Headlines- After an Iranian attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz earlier in the weekend that set it on fire and left a crew member missing, the United States launched several waves of strikes on Iran on Sunday.
- Antonio Guterres, the secretary-general of the United Nations, voiced his "deep concern" over the escalating attacks in Iran and warned "catastrophic consequences" on a global scale if parties resume "full-scale hostilities."
- Iran has denounced the latest wave of American attacks on its territory, claiming that they have "rendered futile" all of the past few months' diplomatic efforts..
- In order "to continue degrading their ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships" in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday that its forces had carried out more strikes against Iran.
- A bar fire in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, claimed at least 27 lives and injured over 60 more.
Category: Prevent Cyber Crime
SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response)
Security teams may connect and coordinate separate security solutions, automate tedious processes, and optimize incident and threat response workflows with the help of SOAR, which stands for security orchestration, automation, and response.
Password Hashing and Salting
Hashing and salting are basic cryptographic methods used in cybersecurity to boost password security and ensure data integrity.Using an algorithm, hashing converts incoming data into a fixed-length string.
Eavesdropping Attack
A malicious attempt to intercept and access data sent over a network without authorization is known as an eavesdropping attack in the context of cybersecurity.
Rainbow Table Attack
A rainbow table attack is an method for cracking passwords that makes use of a unique table to crack database password hashes.
People-Centric Cybersecurity
Cyber security that emphasizes on the behavioral traits of people who adhere to the processes laid out by organizations.According to experts, by permitting various devices or adhering to specific security rules, people-centric cybersecurity enables each employee liberty in data handling.
API Throttling
Cloud APIs use a method called throttling to restrict how many requests may be performed in a certain amount of time.A user and a software program are connected through an application programming interface (API).
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) spoofing
One form of spoofing attack that hackers utilize to intercept data is Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) spoofing, often known as ARP poisoning.
Brute Force Attack
A brute force attack is a type of cyberattack where attackers attempt to access an account or encrypted data without authorization by trying several login credentials or encryption keys until they figure out the right one.
Virus Signature
A piece of code having a distinct binary pattern that identifies a computer virus or family of viruses is called a virus signature.Based on code similarities, entire virus families can be identified using virus signatures.
Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
Endpoints, firewalls, email, servers, cloud workloads, and the general network are just a few of the security layers over which Extended Detection and Response (XDR) collects, normalizes, and then correlates data.