the notable evolvements that occurred is the means of communication. The way we communicate with one another changes as technology evolves. Calls, ...
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The 5 Major Cybersecurity Threats Against the Healthcare Industry
Cybersecurity Threats Against the Healthcare Industry The healthcare industry is known for being one of the primary targets for cybercriminals, and by 2020 it was ranked as the seventh most attacked sector of Cybersecurity Threats. Unfortunately, hospitals, clinics, and medical laboratories have experienced a rise in these attacks in the last two years. And with the recent pandemic, cybercriminals took advantage of this event and launched many of their destructive plans. These attacks are mainly motivated by financial gain. They either sell the stolen data or request ransom money from their victims to enable them back access to their data. ...
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Biometric Authentication: Is it reliable?
Biometric Authentication The history of bio-metrics used as an authentication tool dates to the 1800s. It was first used by the French to identify criminals through their fingerprints, which later the English police commissioner, Edward Henry, developed HCS “Henry Classification System”. It was a system that relied on fingerprints to identify people who have been prosecuted, it was a prime way of classification used by the police during the 20th century. As the years continued, new biological traits started being used in biometric authentication which in result are replacing traditional methods of authentication. Any invention introduced in the cyber world ...
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Recent Phishing Attacks in Saudi Arabia|2020
Since the beginning of 2020 due to COVID-19 people have been social distancing and staying indoors as much as possible. Due to that the use of the Internet, E-commerce sites, and E-government operations have increased immensely and so have the attempts at phishing attacks. Phishing Attacks in Saudi Arabia His Excellency Dr. Khaled bin Abdullah Al-Sabti, Governor of the Cybersecurity Authority, spoke during the opening of the Global Cybersecurity Conference on April 7th, 2021, about the high increase in phishing sites by about 300% and the importance of being aware. Below (Figure A-1 & A-2) we can see two different ...
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