cybersecurity | Tier3 Pakistan

Computer security, also known as cybersecurity or IT security, is the protection of computer systems from the theft or damage to the hardware, software or the information on them, as well as from disruption or misdirection of the services they provide.Tier3 is a leading Cyber security services provider in Pakistan.

December 21, 2024

Best Practices for Secure Mobile Communications in Pakistan

In today’s digitally connected world, securing mobile communications has become critical for safeguarding sensitive information. In Pakistan, Tier3 Cybersecurity has identified alarming trends of cyber espionage targeting mobile users, particularly those in government, politics, and […]

August 14, 2017

Pakistani government websites hacked on 70th Independence Day

In a major hacking attempt Indian hackers on 70th independence day of Pakistan have hacked several government websites and posted Indian flag and Indian anthem, officials in Pakistan Telecommunication authority officials said on Monday. […]

August 11, 2017

Fintech : New Cyber Security Threats and Challenges

When you think about the Fintech space, it’s usually young startup companies trying to disrupt some specific financial service problem. Now if you have experience with the startup nature, you know that the way it […]

February 12, 2017

Indian hackers claimed to have hacked Islamabad, Peshawar, Multan International and Karachi airport

The India - Pakistan cyber war intensifies as retaliatory ransomware attack cripples websites of Islamabad, Multan and Karachi airports

February 6, 2017

Anonymous Hacktivist group hacks 10,613 Tor Websites On Dark Web

Hacktivist group Anonymous hacks the company servers Freedom Hosting II and lay down some 10,000 web pages based on Tor, representing almost 20% of the web deep. Hackers claim that at least half of the web pages were child pornography.

February 2, 2017

Microsoft Power Point 2016, Java Code Execution

If the user have JAVA (or python or similar interpreters) an attacker can insert jar file or py file into the presentation and trigger it when mouse moves, for easier exploitation the attacker can use ppsx file which will load automatically in presentation mode and once the user opens the file and moves mouse it will trigger the payload.

January 27, 2017

Cybercriminal Gang Using Google Services for Malware Operations

If the file is executed, Carbanak’s VBScript malware will see itself triggered. From here, the malware then proceeds to send and receive commands “to and from” Google services such as Google Apps Script, Google Sheets and Google Forms services.

January 25, 2017

IT Companies move to target ‘terrorist content’ online

The move by the technology companies, which is expected to begin in early 2017, aims to assuage government concerns and derail proposed new federal legislation over social media content that is seen as increasingly driving ‘recruitment’ and ‘radicalization’, while also balancing free speech issues.In Pakistan , people can use Surf Safe Pakistan web portal to report terrorist and extremist content online.