US Consulate, CUTS International team up to mitigate cyber threats for SMBs The US Consulate and research and advocacy firm CUTS International have entered into a collaboration to jointly mitigate cyber threats for small and medium businesses. To this effect, the U.S. Consulate General Kolkata and CUTS International, in collaboration with Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), and Arunachal ...
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Cyber laxity: Goa govt posts department login IDs, passwords online
Cyber laxity: Goa govt posts department login IDs, passwords online PANAJI: In a move that has raised some eyebrows among cybersecurity experts and IT professionals, the administrative reforms department issued a circular with the login credentials of all the state government departments. The government circular, which was issued on February 8, asks every government department to upload their annual administration ...
Read More »CID blacklists 30,000 SIM cards used to con 1.27 lakh Gujaratis of Rs 815 crore
CID blacklists 30,000 SIM cards used to con 1.27 lakh Gujaratis of Rs 815 crore AHMEDABAD: How many times have you been butted in by scammers with romance chat links, SMS ultimatums about power disconnections, and lucky draw and bitcoin offers that sound too good to be true? And how many times have you gone against your instincts and clicked ...
Read More »CFOs need to do resilience planning to fight continued shocks: HDFC CEO Keki Mistry
CFOs need to do resilience planning to fight continued shocks: HDFC CEO Keki Mistry HDFC Vice Chairman and CEO Keki Mistry said CFOs need to do resilience planning as there are shocks on continued basis. CFOs need to learn from experience of the recent crisis and prepare for the coming ones, Mistry said delivering the keynote address on CFOs Leading ...
Read More »LS Speaker Om Birla expresses concern about cyberbullying, drug abuse
LS Speaker Om Birla expresses concern about cyberbullying, drug abuse Gangtok (Sikkim) [India], February 24 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla urged for collective efforts to tackle the problem of cyberbullying and drug abuse. He expressed his concern during the inaugural ceremony of the Annual Zone III Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region on Thursday. The 19th Annual Zone III ...
Read More »Data privacy, security challenges of digital world, G20 meet expected to address them: Jaishankar
Data privacy, security challenges of digital world, G20 meet expected to address them: Jaishankar Pune, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said data security and data privacy are the biggest challenges of the digital world and issues connected to them are expected to be addressed during the G20 meeting. The EAM was addressing the ‘Festival of Thinkers’ organised by ...
Read More »6 new age cybersecurity threats to look out for in 2023: Neelesh Kriplani, CTO, Clover Infotech
6 new age cybersecurity threats to look out for in 2023: Neelesh Kriplani, CTO, Clover Infotech By- Neelesh Kriplani, As the world of technology continues to evolve, so do the security threats that come with it. Cybersecurity is an ever-growing field that is constantly changing and adapting to the latest threats. As we look ahead to 2023, here are 6 ...
Read More »India scores on innovation, harnessing internet benefits but modest progress on cybersecurity rail guards: Report
India scores on innovation, harnessing internet benefits but modest progress on cybersecurity rail guards: Report New Delhi, Feb 24 (PTI) 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, ...
Read More »Digital Rupee and India Stack: Can other countries also replicate the model?
Digital Rupee and India Stack: Can other countries also replicate the model? The RBI’s CBDC, also known as the digital rupee, is a new way to utilise the money that isn’t much different from the banknotes that are now in circulation. The only difference is that the digital rupee is anticipated to be used more frequently and traded digitally. The ...
Read More »Ransomware gang leaked Los Angeles student health records online
Ransomware gang leaked Los Angeles student health records online Health records for about 2,000 current and former Los Angeles school students have been published to the dark web following a ransomware attack last year, the school district said in a statement on Wednesday. The “assessment records,” which could include mental health, attendance, disciplinary and academic results, were stolen in a ...
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