Widening disparities, growing threats cloud global cybersecurity outlook: WEF An average of eight in ten top business executives globally feel more or as exposed to cybercrime than they did last year, a new survey showed on Thursday. The World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2024 report, prepared in collaboration with Accenture, also flagged threats posed by AI-generated deepfakes to spread ...
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48% were unable to recover their data even after adopting data protection measures: Report
48% were unable to recover their data even after adopting data protection measures: Report Dell Technologies released the latest edition of its Global Data Protection Index (GDPI) Cyber Resiliency Multicloud Edition which brings into focus the threat of cyberattacks, the rise of generative AI and its impact, and the ongoing expansion into multicloud environments while highlighting how cyber threats continue ...
Read More »A congregation of India’s top CISOs and security guardians
A congregation of India’s top CISOs and security guardians Enterprises need to secure, innovate, defend, and lead all at once. ETCISO Secufest 2024 presents the opportunity to learn how you can deliver on each of these fronts with the most proven best-in-class security mechanisms. The most keenly awaited security conclave in the ICT ecosystem is just around the corner ...
Read More »World Economic Forum has an AI warning for the global economy
World Economic Forum has an AI warning for the global economy The World Economic Forum’s latest Global Risks Report identifies false and misleading information fueled by advanced artificial intelligence as the top risk to the global economy. The “Global Risks Report 2024” by the World Economic Forum was released on Wednesday. It has ranked the dangers associated with AI-generated misinformation ...
Read More »French computer hacker jailed in US
French computer hacker jailed in US A computer hacker who was part of a criminal gang that stole data from hundreds of millions of people and sold it on the dark web was jailed in the United States on Tuesday. Frenchman Sebastien Raoult created fake login pages as part of the ShinyHunters hacking group, which were used to raid the ...
Read More »Microsoft corrects the mistake it made while investing billions in ChatGPT maker
Microsoft corrects the mistake it made while investing billions in ChatGPT maker Microsoft seems to have learnt its lesson from the fiasco at ChatGPT maker OpenAI. In November, ChatGPT board sacked the company’s CEO Sam Altman during a video call. The news shocked and surprised Microsoft, ChatGPT’s biggest investor, as everyone else. It’s a different story that two more days ...
Read More »Anuprita Daga moves on from Yes Bank, joins Angel One as Group CISO
Anuprita Daga moves on from Yes Bank, joins Angel One as Group CISO Anuprita Daga, Group CISO, Angel One Anuprita Daga has moved on from Yes Bank. She has joined Angel One as Group CISO. Angel One is the largest listed retail stock broking house in India, in terms of active clients on NSE. A technology-led financial services company, it ...
Read More »Hackers hit Moscow internet provider in response to Kyivstar cyber attack
Hackers hit Moscow internet provider in response to Kyivstar cyber attack cyberattacks Hackers linked to Ukraine’s main spy agency have breached computer systems at a Moscow-based internet provider in retaliation for a Russian cyber attack against Ukrainian telecom giant Kyivstar, a source with direct knowledge of the operation told Reuters on Tuesday. The hacking group, dubbed “Blackjack”, has previously been ...
Read More »Ransomware attacks in healthcare organizations: Cybercriminals successfully encrypted data
Ransomware attacks in healthcare organizations: Cybercriminals successfully encrypted data Sophos, which delivers cybersecurity as a service, in its sector survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2023,” revealed that, among those organizations surveyed, cybercriminals successfully encrypted data in nearly 75% of ransomware attacks. This is the highest rate of encryption in the past three years and a significant increase ...
Read More »Lessons in resilience: An Indian enterprise perspective
Lessons in resilience: An Indian enterprise perspective Harish Soni, Resiliency and Security Practice Leader at Kyndryl India As we begin the new year, it is a good time for C-suite and CISO/IT heads to reflect on the lessons learned in 2023 and how to apply this knowledge going forward. From a global standpoint, 2023 was influenced by various factors such ...
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