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79% of cybersecurity incidents in 18 months fueled by crypto: Report

Fueled by cryptocurrencies, ransomware was involved in 79 per cent of the global cybersecurity incidents in the last 18 months of pandemic, a new report said

Position India as market leader in cybersecurity, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

The magnitude of digitisation across sectors, including banking, has necessitated a sharper focus on cybersecurity, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday

Iran's president says cyberattack meant to create 'disorder'

Tuesday's cyberattack came in the same month in the Persian calendar as the gasoline protests in 2019.

Global cyber attacks surge 47% year-on year in H1 of CY2021: Trend Micro

In India, Trend Micro blocked 111,028 email spam, malicious URLs and malware

Supreme Court to pronounce order judgment in Pegasus spyware case today

The apex court on September 13 had said it will pass an interim order in two-three days on pleas seeking an independent probe into the alleged Pegasus snooping row

Iran says cyberattack causes widespread disruption at gas stations

Iran says it is on high alert for online assaults

Russian SolarWinds hackers step up attacks on US tech companies

Microsoft says group targeted over 150 American and foreign organisations using USAid account

Multi-cloud is here to stay, it's for us to simplify it: VMware global CEO

In a Q&A over Zoom, Raghu Raghuram talks about his company's business propositions, and its plans post its spin off from Dell later this year

India 6th most affected country by ransomware, says Google

Israel was far and away an outlier, with the highest number of submissions and nearly a 600 per cent increase in the number of submissions compared to its baseline.

International cooperation key to deal with ransomware ecosystem: US

International cooperation is key to deal with the challenge of ransomware, a top US official said on Wednesday

Instasafe eyes expansion in Middle East, Europe for cybersecurity solution

Cybersecurity solutions provider InstaSafe Technologies is looking to expand its presence in the Middle East and Europe, a top company official said.

Govt releases guidelines for cybersecurity in power sector

The government on Thursday announced the release of guidelines for cybersecurity in the power sector for the first time, to create a secure cyber ecosystem. Under the direction of Union Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has prepared the guidelines for cybersecurity in the power sector and it was released on Thursday, the power ministry said in a statement. The CEA under the provision of Section 3(10) on cybersecurity in the 'Central Electricity Authority (Technical Standards for Connectivity to the Grid) (Amendment) Regulations, 2019' has framed the guidelines on cybersecurity in the power sector to be adhered to by all power sector utilities to create a secure cyber ecosystem. The ministry said this is the first time that comprehensive guidelines have been formulated on cybersecurity in the power sector. The guidelines lay down actions required to raise the level of cybersecurity preparedness for the power sector. The ...

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

Parliamentary panel's proposed VPN ban draws flak from users, industry

A ban would open the door to increased censorship, including blocks to popular apps such as WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter that a VPN would be able to circumvent, say experts

Researchers, cyber agency urge action by Microsoft cloud database users

Researchers who discovered a massive flaw in the main databases stored in Microsoft's Azure cloud platform urged all users to change their digital access keys, not just the 3,300 it notified this week

China's spies for hire: hackers who blend espionage and entrepreneurship

Sponsored but not necessarily micromanaged by Beijing, this new breed of hacker attacks government targets and private companies alike.

Google, Microsoft pledge billions in cybersecurity investments

The Biden administration has been urging the private sector to do its part to strengthen cybersecurity defences against those increasingly sophisticated attacks

Tech firms promise Joe Biden billions of dollars to bolster cybersecurity

Tech giants like Apple, Google, Microsoft and Amazon have promised US President Joe Biden to help him improve cybersecurity infrastructure in the wake of several high-profile hacking cases

Tech Tycoon Establishes Company Intent On Offering Businesses Cybersecurity Products

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