E-commerce transactions: Tips to stay safe when shopping online

Credit to Author: Ankita Ashesh| Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:25:16 +0000

Today’s new-generation customer has all the luxuries. At the click of a button (or a touch, on a mobile phone), they can buy literally anything they want. The arrival of online marketplaces like Flipkart, Amazon and thousands of other similar websites means that the basic premise of going out of…

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Have You Received A Call To Replace Your Stripe-Only Card With EMV Chip Card Yet?

Credit to Author: Sushmita Kalashikar| Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:29:17 +0000

In case you have received a reminder from your bank asking you to replace your stripe-only card with an EMV chip card and you have no idea why this change is being implemented, then you are at the right place. As per recent instructions received from the Reserve Bank of…

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Beware of cyber attacks this holiday season!

Credit to Author: Ankita Ashesh| Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 12:12:13 +0000

As the calendar enters into September, a celebratory mood envelops the entire subcontinent. With a range of festivals throughout the festive autumn months, this is truly a time of celebration and joy as the entire country comes together. Whether it is Ganesh Chaturthi, Durga Puja, Diwali or Christmas, people everywhere…

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CVE-2018-8440 – Task Scheduler ALPC Zero-Day Exploit in the Wild

Credit to Author: Sameer Patil| Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 13:30:14 +0000

The recent zero-day vulnerability CVE-2018-8440 in Windows Task Scheduler enables attackers to perform a privilege elevation on targeted machines. Microsoft has released a security advisory CVE-2018-8440 on September 11, 2018 to address this issue. According to Microsoft, successful exploitation of this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the security context…

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