Page 5 - Cyber Threat

SC to hear batch of pleas on Pegasus spying allegations on February 23

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Wednesday a batch of petitions on the Pegasus issue for the first time after October when it had ordered setting up of a three-member panel of cyber experts

Tenable Research reveals over 40 bn records were exposed globally in 2021

This is up nearly 78% over 2020. While healthcare and education are most-targeted industries worldwide, APAC region shows another picture, with tech industry and govts being largest victims

Need to tackle cyber domain's exploitation by terrorists: India at UNSC

India emphasised the need for Member States to address and tackle the implications of terrorist organisations exploiting the cyber domain at UNSC

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

Clubhouse to soon let users pin links to top of rooms

Anyone would be allowed to add, change, or remove a link, so long as they are a moderator of a room and regardless of the number of followers they have.

Cybercrime pendency rose in two-thirds of states in 2020: NCRB data

Chargesheeting, which indicates the rate of disposal of crime cases by the police, declined in nearly half the states when compared to 2019

Nearly 74% SMBs suffered a cyber incident in the last year: Cisco study

Cyber-attacks have cost SMBs more than Rs 3.5 cr to Rs 7 cr in the last 12 months

Indian tops global cyber attacks on education sector: Report

The education sector in India was attacked significantly more compared to other industries in the month of July globally, experiencing 5,196 attacks per week on average, a new report showed

Chinese hackers compromised 5 global telecom companies: Researchers

Hacking groups waged a campaign across Southeast Asia from 2017 to 2021, exploited security vulnerabilities.

Data breaches cost Indian companies Rs 165 mn, rising 18% from 2020: Report

Breaches worldwide cost companies $4.24 million per incident on average, says an IBM study.

Explained: How cryptocurrency turbocharged the cybercrime racket

Cryptocurrency and the exchanges where digital currency can be traded anony­mously have emerged as key tools for the cyber extortionists

Covid-19 pandemic: Real-time cyber watch by enterprises on the rise

Pandemic has alerted the market to view cybersecurity as a necessary investment, not just an IT project: HCL Tech

Cyber fraud helpline brings banks and police together: Here's how it works

The helpline and its reporting platform have been made operational by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (14C) with support from the RBI, all major banks, payment banks, wallets

Microsoft launches the first ever Asia-Pacific cybersecurity council

The aim is to build a strong communications channel for addressing cyber threats and sharing best practices across the participating countries

Tracking behaviour to protect entities

All sectors will depend on high levels of connectivity, from education to manufacturing to financial management. With every action being digitised, the potential for cyber threats grows

Multiple cyber threats lurking compromised systems, says Microsoft

Facing multiple hacking attempts on its business email servers worldwide, Microsoft has reiterated the warning that patching a system does not necessarily remove the access of the attacker

Automakers told to ramp up IT infrastructure amid cyber-attack threats

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on Sunday alerted NHAI, NHIDCL and its other wings besides automobile makers to augment their IT security systems after reports regarding threats of possible cyber attacks targeted at the Indian transport sector. The ministry said it has received an alert from the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) about possible cyber attacks. "The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways received an alert from CERT-In regarding targeted intrusion activities directed towards Indian Transport sector with possible malicious intentions. The Ministry has advised departments and organisations under transport sector to strengthen the security posture of their infrastructure," the Ministry said in a statement. It has requested NIC, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL), Indian Road Congress (IRC), Indian Academy of Highway Engineers (IAHE), State PWDs, Testing agencies and

Powerful tradecraft: How foreign cyber-spies compromised America

Revelations of the attack come at a vulnerable time as the US govt grapples with a contentious presidential transition and a spiraling public health crisis

DGPs, IGPs meet begins; police's role in Covid, cyber terrorism key focus

Key role played by police during times of disaster and pandemic, new-age crimes like cyber terrorism and radicalisation of youth are some of the issues to be discussed at the DGPs and IGPs conference

Landscape of cyberattacks to change in coming months: Kaspersky report

According to Kaspersky, the top targets for APT were governments, and the most significant threat actor was Lazarus