Page 9 - Cybersecurity

TikTok to be blocked from parliamentary devices, networks in UK: Report

The commissions of the House of Commons and House of Lords have announced they will follow the move taken by the government on official devices, citing the need for cyber security

RBI to start new data centre, governor stresses on tech, cybersecurity role

Shaktikanta Das lays foundation of the new greenfield data centre and enterprise computing and cybersecurity training institute in Bhubaneshwar

24% of companies surveyed in India ready to defend cybersecurity threats

Just 24 per cent of organisations surveyed in India have the 'mature' level of readiness needed to be resilient against the modern cybersecurity risks, according to a new Cisco study released on Tuesday. Cisco, in a separate announcement, said it aims to train 500,000 cybersecurity professionals over 3 years across India. Cisco's first-ever Cybersecurity Readiness Index highlighted where businesses are doing well and where cybersecurity readiness gaps will widen if global business and security leaders don't take action. Underlining that readiness is critical, the Cisco study revealed that 90 per cent respondents said they expect a cybersecurity incident to disrupt their business in the next 12 to 24 months. India scored high in the global chart in terms of maturity (24 per cent), performing above the global average of 15 per cent on cybersecurity readiness. About 38 per cent of companies in India fall into the beginner or formative stages. Conducted by an independent third-party,

Gang of 4 cyber cheats busted in Delhi for selling products on fake website

The gang used to dupe victims by offering articles on discount by using fake websites created in the name of leading Company Montblanc Simplo GMBH

Deakin University to start PG courses in cyber security, business analytics

Initial size of international branch campus to be 25,000 sq ft for a batch of 60 students each for the two programs

UIDAI rolls out AI-based security mechanism for fingerprint authentication

The new two-factor/layer authentication has added extra checks to validate the genuineness (liveness) of the fingerprint to further cut down the chances of spoofing attempts

Keeping tabs: Centre mulls cybersecurity test for public CCTV buys

Railways seeks Niti Aayog intervention, citing national security

Over 31,179 fake customer care numbers duping Indian consumers: Report

About 44% of the fake numbers are from outside India; 80% of those from India were found to be valid and still operational

India scores on innovation, internet use, modest on cybersecurity: Report

India fares well on parametres such as innovation and harnessing benefits of internet, but still has ground to cover when it comes to protection against cybercrime and invasion of privacy, according to a latest report. Without an exclusive cybersecurity law, Indians have to rely on "anachronistic" and sectoral regulations, making "protect" the weakest link in India's otherwise remarkable digital transformation, said the State of India's Digital Economy (SIDE) report. The report traces digital transformation thorugh four stages of connect, harness, innovate and protect framework. The report by ICRIER Prosus Centre for Internet and the Digital Economy (IPCIDE) gives a thumbs up to India's performance on "innovation" and harnessing the power of digital services. The 'harness' pillar measures how India is using the internet to generate growth, create jobs and improve governance. "Despite being a lower-middle income country compared to its G20 peers, India's performance is significantly

Sebi beefs up cybersecurity measures for regulated intermediaries

Sebi has also advised the entities to encrypt sensitive and personally identifiable information (PII) data, specifically in transit, to protect its access from any attacker

Lack of international cooperation helping cybercriminals, says official

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

Secure Blink bags seed funding from US-based venture capital firm

Secure Blink offersThreatspy, the SaaS platform which empowers developers and security engineers to secure their web applications and APIs proactively

India will see 1.5 mn vacancies in cybersecurity in 2025: Microsoft's Gomes

India is one of the fastest-growing security markets for the company, said Terence Gomes, country head, security, Microsoft India

The digital boom's cybersecurity pitfalls: Negligence may spoil the party

The large-scale adoption of cloud and the work-from-anywhere model have led Indian businesses to step up investment in data protection

2 mn Indian jobs in AI, cybersecurity to remain unfilled in 2023: Study

Country will need 30 mn digitally skilled professionals by 2026; 50% workforce will have to re-skill

Citing profitability, cybersecurity firm Secureworks lays off 9% of staff

US-based cybersecurity company Secureworks, backed by Dell Technologies, has laid off about 9 per cent of the workforce globally as part of its restructuring

Top US cybersecurity diplomat Nate Fick's Twitter account hacked

It was not clear who was responsible for the hack or if cyber-criminals posted anything derogatory from his personal account

Ransomware attacks in Europe target old VMware: Cybersecurity agencies

Cybersecurity agencies in Europe are warning of ransomware attacks exploiting a 2-year-old computer bug as Italy experienced widespread internet outages. The Italian premier's office said on Sunday night the attacks affecting computer systems in the country involved ransomware already in circulation" in a product made by cloud technology provider VMware. A Friday technical bulletin from a French cybersecurity agency said the attack campaigns target VMware ESXi hypervisors, which are used to monitor virtual machines. Palo Alto, California-based VMware fixed the bug back in February 2021 but the attacks are targeting older, unpatched versions of the product. The company said in a statement Sunday that its customers should take action to apply the patch if they have not already done so. Security hygiene is a key component of preventing ransomware attacks, it said. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said Sunday it is working with our public and private sector par

Hive Ransomware seized after a global sting by US-German law enforcement

Hive ransomware was seized after a joint US-German law enforcement crackdown that thwarted $130 million in demands for payment from more than 1,500 victims around the world

State actors and information warfare

We should recognise that many can play the game of manipulation targeting the Indian information space