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Regulatory frameworks essential in cybersecurity space: Quick Heal CEO

Regulations play a vital role in shaping the cybersecurity landscape by setting clear standards for protecting sensitive data and ensuring accountability across industries, said Vishal Salvi, CEO of Quick Heal Technologies. In an interview with PTI, Salvi highlighted the importance of frameworks and said that they are essential for ensuring data protection and fostering trust between businesses and consumers. "In today's interconnected world, rules like the (Digital Personal Data Protection Act) DPDP Act and global privacy regulations are vital to ensuring data protection and promoting trust among businesses and consumers," he said on the sidelines of the company's latest launch. Quick Heal Technologies on Thursday launched an AI-based fraud prevention solution--AntiFraud.AI. It is available on Android, iOS, and Windows, at an introductory offer price of Rs 750/year. The Made in India solution offers several protection features like fraud call alerts, banking fraud alerts, fraud ap

Tech Mahindra, Horizon3.ai come together to provide AI-based cybersecurity

IT company Tech Mahindra on Tuesday said it has partnered with Horizon3.ai, a San-Francisco based provider of autonomous security solutions, to offer AI-based cybersecurity solutions to global customers. The partnership will integrate Tech Mahindra's cybersecurity services with Horizon3.ai's NodeZero platform, offering threat detection, AI-powered pen-testing, and Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) insights. "The partnership will combine Tech Mahindra and Horizon3.ai's cybersecurity domain expertise and global reach to drive innovation, excellence, and proactive defence. It will provide customers with the tools and expertise needed to safeguard their digital assets," a company statement said. Customers will get real-time vulnerability assessments, enabling prompt identification and remediation of vulnerabilities, it added. The enhanced compliance and cost-effective capabilities will ensure organisations meet regulatory standards and access scalable, advanced penetration testing

Global outage leading to phishing attacks against CrowdStrike user: CERT-In

The Indian cyber security agency has said a phishing attack campaign has targeted users impacted by the recent global computer outage, with attackers impersonating CrowdStrike support staff to trick people by offering to help them with system recovery tools. According to a CERT-In advisory issued on Saturday said, these attack campaigns could "entice an unsuspected user to install unidentified malware, which could lead to sensitive data leakage, system crashes and data leak." The world suffered a major computer systems outage on July 19 due to a faulty update to the CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor software leading to crash of Microsoft Windows operating system. The event grounded numerous flights, hit business, banking and hospital systems across the globe including in India. The systems have now recovered as both CrowdStrike and Microsoft released official fixes even as some organisations continue to recover from the mega technology meltdown. It has been reported, the advisory said, tha

With Paris Olympics set to open, organisers brace for hacker onslaught

A collection of government, private-sector and Olympic cybersecurity specialists have spent months preparing

Biden admin probes China Telecom, China Mobile over internet, cloud risks

The investigation is the latest effort by Washington to prevent Beijing from exploiting Chinese firms' access to US data to harm companies

Chinese hackers attacking Taiwanese organisations: Cybersecurity firm

A suspected Chinese state-sponsored hacking group has stepped up its targeting of Taiwanese organisations, particularly those in sectors such as government, education, technology and diplomacy, according to cybersecurity intelligence company Recorded Future. In recent years, relations between China and Taiwan, a self-governed island across the Taiwan Strait that Beijing claims as its territory, have deteriorated. The cyberattacks by the group known as RedJulliett were observed between November 2023 and April 2024, during the lead up to Taiwan's presidential elections in January and the subsequent change in administration. RedJuliett has targeted Taiwanese organisations in the past, but this is the first time that activity was seen at such a scale, a Recorded Future analyst said, speaking on condition of anonymity out of safety concerns. The report said RedJuliett attacked 24 organisations, including government agencies in places like Laos, Kenya and Rwanda, as well as Taiwan. It a

EU cybersecurity should not discriminate against Big Tech: Industry groups

The European Commission, EU cybersecurity agency ENISA and EU countries will meet on Tuesday to discuss the scheme

London hospitals cancel operations, appointments after ransomware attack

Several London hospitals said Tuesday that they had to cancel operations and send patients away because of a cyberattack on a company that supplies pathology laboratory services. The firm, Synnovis, said it had been hit with a ransomware attack. Chief Executive Mark Dollar said the attack has affected all Synnovis IT systems, resulting in interruptions to many of our pathology services. It is still early and we are trying to understand exactly what has happened, he said. The National Health Service said there had been a significant impact at King's College and Guy's and St Thomas' hospital trusts, which between them run several south London hospitals, as well as to clinics and doctors' practices across a swath of the city. A memo to staff said the critical incident had had a major impact on the delivery of services, with blood transfusions particularly affected. NHS England London region said in a statement that it was working urgently to fully understand the impact of the inciden

Man suspected of operating 'world's largest ever' cybercrime botnet held

An international law enforcement team has arrested a Chinese national and disrupted a major botnet that officials said he ran for nearly a decade, amassing at least USD 99 million in profits by reselling access to criminals who used it for identity theft, child exploitation, and financial fraud, including pandemic relief scams. The US Department of Justice quoted FBI Director Christopher Wray as saying on Wednesday that the 911 S5 botnet a network of malware-infected computers in nearly 200 countries was likely the world's largest. Justice said in a news release that Yunhe Wang, 35, was arrested May 24. Wang was arrested in Singapore, and search warrants were executed there and in Thailand, the FBI's deputy assistant director for cyber operations, Brett Leatherman, said in a LinkedIn post. Authorities also seized USD 29 million in cryptocurrency, Leatherman said. Cybercriminals used Wang's network of zombie residential computers to steal billions of dollars from financial ...

Here is how much Indians lost to cyber frauds between Jan and Apr of 2024

Most victims fell prey to online investment fraud, gaming apps, algorithm manipulations, illegal lending apps, sextortion, and OTP scams. Here is how much they lost

Cure for OTP frauds: IIT Mandi develops system based on behaviour patterns

Does the rising number of OTP frauds and password hacking instances concern you? Researchers at IIT Mandi have developed a revolutionary system which will capture unique user biometric-based behaviour patterns for secure authentication, eliminating the use of conventional methods. The system called "adapID" has been developed in collaboration with Deep Algorithms with Amit Shukla from the Center for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR) at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi and J P Mishra from Deep Algorithms, spearheading the development of the tool -- a behaviour biometric-based authentication system leveraging haptics data. Deep Algorithms is an IIT Mandi and IIT Kanpur incubated company with its head office in Hyderabad, Research and Development office in IIT Mandi and partner office in the USA. The system has already been granted a patent and has been deployed at a bank and a forensic company. The team is currently in talks with the Ministry of Electronics and ...

L&T Technology Services bags $100 mn deal for Maharashtra cybersecurity

Programme will set up 'cybersecurity and cybercrime prevention centre' for public safety

French government says it's being targeted by unusual intense cyberattacks

The French government said Monday that several of its services have been targeted by cyberattacks of unprecedented intensity, and a special crisis centre was activated to restore online services. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal's office said in a statement that the attacks started Sunday night and hit multiple government ministries, without providing details. By Monday afternoon, it said, the impact of the attacks has been reduced for most services and access to government sites restored. A group of hackers called Anonymous Sudan, which is considered by cybersecurity experts as pro-Russia, claimed responsibility for the attacks in online posts. The French prime minister's office and digital safety agency wouldn't comment on the claim, or provide details of what was targeted or what damage might have been caused. A French official said they were denial-of-service attacks, a common type of cyberattack that involves flooding a site with data in order to overwhelm it and knock it ...

Robust cybersecurity shield key for IT providers to retain clients

Global cybercrime damage costs are expected to grow by 15 per cent per year over the next three years, reaching $10.5 trillion annually by 2025

UN experts investigate 58 suspected N Korean cyberattacks valued at $3 bn

UN experts say they are investigating 58 suspected North Korean cyberattacks between 2017 and 2023 valued at approximately USD 3 billion, with the money reportedly being used to help fund its development of weapons of mass destruction. And the high volume of cyberattacks by North Korean hacking groups who report to the Reconnaissance General Bureau, North Korea's primary foreign intelligence organization, is reportedly continuing, the panel of experts said in the executive summary of a new report to the UN Security Council obtained Friday by The Associated Press. The report covering the period from July 2023 to January 2024 and reflecting contributions from unidentified UN member nations and other sources, was sent to the 15-member council as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has raised tensions in the region. He is threatening to annihilate South Korea if provoked and escalating weapons demonstrations. In response, the United States, South Korea and Japan have strengthened their ...

GenAI in the hands of the good: Tech used for fighting cybercriminals

Cybersecurity experts are using the technology to train professionals and fight criminals

Amazon rolls out passkey support on browser, iOS devices for better safety

Passkey eliminates the step of entering the Amazon password. This is achieved by using the credentials to unlock the device

Quick Heal Technologies appoints Vishal Salvi as CEO with immediate effect

Global cybersecurity solutions provider Quick Heal Technologies on Monday announced the appointment of Vishal Salvi as the new chief executive officer with immediate effect. Salvi, a former Infosys executive, brings with him over 29 years of experience in driving excellence in the cybersecurity and information technology domains in India and globally, the company said in a statement. Prior to joining Quick Heal Technologies, Salvi held the position of Global Chief Information Security Officer, Business Head of the Cybersecurity Service Line and Senior Vice President at Infosys. Kailash Katkar will continue in the role of Chairman and Managing Director. "...Together with Vishal Salvi as our CEO, we are fully committed to transforming the cybersecurity ecosystem in India and solidifying our position on the global map," Katkar said. "Quick Heal has earned a solid reputation as a trusted leader in the cybersecurity industry, and I am incredibly excited to lead this exceptional team in

India suffering high cybersecurity skill gap, 40k open positions: Report

Despite having the world's second-largest active internet user base, country represents just 6% of global cybersecurity jobs; demand-supply gap at 30% as of this May

India operation to be among top 3 markets in few years: Trend Micro

Japanese cybersecurity giant Trend Micro on Wednesday said its India operation will become one of its top three markets in the world in the next 2-3 years. The company plans to focus on extended detection and response (XDR) and cloud business to achieve the goal, a top official said. "We are now among the top five markets in our global operations. In the next 2-3 years, we aim at becoming one of the top three markets for our parent company," Trend Micro technical director for India & SAARC Sharda Tickoo said. Trend Micro India, a subsidiary of the USD 2-billion cybersecurity major, recently acquired Bengaluru-based Anlyz, a leading provider of security operations centre (SOC) technology, to expand its research and development capabilities in the country. With this acquisition, the company's R&D strength has been expanded to approximately 75 professionals, the official said. It has global R&D centres spread across multiple locations, including East and Southeast Asia, ...