Internet access, privacy ‘essential for freedom’: Proton chief Geneva: Internet privacy company Proton can spot attacks on democracy in a country before they hit the headlines, simply by watching demand for its services explode, its chief told AFP. When Russia blocked access to independent news sites following its invasion of Ukraine a year ago, the small company which provides virtual ...

EC-Council announces USD 3.5 Million CCT Scholarship to spark new cybersecurity careers globally EC-Council today announced a worldwide USD 3.5 million scholarship fund to help train up qualified candidates for entry-level cybersecurity jobs as part of a workforce development program to address the critical cybersecurity workforce gap. The CCT Scholarship for Cybersecurity Career Starters initiative will provide a full tuition ...

Biden administration announces plan to stop water plant hacks By Suzanne Smalley – The Biden administration announced on Friday a new plan to improve the digital defenses of public water systems. The move comes one day after the announcement of a national cybersecurity strategy by the White House, which seeks to broadly improve industry accountability over the cybersecurity of American ...

Data protection bill not formally sent to Parl’s IT panel, Ashwini Vaishnaw’s ‘big thumbs up’ claim untrue: Karti Chidambaram Congress MP Karti Chidambaram has termed as “untrue” Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw’s statement that the parliamentary IT committee has given a “thumbs up” to the revised draft of the data protection bill, and said the bill has not been formally sent ...

How digital public good infrastructure contributing in 5 trillion-dollar economy? Aadhaar is one of the key products of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) that has been catering to the BFSI sector since inception. Whether it has been opening up of a bank account or getting the benefits of a government scheme, this UIDAI’s product has been a key driver. ...

J&K admin sets up centre for imparting training to its employees in cyber security Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday launched a Centre of Excellence in cyber security for the government workforce to ensure the security of official web portals and websites, an official said. The centre was established by the Information Technology Department in collaboration with the ...

70% rise in cyber cheating cases, but no plans for small frauds wing: Maharashtra deputy CM Devendra Fadanavis MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government on Friday said that cyber fraud and cheating cases in the state saw a 70% rise in 2022 over 2021. However, deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said there was no proposal to set up a Small Frauds Wing ...

Most CISOs to change jobs due to growing stress from hacking threats Nearly half of chief information security officers (CISOs) will change jobs by 2025 globally and 25 per cent will quit due to multiple work-related stress, according to a Gartner report. The cybersecurity personnel are facing acute stress as nation-state bad actors continue to infiltrate government and enterprise systems ...

Australian govt to overhaul cyber laws Canberra, The Australian government on Monday announced an overhaul of its cyber security strategy following a string of major data breaches. Clare O’Neil, the Minister for Home Affairs, revealed the renewed strategy, saying the 2022 Optus and Medibank hacks exposed flaws in cyber laws, reports Xinhua news agency. A new national coordinator for cyber ...

Only companies investing in digital infra have a future: Parveen Gupta, Former SBI MD It is India Inc.’s most well-known fact that the first sector to always leap towards digital adoption has been banking and financial services. BFSI was among the first few sectors to be impacted by digital too. Parveen K Gupta, Former MD, SBI & Chairman, Utkarsh Small ...