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Deepfakes, AI pose threats to next elections, warns UK cybersecurity centre

Britain's cybersecurity agency said Tuesday that artificial intelligence poses a threat to the country's next national election, and cyberattacks by hostile countries and their proxies are proliferating and getting harder to track. The National Cyber Security Centre said this year has seen the emergence of state-aligned actors as a new cyber threat to critical national infrastructure such as power, water and internet networks. The centre part of Britain's cyberespionage agency, GCHQ said in its annual review that the past year also has seen the emergence of a new class of cyber adversary in the form of state-aligned actors, who are often sympathetic to Russia's further invasion of Ukraine and are ideologically, rather than financially, motivated. It said states and state-aligned groups pose an enduring and significant threat, from Russian-language criminals targeting British firms with ransomware attacks, to China state-affiliated cyber actors using their skills to pursue strategi

Cybersecurity startup SecurWeave raises Rs 2.8 cr in seed round led by IAN

The company said it has already demonstrated its capabilities in both private and defence sectors in India and is now poised for global expansion

Cybersecurity experts express concern about data security in India

Digital transformation and development of advanced technologies are progressing at full pace in India but cyber experts have expressed concern about the security of the sheer size of data that the country will have to manage, given its neighbouring adversaries as well as the growing sophistication of scammers. Indian technologists and business executives will have to collaborate, cooperate and create a comprehensive ecosystem to tackle tech-driven threats, the experts said on the sidelines of Singapore Cyber Week - 2023 held from October 17-19. In the last six months, the three most impacted industries in terms of weekly attacks per organisation were Healthcare, Education/Research and Utilities. The retail, hospitality, manufacturing and transportation sectors will also have to move fast on cybersecurity, the experts said. On average, each organisation in India was attacked 2,157 times per week in the last six months, compared to 1,139 attacks per organization globally, according to

90% firms experienced cyberattacks; 83% opted to pay attackers: Report

The 2023 Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) report found that 86% security officers believe generative AI could bridge skill gap in their security teams

91% of Indian organisations experienced ransomware attacks in 2023: Report

100% of Indian organisations expect to suffer an identity-related compromise in 2023. 61% anticipate AI-enabled attacks. 80% expect layoffs and workforce churn to create new cybersecurity issues

Global cybersecurity market grows 16% to reach $17.8 billion in Q3

Palo Alto Networks was the number one vendor in the quarter, growing 24.9 per cent and increasing its market share to 8.4 per cent, up from 7.8 per cent in Q3 2021

Poor training, skills affect digital trust of Indian enterprises: Report

Only 24% respondents in India had complete understanding of digital trust, says global study

Vehicle cybersecurity firm SecureThings raises $3.5 mn in funding

The company will use the funding for product enhancement, business growth in India and overseas, augmenting the India and US teams, and sales and marketing

What is Log4j? An expert explains the latest internet vulnerability

The software is used to record all manner of activities that go on under the hood in a wide range of computer systems

In crosshairs of ransomware crooks, cybersecurity insurers struggle

Cybercriminals who hack into corporate and government networks to steal sensitive data for extortion routinely try to learn how much cyber insurance coverage the victims have

India ranks among top 10 in ITU's Global Cybersecurity Index 2020

India has made it to the top 10 in Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2020 by ITU, moving up 37 places to rank as the tenth best country in the world on key cybersafety parameters

India warns of cross-border terror via cyberspace, calls for global action

Raising an alarm about the emergence of cyberspace as a vehicle for cross-border terrorism by nations and terror organisations, India has called for international action

India needs a cohesive strategy to protect itself from cyber attacks

The lack of a cohesive cyber-strategy and poor investment on safety by small and medium companies leave India vulnerable to hackers

Are we ready for cyber attacks on infrastructure?

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

Best of BS Opinion: Dealing with cyber-attacks, don't cut fuel taxes & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Dealing with cyber-attacks

India needs a carefully calibrated strategy

Global cybersecurity spending estimated to rise 2.5-5.6% in 2020: Canalys

Cybersecurity spending could grow to $41.9 billion in the worst-case scenario, if IT budgets come under serious pressure

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

Virus of cyber kind: Only behavioural change can ensure digital security

Between February and March, there was a 12 per cent increase in the number of devices in India that received at least one threat

Digital threat: Govt needs to shore up cybersecurity infrastructure

India has a very poor record with respect to keeping its cyber infrastructure and data safe, and it is regularly targeted by Pakistani and Chinese hackers