Page 2 - Cyber Security Threats

Infosys US unit hit by cyber security event; probe on to identify impact

The company said it is working with a cyber security company to resolve the issue

40% of cyber security teams in Indian organisations understaffed: Report

5 key technical skills considered for employment, says respondents in annual survey

"Now many guns around me...": Salman Khan opens up on getting death threat

Salman Khan, who has been receiving death threats and is on the target list of gangsters, finally shared his experience and how he is dealing with it

State govt web domains 'extremely vulnerable' to cyberattacks: Report

More than 700 credentials with passwords were leaked to the dark web in 2022, says study by cybersecurity firms

Global cyberattacks rise 38% with healthcare most targeted in India: Report

The top three most attacked industries in 2022 were Healthcare, Education/Research, and Government/Military

How can India fend off cyberattacks?

India Inc and govt institutions too are vulnerable to it. Last month, a cyberattack brought the services at AIIMS, Delhi to a standstill. So why is India vulnerable to such attacks?

Sebi issues rules for managing technical glitches, cyber security threats

Stock exchanges to put a structure of financial disincentives for non-compliance by brokers

Haryana reports 37,000 cybercrime cases till August; 15,000 disposed of

Haryana reported nearly 37,000 cybercrime-related complaints till August this year and 15,000 of them have been disposed of, officials said. A meeting of 29 cyber police station incharges and all district nodal officers for cybercrime of deputy superintendent of police and additional SP rank officers was held in Panchkula on Thursday. It was chaired by O P Singh, additional DGP (Crime) and state nodal officer for cybercrime for the state. During the meeting, officials said that till August this year, 36,996 cybercrime-related complaints were received on helpline number 1930, cybercrime portal, 309 cyber desks and 29 cyber police stations in the state. Over 20,000 of them are under process and nearly 15,057 have been disposed of, officials told the meeting. Cyber police station of the state crime branch, Panipat and Sonipat were among the top three units in disposing of the maximum percentage of complaints, according to a statement. Karnal, Sirsa and Bhiwani were among the top thr

CERT-In warns about bugs in Mozilla Firefox that can compromise devices

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) cautioned against multiple vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox products that can let hackers compromise devices and systems

1.3 mn users faced browser extension threats in H1 of 2022: Researchers

Kaspersky researchers analysed what risks innocent-looking browser extensions pose to users and the activities of cybercriminals hiding threats under add-ons

India's cyber spending isn't catching up amid rise in security breaches

In 2020-21, the initial budget for cybersecurity was Rs 310 crore but was pared down to Rs 170 crore in the revised estimates

India in final stages of clearing national cybersecurity strategy

India is in the final stages to clear the strategy in the wake of growing cyber attacks and threats

How to safeguard yourself from financial frauds, online and offline

Cyber Crime: There's very little you can do at your end, apart from being more vigilant. But certain things that you should do can make a lot of difference

Pentagon flags national security threat from Chinese tech company

The US Defense Department said on Friday that systems made by Chinese manufacturer Da Jiang Innovations pose potential threats to US national security

India becomes favourite destination for cyber criminals amid Covid-19

Year 2020 saw one of the largest numbers of data breaches and the numbers seem to be only rising

Are we ready for cyber attacks on infrastructure?

The fears of future cyber attacks on India's economic infrastructure is real and rising

Cyber attacks up multi-fold, says India's cyber security coordinator

Every day, four lakh pieces of malware are found and 375 cyber-attacks are witnessed

Indian cybersecurity services expected to grow to $7.6 bn by 2022: DSCI

More than 35 per cent companies covered by the report are re-skilling half of their security workforce

CBI issues alert to states, UTs on Cerberus that hits mobile phones

A banking Trojan known as Cerberus is used by cybercriminals internationally and it is taking advantage of the novel coronavirus pandemic

Tier II cities more prone to cyber security threats: K7 Computing report

Patna is most susceptible, with 47 per cent of its netizens saying they had been attacked