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Expanding services in cybersecurity, Cloud computing, says Akamai exec

Data sovereignty and technology costs 'extremely critical' issues for Indian companies, says Mitesh Jain

COAI urges equal cybersecurity rules for telcos, OTT communication apps

Industry body COAI on Tuesday said similar cybersecurity and regulatory rules should govern players, be it telecom operators or OTT communication applications. In a statement on the 'need to address spam calls and messages', the association argued that for a number issued by a telco to a subscriber, the operator takes the onus and responsibility and if required, it can provide all assistance to enforcement agencies. "However, in this same example, there could be instances whereby an OTT Communication Application used on the same number, may be utilised in another handset of the user, carried beyond the limits of a city/state, and may be used for illegal purposes. "Here again, while the telecom number can only be traced to the city where the mobile is residing, there are no ways to trace the activities of the OTT Communication App which was initially issued on the mobile number, but is now running off a separate handset, while the SIM is on a different handset," said Cellular ...

Make UPI robust to prevent disruptions, FM Nirmala Sitharaman tells NPCI

UPI, India's real-time payments system, faced a fourth glitch in more than two weeks on April 12

Kaspersky bets big on India, focuses on strengthening resources, R&D

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky is betting on India as a strategic growth market, recognising the country's rapid digitalisation and increasing cybersecurity needs, and aims to expand local teams and strengthen collaborations across various sectors. General Manager for India region at Kaspersky Jaydeep Singh shared that the company has tripled its workforce in the country in the past two years, with new hires in sales, pre-sales, and support roles. He also highlighted the presence of global research teams based in India that monitor more than 900 advanced persistent threat (APT) groups daily. "In the last two years, we have tripled our employee base in India...We have part of the global research teams based out of India who do the threat hunting," Singh told PTI on the sidelines of GITEX Asia 2025. GReAT (Kaspersky Global Research and Analysis Team) plays a crucial role in Kaspersky's global threat intelligence operations. Kaspersky is investing in digital footprint intelligence (DFI)

Kaspersky logged strong double-digit growth in India in 2024: APAC MD

Global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has recorded a very strong double-digit growth in India in 2024, according to Kaspersky APAC MD Adrian Hia. Speaking at GITEX Asia 2025, Hia said India is a key growth market for Kaspersky, alongside Hong Kong, Indonesia, Vietnam, and China. "The company has invested a lot in APAC... in most of the Southeast Asian countries and also in India, we have increased our capabilities by coverage, by support, by in-house researchers, in-house analysts, making sure that we can provide you the best. "Last year was a record year for the company...many countries in APAC. Notably, whether it is Hong Kong, whether it is Indonesia, Vietnam, India, China, we actually have very, very strong double-digit growth," Hia said. Hia highlighted that the company's APAC operations, now in their 25th year, are built on three core pillars: people, partners, and products. Across APAC, Kaspersky has cultivated an extensive partner network, currently comprising over 3,000 ...

What's needed to fight rising threat of money mules in digital age

India is tackling the menace with collaboration, information sharing, technology, stringent monitoring of accounts, and consumer education

Infosys announces acquisitions in consulting and cybersecurity space

Both the acquisitions are expected to close during the first quarter of financial year 2026 (i.e. quarter ending June 30, 2025), subject to customary closing conditions

AI, data science engineers getting paid up to Rs 50 lakh: Quess report

Jobs in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), platform engineering and UI/UX have reported growth of 32 per cent, 26 per cent and 25 per cent, respectively

India has a key role in global cybersecurity, says Germany's Maria Adebahr

Maria Adebahr, Director for Cyber, Foreign and Security Policy at Germany's Federal Foreign Office, praised India's strategic importance in the evolving digital landscape

Neptune RAT virus infecting Windows PCs through YouTube, steals passwords

Neptune RAT is capable of replacing users' crypto wallet addresses, stealing passwords from over 270 applications, including Chrome, and demanding ransom from them

'Cybersecurity likely to become key feature in next-gen connected vehicles'

With cars and transport vehicles becoming more connected and software-driven, automotive cybersecurity is likely to become a standard feature much like airbags or traction control, according to industry experts. While many global players are racing to build cybersecurity solutions for the auto sector, some mobility platforms have begun testing Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS) and Vehicle Security Operations Centers, they said. Next-generation vehicles face cybersecurity risks like tampering with internal vehicle network, GPS signal spoofing and remote control of steering and braking systems and others. The car makers say they are implementing advanced technological measures to safeguard vehicles to address rising cybersecurity threats. Vikas Chaudhary, the founder of cybersecurity firm HackersEra, said that digital safety tools will become must-have features in vehicles just like airbags and traction control features which are mandated by regulatory bodies ...

SC refuses to entertain plea for social media ban on children under 13

Supreme Court declared the issue of regulating children's access to social media a policy matter

US slams India's local testing norms, standards for telecom and electronics

USTR report trains its guns on scheme mandating telecom equipment meets cybersecurity standards

WazirX parent verifies platform assets, liabilities before creditor voting

The independent assessors (IA) verified the existence, control, and quantity of the platform assets

VC firm Endiya says it ranks among India's top-performing seed investors

'For every $1 we invested, our portfolio companies raised over $50 in follow-on capital,' says top executive

Documented fraud: How fake websites are scamming people worldwide

Since 2021, they have created 167,391 fake documents by creating websites that mimic common service centres (CSC), according to cybersecurity firm CloudSEK

GenAI boom drives demand for specialist engineers in India's IT sector

Cybersecurity, a sector with approximately 10K-15K job openings in India, is witnessing growing demand for roles such as network security engineers, penetration testers, cloud security specialists

Bessemer raises $350 million in India fund to back new-age companies

Will focus on investments across AI, SaaS, fintech, digital health, consumer, and cybersecurity

Investment in information security likely to grow 16.4% in 2025: Gartner

Building on the momentum from the previous year, security services is projected to record the highest growth among all segments, with an expected 19 per cent increase in 2025

Elon Musk claims Ukraine link in cyberattack that caused outages on X

According to Elon Musk, a cyberattack was responsible for the outage on X, with potential involvement of 'a large, coordinated group and/or a country' with a lot of resources