Cybersecurity

PM Modi calls for creating global framework to prevent fraud, scams

Calls for govts, tech firms, telcos, and financial institutions to work together

Cybersecurity careers boom in India: Jobseeker interest jumps up to 225%

Information Security, Cloud Security and NIST Standards emerge as top skills in Indeed's cybersecurity job postings in India~

AI cybersec startup Armadin valued at over $2.5 bn after new funding round

Investors ‌have poured large ​sums into ​early-stage startups building defenses against AI-driven ​cyberattacks.

AI agents tried to hack a Canadian govt website: Research firm Transluce

Transluce said the activity showed tactics similar to those it had previously linked to OpenAI, but the firm said it could not confidently attribute the latest attempts to the company

96% Indian firms hit by business-disrupting cyber incidents: Cisco report

As many as 96 per cent of organisations in India suffered a material, business-disrupting cyber incident over the past 12 months, with more than one in three involving artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced attacks, according to a report released by technology major Cisco. The study highlighted that internal organisational friction - including bureaucratic approval delays, fragmented data, and disconnected teams - represents a greater impediment to strengthening cyber defences than technological limitations. The findings are part of Cisco's 'Relentless Defense Report', based on a double-blind survey of 8,000 security professionals across 30 markets, including 1,000 respondents from India. The report evaluated organisations on how completely they protect their environments, the speed at which they detect and remediate threats and the operational bottlenecks that slow them down. India recorded an average score of 66 out of 100, marginally above the global average of 64. However, only

Talks on AI now centred on returns on investment, says Google executive

Companies are increasingly seeking measurable returns from AI investments as the focus shifts from experimentation and scaling to value, security and agentic transformation

Check Point Software appoints Krishnan V V as MD for India, South Asia

Cybersecurity solutions provider Check Point Software Technologies on Wednesday announced the appointment of Krishnan V V as its Managing Director and Country Head for India and South Asia, effective immediately. In his new role, Krishnan will oversee the company's business strategy, profit and loss (P&L) performance, go-to-market execution, and organisational development across the region, according to a company statement. He will report to Ruma Balasubramanian, President, Asia Pacific & Japan (APAC & Japan), the company said. Krishnan brings over three decades of leadership experience. Before joining Check Point, he served as Country Director - BFSI at Palo Alto Networks. He has also previously held senior leadership positions at several companies, including Wipro, Sun Microsystems, Oracle, Symantec and Seclore. "India sits at the centre of many of the world's most important technology and business transformations. As AI adoption accelerates, organisations are looking ...

Gemini hacked 3 companies in first known autonomous breakout by Google's AI

Gemini found public information online and guessed credentials to access three websites during a May cybersecurity evaluation, Google said, prompting changes to testing processes

Brics 2026: India proposes DPI repository, centres for capacity building

India has proposed a digital public infrastructure repository, capacity-building centres and voluntary pilot projects to support digital transformation across Brics countries

Why AI should worry us more than nukes

No country has used nuclear weapons since 1945, but superintelligence could make humans irrelevant or even be used to kill them

QClairvoyance Quantum Labs, IITM-C-DOT Samgnya tie up on quantum tech

The partnership will focus on quantum computing, algorithms, AI and post-quantum cybersecurity, with emphasis on research, validation and eventual deployment

QNu Labs raises ₹200 crore as demand for quantum-safe security builds

The funding will support technology development and global expansion as governments and enterprises prepare for a shift towards quantum-safe cybersecurity infrastructure

AI sovereignty crucial for cybersecurity, says Gaganyaan astronaut

Gaganyaan astronaut and IAF pilot Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair on Saturday said AI sovereignty is crucial for ensuring national cybersecurity, as the growing use of artificial intelligence is making it increasingly difficult to distinguish between real and fake content. Speaking at the Kerala Cyber Suraksha Summit 2026, organised by Kerala Startup Mission and F9 Infotech, Nair said cybersecurity would have limited value unless the country developed ownership and control over AI technologies. "It is very important that we have AI sovereignty, and any amount of cybersecurity will be of no avail unless we own AI," he said. Nair said future wars and industries would involve a "whole-of-nation approach", making it increasingly difficult to distinguish between physical and digital boundaries. "In the whole-of-nation approach, it's very difficult to say where the physical boundaries end and where the digital boundaries start. And it's going to affect all of us," he said. He stressed the ne

Open-source AI models pose greatest security threat: Meerah Rajavel

Cheap open-source AI models could widen the cyberattack threat as adversaries gain access to powerful tools without the cost of frontier models

India tops APAC in mobile threat detections as attacks turn more targeted

From fake reward apps to AI-generated messages, cybercriminals are finding new ways to target mobile users, Kaspersky analysis shows

Blue Cloud kicks off $150-mn technology deal with SpaceX International

The 18-month project covers enterprise AI compute infrastructure, cybersecurity, telecommunications and data centre solutions, with billing set to begin this quarter

India becomes Sophos' top growth market after 60% jump in FY26 business

Global cybersecurity major Sophos has recorded a 60 per cent growth in its India business in the last financial year, outperforming the broader domestic market growth by four times, a top company executive said. India is now the largest contributor to the company's Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) operations and is currently the number one growth region for Sophos globally. "The cybersecurity market in India is growing at approximately 15 per cent. In the last financial year (FY26), we grew at 60 per cent, which means we are growing at four times the market (rate)," Gavin Struthers, Senior Vice President Asia-Pacific & Japan, Sophos, told PTI in an interaction. Struthers attributed this "phenomenal achievement" to the rising awareness of the importance of cyber resilience and increased regulatory focus, including the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act. The company currently employs over 1,500 people in India, making it the largest employee base for Sophos across all ...

Paradigm shift in cybersecurity seen as defender, attacker are AI-enabled

There is a paradigm shift happening in the cybersecurity domain as entry barriers for attacks have reduced because of artificial intelligence, says 63SATS Cybertech's joint MD & joint CEO

Sebi launches portals to strengthen cybersecurity incident reporting

The Incident Reporting Portal will streamline cybersecurity incident reporting, while the Cyber Suraksha Portal will serve as a central hub for information sharing

Trump gives green light to US companies to aim hacks at cybercriminals

The practice would align the United States more closely with countries like China and Russia, where spy agencies have long relied on private-sector hackers to help with national security missions