CISO Kanupriya Vazandar moves on from DIAGEO India, IT Security News, ET CISO Kanupriya Vazandar Kanupriya Vazandar, Chief Information Security Officer (Senior General Manager) at DIAGEO India, has announced her resignation. A recognized expert in information security, Kanupriya’s leadership and insights have significantly shaped the company’s security landscape. Before this appointment, she worked with JPMorgan Chase & Co. Vazandar bids ...
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U.K. Hacker Charged in $3.75 Million Insider Trading Scheme Using Hacked Executive Emails
U.K. Hacker Charged in $3.75 Million Insider Trading Scheme Using Hacked Executive Emails https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/haced.png Oct 01, 2024Ravie LakshmananCorporate Security / Financial Fraud The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged a 39-year-old U.K. national for perpetrating a hack-to-trade fraud scheme that netted him nearly $3.75 million in illegal profits. Robert Westbrook of London was arrested last week and is expected ...
Read More »DoT, Trai and telcos give renewed thrust to counter spam, cyber fraudsters – ET CISO
DoT, Trai and telcos give renewed thrust to counter spam, cyber fraudsters – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-113803693,imgsize-48800,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/grc/dot-trai-and-telcos-give-renewed-thrust-to-counter-spam-cyber-fraudsters.jpg A fresh push is being given to counter spam and unsolicited commercial communication with the department of telecom (DoT), regulator Trai, and private telcos initiating new programmes to counter the menace that is also leading to cyber frauds and phishing attacks. Regulator Trai and ...
Read More »‘AI holds potential to transform lives but poses threat if mishandled’, ET CISO
‘AI holds potential to transform lives but poses threat if mishandled’, ET CISO Artificial intelligence is a technology that holds potential to transform human life in profound ways, much like the discovery of fire, but it also poses significant risks if mishandled, said Stefania Giannini, UNESCO’s Assistant Director General for Education . In an interview with PTI from Paris, Giannini, ...
Read More »Cloudflare denies hosting sites linked to data leak at India’s Star Health – ET CISO
Cloudflare denies hosting sites linked to data leak at India’s Star Health – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-113803782,imgsize-24152,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/data-breaches/cloudflare-denies-hosting-sites-linked-to-data-leak-at-indias-star-health.jpg U.S. software firm Cloudflare has denied any role in hosting two websites run by a hacker offering for sale stolen personal data and medical records of customers of top Indian insurer Star Health. The statement comes after the company was made party to an ...
Read More »U.S. Charges Three Iranian Nationals for Election Interference and Cybercrimes
U.S. Charges Three Iranian Nationals for Election Interference and Cybercrimes https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/fbi.png U.S. federal prosecutors on Friday unsealed criminal charges against three Iranian nationals who are allegedly employed with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for their targeting of current and former officials to steal sensitive data. The Department of Justice (DoJ) accused Masoud Jalili, 36, Seyyed Ali Aghamiri, 34, and ...
Read More »Amazon’s $4 bn partnership with AI startup Anthropic gets UK competition clearance – ET CISO
Amazon’s $4 bn partnership with AI startup Anthropic gets UK competition clearance – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-113758554,imgsize-17682,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/corporate/amazons-4-bn-partnership-with-ai-startup-anthropic-gets-uk-competition-clearance.jpg Britain’s competition watchdog said Friday that it’s clearing Amazon’s partnership with artificial intelligence company Anthropic because the $4 billion deal didn’t qualify for further scrutiny. The Competition and Markets Authority approval comes after it started looking into the deal, part of wider global scrutiny ...
Read More »Crypto Scam App Disguised as WalletConnect Steals $70K in Five-Month Campaign
Crypto Scam App Disguised as WalletConnect Steals $70K in Five-Month Campaign https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/crypto.png Sep 28, 2024Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Mobile Security Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious Android app on the Google Play Store that enabled the threat actors behind it to steal approximately $70,000 in cryptocurrency from victims over a period of nearly five months. The dodgy app, identified by Check ...
Read More »Trai mulls over withdrawal of OTT licensing consultation – ET CISO
Trai mulls over withdrawal of OTT licensing consultation – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-113758684,imgsize-7670,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/grc/trai-mulls-over-withdrawal-of-ott-licensing-consultation.jpg India’s telecom regulator, Trai, is deliberating the possibility of withdrawing its consultation paper on a licensing framework for over-the-top (OTT) communication services, as per a TOI report. This comes on a day when Gopal Vittal, CEO of Bharti Airtel, sought a “regulatory oversight” for internet-based voice and messaging ...
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report, IT Security News, ET CISO Education was the most targeted sector by cyberattackers in the past six months, with organisations facing 8,195 attacks per week, more than double the global average of 3,355, a new report has found. Healthcare was the second-most targeted with 7,982 weekly attacks per organisation over this period. It was followed by the government/military sector ...
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