How tech companies can slow down spike in breaches: Michael Sentonas, CTO, CrowdStrike By- Michael Sentonas Tech companies have created the tools we use to build and run businesses, process consumer transactions, communicate with one another, and organize our personal and professional lives. Technology has shaped the modern world as we know it – and our reliance on tech continues ...
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Eying better digital adaptability, Centre to exempt startups from Data Protection Bill provisions
Eying better digital adaptability, Centre to exempt startups from Data Protection Bill provisions Eying better future digital adaptability across sectors, the Union government plans grant an early stage exemption for early stage startups ecosystem. According to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology sources, the Centre is likely to exempt new age start-ups from complying with norms under proposed Digital ...
Read More »More than 3,500 people arrested in over 14,000 cybercrime complaints in 2021
More than 3,500 people arrested in over 14,000 cybercrime complaints in 2021 More than 3,500 people were arrested in relation to cybercrimes in 2021 when over 14,000 cases were registered under this category, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, minister of state for electronics, and information technology, informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Giving a comprehensive picture of cybercrime against women and children, and ...
Read More »Cyber attacks will be more refined in 2023
Cyber attacks will be more refined in 2023 The last two years have seen a surge in cybersecurity attacks globally, catapulting cybersecurity issues to the forefront of the agendas of companies and governments. The 2023 threat landscape, unfortunately, does not look like things will get any easier for techies working in cybersecurity. But companies and governments do have far more ...
Read More »AIIMS ransomware attack: These online services are back at country’s premier medical institute
AIIMS ransomware attack: These online services are back at country’s premier medical institute Two weeks after the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) reported a ransomware attack which rendered its servers paralysed, some online services at the premier medical institute resumed this week. Other services are said to resume later this week. Media reports suggest that the online registration ...
Read More »Cyberattack on top Indian hospital highlights security risk
Cyberattack on top Indian hospital highlights security risk The leading hospital in India’s capital limped back to normalcy on Wednesday after a cyberattack crippled its operations for nearly two weeks. Online registration of patients resumed Tuesday after the hospital was able to access its server and recover lost data. The hospital worked with federal authorities to restore the system and ...
Read More »Cybersecurity resilience top priority for Indian firms: Cisco
Cybersecurity resilience top priority for Indian firms: Cisco Cybersecurity resilience has emerged as the top priority for companies in India as they look to defend themselves against a rapidly evolving threat landscape. Around 62 per cent of these organisations say that the security incidents have impacted their business operations. This was revealed in the latest edition of Cisco’s annual study, ...
Read More »Indiana sues TikTok, citing safety and security concerns
Indiana sues TikTok, citing safety and security concerns Indiana’s attorney general on Wednesday sued Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, claiming the video-sharing platform misleads its users, particularly children, about the level of inappropriate content and security of consumer information. Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita claimed in a complaint filed Wednesday that while the social video app says it is safe ...
Read More »J&K to create pool of cybersecurity analysts to tackle cyber terrorism, internet crimes
J&K to create pool of cybersecurity analysts to tackle cyber terrorism, internet crimes Jammu and Kashmir is planning to create a pool of cybersecurity analysts under the recently launched Cyber Security Policy (CSP) to combat cyber terrorism and cyber attacks. The CSP also talks about setting up computer energy response team (CERT), a nodal agency which will ensure safer ...
Read More »Wake-up call: Post Delhi AIIMS cyber attack, experts reiterate importance of Cyber Insurance
Wake-up call: Post Delhi AIIMS cyber attack, experts reiterate importance of Cyber Insurance According to reports, after being wrecked by cyber attacks, India’s leading public medical institute, All India Institute of Medical Services (AIIMS) is working on devising a cyber security policy after its servers remained down for more than 11 days. A group of hackers have demanded an estimated ...
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