Building digital trust: The key to India’s cyber-resilient future – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-119630625,imgsize-620319,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/next-gen-tech/building-digital-trust-the-key-to-indias-cyber-resilient-future.jpg Vishal Gautam, VP Engineering & Site Managing Director, Zscaler India’s rapid embrace of transformative technologies like 5G, UPI, and AI is fueling a digital revolution, with digital services expected to contribute 20% of GDP by 2026. This momentum is central to India’s vision of building a trillion-dollar ...
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Zero trust and SSE in cybersecurity leadership strategies, ET CISO
Zero trust and SSE in cybersecurity leadership strategies, ET CISO India’s cybersecurity landscape has undergone a dramatic transformation, characterized by increasingly sophisticated threats matched by innovative digital defense capabilities. The volume and sophistication of cyber threats have surpassed all previous bounds, as the once-impregnable castle-and-moat defenses are proving inadequate in this new hybrid world. In fact, as per Data Security ...
Read More »New Morphing Meerkat Phishing Kit Mimics 114 Brands Using Victims’ DNS Email Records
New Morphing Meerkat Phishing Kit Mimics 114 Brands Using Victims’ DNS Email Records https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/phishing.jpg Mar 27, 2025Ravie LakshmananEmail Security / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform that leverages the Domain Name System (DNS) mail exchange (MX) records to serve fake login pages that impersonate about 114 brands. DNS intelligence firm Infoblox is tracking the ...
Read More »Telangana cyber security bureau warns firms about impersonation scams – ET CISO
Telangana cyber security bureau warns firms about impersonation scams – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-119405077,imgsize-8550,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/cybercrime-fraud/telangana-cyber-security-bureau-warns-firms-about-impersonation-scams.jpg The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) has issued a public advisory warning corporate offices and IT companies across the state about a rising trend in cyber fraud involving impersonation scams targeting accounts and finance personnel. TGCSB Director Shikha Goel said cybercriminals are impersonating senior executives such as ...
Read More »Securing India’s digital sovereignty with homegrown web browser, ET CISO
Securing India’s digital sovereignty with homegrown web browser, ET CISO Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, announced the winners of Indian Web Browser Development Challenge (IWBDC) in a function organized by MeitY on 20th March, 2025. As India continues its journey toward digital self-reliance, the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology has taken a bold step by ...
Read More »U.S. Treasury Lifts Tornado Cash Sanctions Amid North Korea Money Laundering Probe
U.S. Treasury Lifts Tornado Cash Sanctions Amid North Korea Money Laundering Probe https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/tornado-cash.png Mar 22, 2025Ravie LakshmananFinancial Security / Cryptocurrency The U.S. Treasury Department has announced that it’s removing sanctions against Tornado Cash, a cryptocurrency mixer service that has been accused of aiding the North Korea-linked Lazarus Group to launder their ill-gotten proceeds. “Based on the Administration’s review of the ...
Read More »FBI asks Android and iPhone users in US to delete these messages immediately – ET CISO
FBI asks Android and iPhone users in US to delete these messages immediately – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-119329306,imgsize-63996,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/cybercrime-fraud/fbi-asks-android-and-iphone-users-in-us-to-delete-these-messages-immediately.jpg Chinese phishers are reportedly targeting US residents with text messages that appear to be from US toll road operators. These “smishing” texts are said to be targeting iPhone and Android users across America with fake toll bills. The FBI has advised users to ...
Read More »54% increase in cyber threats originating from servers hosted in India, 2024, ET CISO
54% increase in cyber threats originating from servers hosted in India, 2024, ET CISO Global cybersecurity and digital privacy firm Kaspersky revealed a 54% increase in threat sources originating from servers hosted in India in 2024 compared to the previous year. The data processed by Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) shows that in the period between January to December 2024, 7,157,431 ...
Read More »Coinbase Initially Targeted in GitHub Actions Supply Chain Attack; 218 Repositories’ CI/CD Secrets Exposed
Coinbase Initially Targeted in GitHub Actions Supply Chain Attack; 218 Repositories’ CI/CD Secrets Exposed https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/action.png The supply chain attack involving the GitHub Action “tj-actions/changed-files” started as a highly-targeted attack against one of Coinbase’s open-source projects, before evolving into something more widespread in scope. “The payload was focused on exploiting the public CI/CD flow of one of their open source projects ...
Read More »Global trust in digital services declines, find Thales – ET CISO
Global trust in digital services declines, find Thales – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-119330494,imgsize-9900,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/corporate/global-trust-in-digital-services-declines-find-thales.jpg Thales 2025 Digital Trust Index reveals most industries experienced a decline in consumer trust compared to last year Privacy fears are becoming a major factor in consumer decisions to abandon brands. 82% doing so last year Banking tops the Trust Index for the second year in a row, ...
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