APIs are Everywhere. Are You Protected from API Attacks? API security has become a major focus in cybersecurity in recent years. The global research firm, Gartner recognized the importance of API security and proposed a new model of web application security, which they named Web Application and API Security (WAAP). API, which stands for Application Programming Interface, is a ...
Anonymous IP: Why You Should Block It and How.
Anonymous IP: Why You Should Block It and How. In February 2016, the global content streaming service, Netflix, officially announced that it would block all VPNs and proxy use on its platform. This decision came as a response to the abuse of Anonymous IPs, which had been a persistent issue for the service. Although many users would employ Anonymous IPs for privacy and ...
Cloudbric Managed Rules for IP Reputation Management
Cloudbric Managed Rules for IP Reputation Management In establishing security through solutions such as firewalls, IP Reputation is a crucial metric for identifying and blocking malicious traffic. It assesses the risk of an IP using factors such as traffic volume, traffic type, presence of malware, and whether the IP has been involved in illegal activities like hacking or phis ...
Cloudbric VPN App v2.0 has been released
Cloudbric VPN App v2.0 has been released. This version provides a safer and more private internet usage environment more reliably. The changes are as follows: Added supported countries: Enhanced global accessibility by expanding the number of supported countries from 10 to 35. Introduction of paid plans: Launched paid plans to improve server st ...
[Weekly Security News] Cyber attacks targeting Healthcare or high-value technological insights
Cyber attacks targeting Healthcare or high-value technological insights 1. Health conglomerate Kaiser notifies millions of a data breach Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, which is one of the leading U.S. health care providers, is notifying millions of its members of a data breach earlier this month, it reported in a notice posted on 25th April. The incident at Kaiser is liste ...
[Weekly Security News] Cyber attacks in the Telecommunications, healthcare, and councils
Cyber attacks in the Telecommunications, healthcare, and councils 1. Frontier Communications shuts down systems after cyberattack Telecom giant Frontier Communications is restoring systems after a cybercrime group breached some of its IT systems in a recent cyberattack performed on April 14. After discovering the incident, the company was forced to partially shut down some ...
[Weekly Security News] Data breach and ransomware attack from 5 organizations
Data breach and ransomware attack from 5 organizations 1. Hacker claims Giant Tiger data breach, leaks 2.8M records online Canadian retail chain Giant Tiger disclosed a data breach. A threat actor has now publicly claimed responsibility for the data breach and leaked 2.8 million records on a hacker forum that they claim are of Giant Tiger customers. The compromised data in ...
[Weekly Security News] Data breach from Home Depot and Survey Lama
Data breach from Home Depot and Survey Lama 1. Home Depot confirms third-party data breach exposed employee info The IntelBroker hacker has announced a data breach targeting The Home Depot, Inc. The company confirmed that one of its third-party SaaS vendors mistakenly exposed sample employee data. The breach, allegedly occurring in April 2024, exclusively involves Home Dep ...
[Weekly Security News] AT&T confirms data leaked for 73 million customers
AT&T confirms data leaked for 73 million customers 1. AT&T confirms data for 73 million customers leaked on hacker forum AT&T has finally confirmed it is impacted by a data breach affecting 73 million current and former customers after initially denying the leaked data originated from them. According to AT&T, the data on the dark web includes social security numbers ...
[Weekly Security News] Tech Giant Fujitsu Confirms Data Breach After Malware Infects Work Computers
Tech Giant Fujitsu Confirms Data Breach After Malware Infects Work Computers 1. Tech Giant Fujitsu Confirms Data Breach After Malware Infects Work Computers Fujitsu issued a statement confirming a cyberattack on its systems. The company’s officials disclosed that the Fujitsu data breach resulted in the discovery of malware on several of the organization’s work computers, raising con ...