Monday, June 12, 2023

AI And IoT- A New Era | Cyberroot Risk Advisory

The expansion of AI technology and IoT has altered the course of technological invasion throughout the world. But with the invasion of the internet, the pattern of cybercrime is also changing a lot. On the one side, when the internet world is getting more secure and more user-engaging, on the other ways, cybercriminals are trying to find loopholes for their benefit.

Over the last few years, cybercriminals have adapted to new techniques to gain momentum. With the advancement of IoT and AI, as devices are now more interlinked with each other, cybercriminals can now easily use this advantage quite well. Now, let’s find out how the field of cybercrime has changed with the advancement of IoT and AI technology.

Read more - https://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/ai-and-iot-a-new-era-cyberroot-risk-advisory 

Tuesday, June 6, 2023

What Are Different Cybersecurity Threats? | Cyberroot Risk Advisory



Different cybersecurity threats are - 

1. Malware Attacks

The most prevalent kind of cyberattack is known as malware, which is an acronym for "malicious software," which includes viruses, worms, trojan horses, spyware, and ransomware.

2. Social Engineering Attacks

Social engineering entails persuading people to act as a malware entry point. Because the attacker pretends to be a legitimate actor, the victim unknowingly gives the attacker access.

3. Supply Chain Attacks

For software sellers and developers, supply chain attacks represent a novel threat. Through source code, build procedures, or software update methods, it aims to infect trustworthy apps and spread malware.

4. Attack by Man-in-the-Middle

Intercepting communication between two endpoints, such as a user and an application, is a Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack. The attacker has the ability to eavesdrop on the conversation, take confidential information, and imitate the identity of each party.


Read More - https://cr-advisory.medium.com/what-are-different-cybersecurity-threats-cyberroot-risk-advisory-4e152b83a665 

Friday, October 23, 2020

CERT-In | Amendment Act 2008 - Cyberroot Risk Advisory

 

According to the Information Technology Amendment Act 2008, Government of India. CERT-In (The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team) has been labeled to perform security functions like :

 

1. Notifying and Reporting Cyber Security Incidents

CERT-In is the National Incident Response Centre, It’s primary task is to report cybercrime incidents to the common citizens and alerts businesses and government agencies about the latest cybersecurity trends and prevailing threats.

2. Set Up Emergency Protocols to Control Cybersecurity Damage

Another important task of CERT-In is to set up emergency guidelines and security protocols to handle the damage of cybersecurity incidents.

3. Collecting, Analyzing and Sharing Major Information on Cybersecurity –

CERT-In collects, analyzes and share the major cyber security incidents to common people, business and agencies across India.

4. Create Incident Response Plan After Cyber Incidents

CERT-In create incident response plan for the organizations – who don’t have the required expertise and in-house capabilities to deal with cyber security incidents.

5. Issue Guidelines Regarding the Vulnerabilities and Reporting of Cyber Incidents

CERT-In is responsible for issue guidelines and whitepapers regarding the vulnerabilities related to cyber security incidents and also laying out the procedures – practices to prevent and report incidents as and when they are recorded.

 

Monday, December 24, 2018

Beware when you shop online

Christmas and New Year celebration are on swing, so we want to put some thoughts down on the paper. First let us wish you  Merry Christmas!

This is the time when people send and receive good wishes online from their friends, colleagues and business partners and this is not bad but awareness is the key to security because they may contain malicious malware, spyware or any other virus to infect your system to steal your personal data.