Cybersecurity breaches are up manifold as Internet penetration grows New Delhi, With the rise in Internet penetration and use of digital banking in the country, the number of cyber attacks or cyber security incidents in India have gone up multiple times over the last few years. Data accessed by IANS said that cyber security incidents related to government institutions have ...
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‘Phishing’, ‘vishing’ attacks made ordinary folk poorer by Rs 1,500 cr in 2020-22
‘Phishing’, ‘vishing’ attacks made ordinary folk poorer by Rs 1,500 cr in 2020-22 Like many cyber victims, Delhi’s Komal (name changed) was also perplexed after receiving this warning message on her mobile. As soon as a panic-stricken Komal clicked on the link, it took her to a webpage, where she followed the instructions asking her to feed in her details. ...
Read More »From social media to ChatGPT, cyber criminals quick to adopt new tech
From social media to ChatGPT, cyber criminals quick to adopt new tech New Delhi, Forget Jamtara that has kept on inspiring cyber thugs to steal your data or money via traditional, OTP-based methods to date. Brace yourself for a new age of hacking via artificial intelligence (AI)-based tools. Image used for representational purpose only A new crop of con artists ...
Read More »Opinion: ChatGPT like uncontrolled AI can be perilous for Indian society far beyond any other technology in modern times
Opinion: ChatGPT like uncontrolled AI can be perilous for Indian society far beyond any other technology in modern times By Rohit Mittal & Jaijit Bhattacharya The CEO of OpenAI, a generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup, is reported to have stockpiled guns, gold and cartons of antibiotics to tide over any doomsday that may hit India if generative AI goes wrong. ...
Read More »New tech a double-edged sword for industries vulnerable to hackers
New tech a double-edged sword for industries vulnerable to hackers New Delhi, With the growth of technology, one gets to realise that it can be a boon or a bane. Boon is because life has become easier but bane as technology comes with added risks. Businesses, regardless of their size and industry, are vulnerable to cyber attacks. Hackers are getting ...
Read More »Top certifications for cybersecurity professionals in 2023
Top certifications for cybersecurity professionals in 2023 In 2020, while the world grappled with Covid-19 and its impact, hackers got away with over 50,000 cyberattacks, that included phishing, identity theft, digital scams, and more. These numbers are from India alone. Cybersecurity experts indicate that the number of such attacks is set of increase as India sees an even larger ...
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PF SENSE FIREWALL pfSense is a free and open source firewall and router that also features unified threat management, load balancing, multi WAN, and more. Enterprise, Open Source SOLUTIONS Providing comprehensive network security solutions for the enterprise, large business and SOHO, Netgate solutions with pfSense Plus software bring together the most advanced technology available to make protecting your network easier ...
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Network Switch A switch is a hardware device that works at Layer 2 of the OSI model – data link. The data link layer is where the Ethernet protocol works. A switch switches Ethernet frames by keeping a table of what MAC addresses have been seen on what switch port. The switch uses this table to determine where to send all future ...
Read More »4 job scam warning signs and how to avoid them on LinkedIn, Indeed
4 job scam warning signs and how to avoid them on LinkedIn, Indeed Image used for representative purpose only Last fall, Aaron Perkowitz applied for a job as a technical writer. The hirer asked him to compose a paid test article—and when he finished, requested his banking information, to pay him. Perkowitz asked why so much information was needed—couldn’t ...
Read More »Govt prevented lakhs of cyber attacks: Uttar Pradesh minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
Govt prevented lakhs of cyber attacks: Uttar Pradesh minister Ashwini Vaishnaw LUCKNOW: Accepting that the issue of cyber fraud was a pressing problem, electronics and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said that the government had taken serious note of the matter and through various interventions, had already managed to prevent “lakhs of cyber attacks”. Speaking on the inaugural day ...
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