Page 26 - Cybersecurity

UN reports sharp increase in cybercrime during coronavirus pandemic

Voronkov says the U.N. and global experts don't yet fully understand the impact of the pandemic on organized crime and terrorism

NPCI denies security flaws, says customer data completely secured

NPCI said in its statement that in order to thwart cyber-attacks, it has implemented technologies such as perimeter security controls, including various kinds of firewalls, routing controls and others

Tech Mahindra, Hinduja Group's CyQureX sign pact for cyber security biz

IT company Tech Mahindra and Hinduja Group's CyQureX on Wednesday announced a global partnership to jointly offer cyber security solutions. Under the partnership, Tech Mahindra will provide consulting, planning, designing, integration, orchestration and automation of services and CyQureX will prioritise capabilities in the cyber security domain, a joint statement of both the entities said. "We see cybersecurity not only as an essential service but as a key business differentiator for our clients. The partnership with Hinduja Group's CyQureX aligns with our core business proposition, and will further strengthen our position as the cybersecurity partner of choice for our customers globally," Tech Mahindra managing director and chief executive officer CP Gurnani said in a statement. Hinduja group co-chairman GP Hinduja said with rapid transformation of business to digital, cybersecurity will be the cornerstone to protect all digital assets, particularly for digital transformation of ..

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

Cybersecurity top priority for Indian CIOs post Covid-19 pandemic: Adobe

The CIOs from India and Australia re-asserted that cyber security continues to be one of the most cited areas for planned investment

Need for MSMEs to Focus on the Security of Their Digital Assets

The adoption of technology is growing amongst MSME's despite facing multiple challenges.

Banned Chinese apps consider shifting servers to India to allay concerns

The Indian authorities feared that these apps were transferring consumer data to locations outside the country, especially China, in an unauthorised and surreptitious manner.

The Economy of IT Security

It's estimated that in the first half of 2019 alone there have been nearly 4,000 data breaches, putting more than four billion users' data at risk.

Obscure Indian cyber firm BellTroX spied on politicians, investors globally

New Delhi-based BellTroX InfoTech Services targeted government officials in Europe, gambling tycoons in the Bahamas, and well-known investors in the US

Govt warns against phishing attacks from Sunday, using Covid-19 as bait

CERT-In has asked users to encrypt and protect their sensitive documents to avoid potential leakage

Here are 8 career options that are least impacted by recession

Since remote learning and remote working is going to be the new normal, it's time to explore opportunities in fields that are least impacted when the economy crumbles.

Covid-19 disruption side effect: Rise in cybersecurity jobs in India

The report further said that software development job postings on the other hand increased by 13 per cent from February-May

Worrying trend: In last few years, hacking in India sees alarming growth

India saw second highest phishing hosting attacks in Q1 2019

EasyJet reveals hackers accessed 9 mn passengers' travel details, email IDs

It also said that following a forensic investigation, it found that the credit card details of only 2,208 people were accessed and that those affected have already been contacted.

We collect 8 trn threat signals daily, says Microsoft's Ann Johnson

The top cybersecurity expert at the tech giant says that in India, between February 2 and May 2, 2020, Microsoft's detection tools saw 9100 Coronavirus related cybersecurity threats.

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

Microsoft buys corp.com to save Windows users from cybercriminals

In February this year, KrebsOnSecurity told the story of Mike auctioning off domain corp.com for the starting price of $1.7 million

With privacy concerns looming, Zoom app yet to appear on Indian radar

On Friday, Canada-based independent research organisation Citizen Lab found that Chinese servers were being used to distribute encryption and decryption keys for video conferences on Zoom

Cybersecurity experts come together to fight coronavirus-related hacking

One of four initial managers of the effort, Marc Rogers, said the top priority would be working to combat hacks against medical facilities and other frontline responders to the pandemic

Unwanted ads account for 72% of mobile malware: Avast cybersecurity

Adware often disguises itself in the form of gaming and entertainment apps, or other app types that are trending and therefore are interesting targets with a high potential to spread far.