Cybersecurity

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India's cybersecurity product companies are projected to generate nearly $6 billion in 2026, up from $4.46 bn in 2025, even as AI-driven attacks and sophisticated threats reshape security landscape

India's cybersecurity product revenues are expected to grow to around USD 6 billion by 2026, the Data Security Council of India said on Thursday. IT industry body Nasscom's data security arm has estimated Indian cybersecurity product companies earned revenue of USD 4.46 billion in 2025. "India cybersecurity product companies revenue is set for healthy growth in 2026. It is estimated to reach USD 5.98 billion in 2026," DSCI CEO Vinayak Godse said at Annual Information Security Summit 2025. He said that the segment has grown 4 times in the last 5 years. "The segment grew 25 per cent year-on-year in 2025," Godse said. He said artificial intelligence (AI) will be an important factor that will have an impact on the segment. "It is a greenfield for the segment. We are still trying to figure out the impact of AI. We are also seeing the geopolitics scenario at present has made the market conducive for India cybersecurity companies," Godse said. He said India cybersecurity firms have bee

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Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri on Saturday ordered an immediate two-month suspension of all Virtual Private Network (VPN) services in the border district, citing public safety and potential misuse of such platforms for unlawful activities. District Magistrate, Rajouri Abhishek Sharma passed the directive under Section 163 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), following a communication by police, an official said. Rajouri Senior Superintendent of Police Gaurav Sikarwar, in his letter, reported unprecedented and suspicious use of VPN services in various areas of the district. Sharma's order highlights concerns that VPNs, by masking IP addresses, bypassing website blocks and firewalls, and transmitting encrypted data, are being used by a significant number of suspicious internet users, the official said. Such activities have the potential to be exploited for anti-national purposes including spreading inflammatory content, coordinating activities prejudicial to .

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