In cybersecurity, risk should be calculated with probability as a determining factor. If a threat has near zero probability of being applicable, then probability (and thus risk) should be infinitesimal.Risk = (threat x vulnerability) x Impact / Probability (not true risk equation, but for conversation purposes)The problem is…
The fastest-growing jobs in the UAE and Saudi Arabia include data scientist, cyber security specialist, talent acquisition specialist and back-end developer, figures compiled by LinkedIn show, as the job market returns to pre-pandemic levels.Big data, network security and machine learning are some of the fastest-growing skills in the…
By Sascha-Dominik (Dov) Bachmann* of Analysis - A geopolitical earthquake could begin within weeks. As a string of bilateral crisis talks predictably falter, further military aggression by Russia against Ukraine seems all too probable. A Ukrainian serviceman is seen in the shelter at the front line position not…
MILAN: Germany’s Lufthansa is set to buy a 40 percent stake in state-owned Alitalia’s successor ITA Airways and a deal could be unveiled next week, Italian daily Il Foglio reported on Saturday. ITA Airways started flying on Oct. 15 with nearly 2,300 employees and a fleet less than…
Red team exercises where staff are kept in the dark, whilst I understand the value to the company as it tests like real life, put stress on IT and SOC staff.Especially when managament leave them thinking they’ve been compromised for 2+ days and working 12+ hour days over…
OpenSubtitles has acknowledged the data breach and confirmed that hackers managed to steal and leak email, hashed passwords, and usernames. OpenSubtitles is one of the most popular subtitles websites that’s the latest victim of hacking leading to a data breach. According to the site admin OSS, a hacker…
Valley Regional Transit has begun notifying over 500 employees, contractors and customers that their personal information may have been accessed during an October 2021 ransomware attack, Valley Regional Transit announced Friday.Cybercriminals accessed VRT’s computer network and removed some data before deploying the ransomware, according to a news release.…
PBSS Managing Director Dr. Madura Gamanayake receives the award from State Minister Dr. Nalaka Godahewa. Perfect Business Solution Services (Pvt) Limited (PBSS) was adjudged the ‘National Silver winner’ in the service sector – Large category at the Ceylon National Chamber of Industries (CNCI) 2021 awards ceremony in Colombo…
SLT-Mobitel officials present the MultiPara Monitors to Hospital Director, Balapitiya Base Hospital, Dr. K. Samarathna. SLT-Mobitel donated three vital MultiPara Monitors to the Balapitiya Base Hospital recently. SLT-Mobitel officials presented the equipment to Dr. K. Samarathna, Hospital Director, Balapitiya Base Hospital. SLT-Mobitel understands that patient monitoring systems are…
Apparently a common tactic to gain entrance into an organizations computer systems is to install some malware onto a USB and to simply throw the USB stick on the ground infront of someone’s office. Invariably someone will pick it up and insert it into their computer out of…
Back story:I am the account holder of an AT&T mobile account with 4 phones. In order to log in to HBO Max through the AT&T provider, each user needs a login to their account. It’s simple enough for any smartphone user on an account to set up a…
NEW YORK — At a time when “the only certainty is more uncertainty”, countries must unite to forge a new, more hopeful and equal path, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the General Assembly on Friday, laying out his priorities for 2022.“We face a five-alarm global fire that requires…
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s stock market slipped in early trading, after recording ten straight days of gains, as investors sentiment was weighed down by profit drops and losses in major market players. As of 10:17 a.m. Saudi time, the main index TASI went down by 0.6 percent to reach…
NEW YORK — At a time when “the only certainty is more uncertainty”, countries must unite to forge a new, more hopeful and equal path, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the General Assembly on Friday, laying out his priorities for 2022.“We face a five-alarm global fire that requires…
