Kolkata, March 7 (IANS) The rapid expansion of social media has enabled hackers to closely cooperate and group with each other to launch measured attacks, an industry expert said here on Saturday.
"The cyber crime scenario is turning murkier day by day... and social media is providing a fantastic platform for these people (cyber criminals)."
"Cyber criminals may not know each other but when they see money, they share their capabilities," R. Vittal Raj, international vice president of Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) told IANS on the sidelines of a company event here.
He said despite organisations and chief information officers putting in their best efforts to combat hackers, the cyber criminals are coming up with new strategies to find loopholes in the IT system.
"A new type of threat called Advance Persistent Threat (APT) has emerged where the hacker is patient and takes his own time to understand the system, waits for the right opportunity and finally attacks in a major way," he said.
Raj said there has been a phenomenal jump in cyber attacks since 2013, compared to 2012.
"We are seeing size and complexity of attacks never seen before... this is a new trend in organised crime...," he said.
Anti-virus major McAfee has estimated the cost of malicious cyber activity in 2013 to be in the range of $300 billion to $1 trillion.
Hollywood actor Robert De Niro has recently become the father of the seventh child. The actor him
Veteran Maharashtra leader Sharad Pawar met the Prime Minister in Delhi on Wednesday along with t
CBSE Syllabus Controversy: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has targeted the Sangh Parivar over the d
Randeep Hooda, who has won people's hearts with his acting by working in films like Sarabjit, ma
Continuation of the decline in the active case of Corona in the country continues for six consecu
HC allows arrested BJD MP to attend parliament
Bhubaneswar, March 19 (IANS) The Odisha High Court on Thursday allowed suspended Biju Janata Da
Rumored girlfriend Sara Tendulkar was seen with Shubman Gill, the user said- 'Rumors are true'
Indian cricketer Shubman Gill makes a lot of headlines in his game as well as his game. Many time
The hills around the holy cave in Amarnath received heavy rains on Tuesday. This led to floods in
GT vs DC: Battle for top spot between Delhi and Gujarat, eyes on Siraj and Starc.
The 35th match of IPL 2025 will be played between Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals on Saturday (
A Patient Recovered From Coronavirus Shares How To Handle It..
37 वर्षीय, जिनके पास बायो इंजीनियरिंग
