Cybersecurity Protocols

Aaron Bugal, chief technology officer at global cybersecurity firm Sophos, visited India recently and urged organisations to strengthen security

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh always cooperated with his security team and showed concern and care towards the personnel deployed for his safety, recollected a retired IPS officer who was entrusted with the responsibility of the outer ring of his security details. Recalling one such instance, Sunil Garg, who served with the Delhi Police's security unit for six years, told PTI that during a cold winter, the former prime minister asked him to arrange tea and coffee for the personnel deployed around his house. "I had gone to meet him about some issue when he asked me about our staff deployed around the PM's house. He said, 'Always take care of them and keep giving them tea or coffee'," Garg recalled. "It was just a two-minute meeting," he added. A 1992-batch IPS officer, Sunil Garg headed the Delhi Police's PM Security unit for six years, serving as Additional Commissioner and Joint Commissioner until 2014. He retired last year from the post of Special Commissioner in the Delh

In August, Star Health faced a data leak, where stolen customer data including medical reports, were publicly accessible via chatbots on messaging app Telegram and through websites

Global cyber security firm TAC Security on Monday announced its plan to go public this year and raise funds from the capital market to expand its operation with an aim to increase its turnover to Rs 100 crore by 2026. SaaS (Software as a service) firm TAC Security, founded by entrepreneur Trishneet Arora in 2013, is one of the leading players in cybersecurity. TAC Security, a pioneer in risk and vulnerability management worldwide, is eyeing a revenue of Rs 100 crore by 2026, a company statement said. However, the company did not disclose its current turnover. According to the statement, the company is aggressively exploring capital-raising options, including an initial public offering (IPO) in early 2024. Beeline Capital Advisors Private Ltd has been appointed the exclusive book-running lead manager for the proposed IPO. TAC Security CEO Arora said, "We are now embarking on our next growth stage, aiming for a nearly ten-fold increase in revenues by FY26 through organic growth and

The 2023 Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) report found that 86% security officers believe generative AI could bridge skill gap in their security teams

India's existing cybersecurity policy of 2013 has been proposed to be revised as per the recommendations of a task force submitted to the government last year

OPPO India and the government's Common Service Centre (CSC) Academy have announced they will train 10,000 women in cybersecurity and cyber wellness in the country

CERT-In directions, released on April 28, mandate service providers to keep records of every information and communication technology (ICT) transaction for a minimum of 180 days

India is in the final stages to clear the strategy in the wake of growing cyber attacks and threats

Amid strained ties between Washington and Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Monday said that the United States is 'the top threat to global cybersecurity.'

The criminal industry's business model has shifted towards providing ransomware as a service. This means operators provide the malicious software, manage the extortion and payment systems and manage t

Thousands of people receive messages of ransom from cybercriminals every day

On the brighter side, more Indian companies are encrypting their cloud data than the global average