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Automakers told to ramp up IT infrastructure amid cyber-attack threats

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on Sunday alerted NHAI, NHIDCL and its other wings besides automobile makers to augment their IT security systems after reports regarding threats of possible cyber attacks targeted at the Indian transport sector. The ministry said it has received an alert from the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) about possible cyber attacks. "The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways received an alert from CERT-In regarding targeted intrusion activities directed towards Indian Transport sector with possible malicious intentions. The Ministry has advised departments and organisations under transport sector to strengthen the security posture of their infrastructure," the Ministry said in a statement. It has requested NIC, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL), Indian Road Congress (IRC), Indian Academy of Highway Engineers (IAHE), State PWDs, Testing agencies and

Powerful tradecraft: How foreign cyber-spies compromised America

Revelations of the attack come at a vulnerable time as the US govt grapples with a contentious presidential transition and a spiraling public health crisis

DGPs, IGPs meet begins; police's role in Covid, cyber terrorism key focus

Key role played by police during times of disaster and pandemic, new-age crimes like cyber terrorism and radicalisation of youth are some of the issues to be discussed at the DGPs and IGPs conference

Landscape of cyberattacks to change in coming months: Kaspersky report

According to Kaspersky, the top targets for APT were governments, and the most significant threat actor was Lazarus

McAfee detects an average of 419 new cyber threats per minute in Q2

Cybersecurity company McAfee on Thursday said it saw an average of 419 new threats per minute as overall new malware samples grew by 11.5 per cent in the second quarter of this year

India most troubled by talent crunch for cyber threat detection: Report

"The unprecedented adoption of cloud is also giving rise to newer vulnerabilities and cybersecurity challenges."

IT services firms ramp up capability to protect clients from cyber threat

Major Indian firms open cyber threat management centres in US, Europe

TCS launches 10 cyber threat management centres to keep enterprises secure

To stay close to customers and keep enterprises secure and cyber-resilient while meeting data and cyber-sovereignty regulations, Tata Consultancy Services has operationalised 10 new TMCs

Spurt in cyber attacks on Indian firms and users in times of Covid-19

Some of those whom the pandemic has left jobless are resorting to cyber crimes to make quick money, while there is increased activity from Chinese hackers as well

Cybersecurity top priority for Indian CIOs post Covid-19 pandemic: Adobe

The CIOs from India and Australia re-asserted that cyber security continues to be one of the most cited areas for planned investment

Obscure Indian cyber firm BellTroX spied on politicians, investors globally

New Delhi-based BellTroX InfoTech Services targeted government officials in Europe, gambling tycoons in the Bahamas, and well-known investors in the US

Indian cybersecurity services expected to grow to $7.6 bn by 2022: DSCI

More than 35 per cent companies covered by the report are re-skilling half of their security workforce

We collect 8 trn threat signals daily, says Microsoft's Ann Johnson

The top cybersecurity expert at the tech giant says that in India, between February 2 and May 2, 2020, Microsoft's detection tools saw 9100 Coronavirus related cybersecurity threats.

Virus of cyber fraud rises with Covid

The ranks of cyber criminals will rise as many unemployed people with internet connections may be desperate enough to attempt cyber-crimes

Cognizant hit by 'Maze' ransomware attack amid coronavirus crisis

The anonymous hackers behind Maze have made headlines in recent months for publicly holding their victims hostage by threatening to leak company information if the target doesn't pay the ransom

Cognizant hit by 'Maze' ransomware attack, says clients facing disruption

The incident comes at a time when businesses have been disrupted by coronavirus pandemic that has forced companies to turn to initiatives like work from home

Cybercrimes in the time of Covid-19: Scamsters taking advantage of pandemic

A variety of phishing campaigns are taking advantage to distribute malware, steal credentials, and scam users

Hackers using Coronavirus chaos to trick people into downloading malware

In a situation where many employees work from home or access wi-fi networks that operate at enterprise-level security, devices such as routers can be hacked to plant a range of malware

Hidden mobile apps accounted for 50% of malicious threats in 2019: McAfee

It is expected that 2020 will be the year of mobile sneak attacks with hackers using sophisticated methods to target users

India making progress in cybersecurity, threats fall in 2019: Kaspersky

According to Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) reports, from 2018 and 2019 there has been a moderate decrease in the number of attacks targeted at India