Cybersecurity

Statsguru: Data centre firms yet to take off despite rising mkt presence

India's data centre ecosystem has expanded over the years, but its share of global funding remains low, while profitability margins and revenue per employee growth continue to face pressure

BoB steps up cyber defences after attack, tech spend to exceed 10%

State-run Bank of Baroda has scaled up its cybersecurity framework across technology, personnel, and operational processes following a July 2026 incident, with overall IT defence spending set to exceed 10 per cent of its operating profit, a senior official said. It is very difficult to estimate the exact jump in tech spending above normal thresholds at this point in time, its managing director and chief executive Debadatta Chand told PTI, adding that the July incident involving a compromised employee email was a "huge wake-up call". Listing out the additional spends being incurred by the lender, Chand said, "Obviously, it (technology spend) will be going above 10 per cent of the operating profit". Tech spending, including capital investments and operating expenses, has been restricted to within 10 per cent of operating profit for many years and accordingly, the bank makes its annual budgets, Chand said. Some of the spends will be incurred in FY27, while some may also go into the ne

Cyberattack on SMARTs portal puts Sebi's cybersecurity team on high alert

Sebi puts its cybersecurity team on red alert after a code execution attack on its SMARTs portal, but says no personal or sensitive data was compromised

CAG offers AI, data analytics training to global audit institutions

CAG K Sanjay Murthy offered specialised training in AI, data analytics and cybersecurity to fellow audit institutions during bilateral meetings at an international conference in Ha Noi

NSE flags gaps in margin trading facility and client fund handling

NSE inspections found brokers extending margin trading against ineligible securities, mishandling client funds and failing to comply with cybersecurity and surveillance norms.

Companies should put all AI agents in zero-trust category: Netskope founder

AI agents must operate under strict controls, with enterprises held accountable for their actions, says Netskope CEO Sanjay Beri

Chinese AI model completes complex cyberattacks in tests, raises concerns

Z.AI's GLM-5.3 completed three of 13 multi-stage cyberattack scenarios in controlled simulations, according to Irregular, though it trailed leading US models in separate tests

Altman urges firms to prioritise AI security over productivity gains

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman urged companies to prioritise AI security risks over productivity gains, warning that AI systems are uncovering vulnerabilities requiring urgent action.

The new rules of cybersecurity

Beyond compliance, regulations must prioritise speed and preparedness in responding to threats in the AI age

Global cyberscams cost Americans billions as US recovery efforts lag

The US government isn't doing enough to fight the surge in cyberscams, and partnerships with the private sector remain fragmented and voluntary, an investigation into the global scam industry led by the Joint Economic Committee of the US Congress has found. The government doesn't even have a unified accounting of how much money has been seized from overseas scam compounds, nor how much has been returned to victims, according to the report, released Tuesday by ranking Democrats Senator Maggie Hassan and Rep Don Beyer. Citing findings from a yearlong investigation into global scams by The Associated Press and FRONTLINE, the report called for greater collaboration across agencies, support for victims, and deeper private sector engagement. "Transnational criminal organisations run massive compounds that exploit US technology, including AI, to carry out scams against Americans with devastating consequences," Hassan said in an email. "The scale of this exponentially growing challenge ...

Protectt.ai makes majority stake investment in security firm AIShield

AIShield will operate as an independent company under Protectt.ai, with fresh capital aimed at research, global expansion and sovereign AI security capabilities

RBI's Bhubaneswar data centre to reduce downtime of critical services

The Rs 169 crore facility was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier in the day

PM inaugurates RBI's ₹169-cr data centre, cybersecurity institute in Odisha

The 18.55-acre facility in Jatni will support mission-critical payment systems, strengthen digital financial services and boost cybersecurity training

Critical flaw affecting 70% of websites has cybersecurity world panicked

Emergency patches have been released for the vulnerability in PHP, which powers more than 70% of websites, as governments and operators warn of risks and urge developers to update systems

NSE reviewing network vulnerabilities as AI cyber threats rise: Chauhan

NSE chief Ashish Kumar Chauhan urged stockbrokers to make cybersecurity a core function and called for an industry task force to identify and address emerging risks

The coming global wealth destruction

Between AI-driven cyber chaos, two wars, and street mayhem, global prosperity is no longer guaranteed

AI-discovered software bugs may trigger more outages, warn cyber experts

Cybersecurity experts say AI is accelerating the discovery and exploitation of software flaws, raising the risk of further disruptions even as its impact on successful hacks remains uncertain

What is PHP? Why are governments and businesses worldwide going offline?

A critical security flaw in the programming language underpinning much of the web has prompted a global rush to patch vulnerable systems

Growing cyber risks

Threats call for stronger systemic safeguards

eMudhra to exit global SSL/TLS certificate business after security flaws

eMudhra said it would voluntarily exit the global SSL/TLS certificate business after vulnerabilities were found in its certificates, raising concerns over digital security.