Sadik Shaikh

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About Sadik Shaikh

Mr. Sadik Shaikh is a Technology Evangelist and associated with numerous government and private organizations in Information Security and Cyber Forensics since past sixteen years. He carries a robust technical experience in VAPT for Network, Cloud, Scada, Mobile and Web Applications. He has conducted more than 300+ successful pentest projects. He is acknowledged and listed in "Hackers Hall Of Fame" for finding several security flaws in Department of Defense (DoD), European Cert, Netherland Cert, United Nations, NCIIPC, Microsoft, Apple, Adobe, Yahoo, Twitter, AOL, Amazon, Accenture, Intel, Dell, Lenovo, Mozilla, Opera, Oracle, Mastercard, Western Union, SAP, Sony, Sophos, Rapid7, Alien Vault, eBay, OLX, ISC2, SANS, Blackberry, Vodafone, HTC, AT&T, Nokia, Netgear, Huawei and several of the other 50 plus top Fortune companies. He is an expert and consultant for the Police Department and Defence in solving Cyber Terrorism Cases. He is on CEH Review Board, ECSA/LPT Review Board, CND Review Board, and CAST Review Board. He is MPhil, MCA, MBA(IT), PG Diploma in Cyber Security, PG Diploma in Forensic Science and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Cyber Security. He is certified for CCNA, CCNA Security, MCP, MCSA, MCSE, SCJP, CCI, CEI, CND, CTIA, CEH, ECSA, CHFI, CAST 611, CAST 612, CISM, ISO 27001:2013, Certified Block Chain Expert. He is awarded with BugCrowd MVP and has trained top corporate personnel of Symantec, Quick Heal, BMC Software, Wipro, Cognizant, Syntel, Infosys, Intel, Dell, Fujitsu, Atos, HCL, Accenture, Zensar, Cybage, Samsung, TCS, L&T, John Deere and other 50 plus top Fortune companies. He actively works with DRDO, National Defence Academy - Pune, Pune Police, CID & ATS - Maharashtra. Connect him @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sadikshaikh

Web hacker ‘Alfabeto Virtual’ thrown in the clink for 3 months by US judge who wanted to ‘send a message’

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A US judge this week sentenced website hacker Billy Anderson to three months behind bars, refusing his lawyer’s request not to put him in jail, in order to “send a message” to others.

Anderson, 42, of Torrance, California, targeted thousands […]

By |March 3rd, 2019|Cyber News|

Qbot malware’s back, and latest strain relies on Visual Basic script to slip into target machines

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A new version of the decade-old banking credential-stealing Qbot malware is doing the rounds, according to infosec firm Varonis.

The latest version, spotted after an unfortunate customer’s systems were infected, retains the anti-analysis polymorphism features of the original, Varonis researchers […]

By |March 3rd, 2019|Cyber News|

In the cloud, things aren’t always what they SIEM: Microsoft rolls out AI-driven Azure Sentinel

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RSA Microsoft has wheeled out two new enterprise security tools – Azure Sentinel, a cloud-based SIEM, and Microsoft Threat Experts, an infosec advice-as-a-service bundled with a panic button.

The two services are part of Redmond’s ongoing invasion of the cloud security market. […]

By |March 3rd, 2019|Cyber News|

Did you hear the one about Cisco routers using strcpy insecurely for login authentication? Makes you go AAAAA-AAAAAAArrg *segfault*

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Cisco has patched three of its RV-series routers after Pen Test Partners (PTP) found them using hoary old C function strcpy insecurely in login authentication function. The programming blunder can be exploited to potentially hijack the devices.

PTP looked at how the […]

By |March 3rd, 2019|Cyber News|

Kerala Cyberdome, Dubai police tie up on cyber security

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Credits: Deccan Chronical 

The Kerala Cyberdome has decided to cooperate with Dubai police in cyber security. The two sides reached an agreement on sharing the information about those who are engaged in criminal activities on social media, said Police Cyberdome chief Manoj […]

By |March 3rd, 2019|Cyber News|

Jyotipriya Singh, DCP cyber crime, Pune, says stronger policies are needed to prevent fraud through breach of KYC data

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It is too easy to obtain and breach KYC data collected from customers by banks, mobile phone companies and other organisations, Jyotipriya Singh, deputy commissioner of police, cyber crime and economic offences wing, Pune, has said.

KYC or know your […]

By |March 3rd, 2019|Cyber News|

Bengaluru gets cyber crime research, training centre

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Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy inaugurated the Centre for Cyber Crime Investigation Training and Research (CCITR) at CID headquarters on Thursday. This is a public-private partnership project between the state government and Infosys Foundation, which has funded `22 crore […]

By |March 1st, 2019|Cyber News|

India Pakistan stand-off: Govt asks NIC to take precautions against cyber attacks

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The Government has directed the National Informatics Centre (NIC) to enhance its level of preparedness and take precautions against possible cyber attacks and hacking incidents on government websites and strategic IT infrastructure after India destroyed a terrorist training camp […]

By |March 1st, 2019|Cyber News|

Thailand passes internet security law decried as ‘cyber martial law’

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Thailand’s military-appointed parliament on Thursday passed a controversial cybersecurity law that gives sweeping powers to state cyber agencies, despite concerns from businesses and activists over judicial oversight and potential abuse of power.

The Cybersecurity Act, approved unanimously, is the latest […]

By |March 1st, 2019|Cyber News|

Infosec in spaaace! NCC and Surrey Uni to pore over satellite security

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NCC Group and the University of Surrey have set up a “Space Cyber Security Research Partnership” to investigate the security issues faced by satellites.

A breathless statement from the British university and infosec firm informs us all that they “will […]

By |February 24th, 2019|Cyber News|