Norwegians are favourite targets of cyber crime: Report
Oslo, Feb 22 (IANS) Norwegians have become one of the favourite targets of cyber crime and are easier to be cheated than Swedes and Danes, …
Presidency to offer cyber security course
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) Presidency University is coming up with a specialised course in cyber security at its new campus, which will start functioning in …
Cyber crimes pose a challenge to traditional policing: Rajnath
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that cyber crimes pose a challenge to traditional policing and called upon …
Australian Parliament cyber attack led by foreign country: PM
Canberra, Feb 18 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday that cyber attack on the country’s Parliament earlier this month, was carried out …
Most firms in India lack adequate cyber security: Report
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Cyber security operations at most companies in India are inadequate and do not meet the security needs, a report by …
Cyber security to be ‘very complex’ with AI, M2M coming in: Gulshan Rai
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) At a time when the technology landscape across the world is adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) connectivity, the …
Cryptominers biggest threat in cyber world: Report
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) While ransomware reigned supreme in 2017 accounting for 28 per cent of malware attacks and cryptominers only made up 9 …
Cyber attacks outpacing physical terror attacks
New York, Jan 27 (IANS) With increasing cases of data breaches and information loss happening on the Internet, cyber attacks are outpacing physical attacks among …
Enterprises must be prepared for mega cyber attacks: Check Point CEO
Bangkok, Jan 22 (IANS) The world is on the brink of facing mega cyber attacks and the enterprises need to be prepared more than ever …
US-based self-claimed cyber expert says 2014 elections were rigged, poll panel denies allegations
London, Jan 21 (IANS) In a sensational claim, a US-based self-claimed cyber expert Syed Shuja on Monday said the 2014 Lok Sabha elections were “rigged” …
India saw world’s lax cyber security protocols: WEF report
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Malicious cyber-attacks and lax cyber security protocols again led to massive breaches worldwide of personal information in 2018 and the …
India should strengthen cyber warfare capabilities: Narayanan
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IANS) Underscoring that India was on the threshold of a digital age, former National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan on Wednesday said the …
Indian enterprises face over 2.8 lakh cyber threats daily: Report
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Enterprises in India faced more than 2.6 crore cyber threats during the third quarter of 2018 — translating to over …
China rebuts ‘cyber attacks’ reports by Canadian media
Ottawa, Dec 22 (IANS) Allegations against China of cyber attacks reported by the Canadian media were fabricated stories, which have seriously misled the public, the …
2 Chinese hackers charged with cyber espionage in US
Washington DC, Dec 21 (IANS) US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has revealed that charges have been brought against two alleged Chinese hackers linked to …
Cyber technology new weapon of anti-nationalists: Naidu
Gurugram, Dec 16 (IANS) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said cyber technology is a big and new weapon of anti-nationalists, hence the security …
Sophisticated cyber attacks on Cloud to dominate 2019: Trend Micro
Bengaluru, Dec 15 (IANS) Cyber attackers will use more sophisticated tools in 2019 to take advantage of the changing technology landscape and prey upon evolving …
Rs 262 crore cyber-tax fraud unearthed in Delhi
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) The Delhi government’s Trade and Taxes Department has unearthed a cyber-tax fraud totalling Rs 262 crore, happening since 2013 with …
Symantec identifies group behind cyber attacks in Pakistan, Turkey
San Francisco, Dec 12 (IANS) California-headquartered global cybersecurity company Symantec said it has identified the group behind a recent series of cyber attacks designed to …
Cabinet clears National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the launch of the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) to address ever-increasing …
Centre brings booklet to guard teens from cyber bullying, other crimes
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The Union Home Ministry has come out with a booklet on cyber safety for teenagers that tries to address their …
SEBI releases cyber security framework for brokers, depositories
Mumbai, Dec 3 (IANS) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Monday came out with a cyber security framework for stock brokers and …
US Cyber Monday online sales to reach record $7 bln
Washington, Nov 27 (IANS) American consumers were on track to spend $7.8 billion in online shopping on Cyber Monday, up 18.3 per cent from last …
Older PCs put 3 in 10 Indian SMBs at cyber risks, productivity loss: Study
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) While digitisation and automation has helped small and medium businesses (SMBs) to a great extent, three in 10 SMBs still …
India witnessing heavy cyber attacks from Russia, US, China
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) India has been the target of over 4.3 lakh cyber attacks from five countries including China, Russia and the US …
James McAvoy saves himself from cyber scam
Los Angeles, Oct 31 (IANS) Actor James McAvoy claims he narrowly avoided getting scammed out of nearly $13,000 while attempting to plan a family vacation …
Microsoft’s Digital Crime Unit busy catching cyber thugs in India
Redmond (Washington State), Oct 27 (IANS) In a significant operation earlier this month, the cyber cell of Delhi Police arrested 24 people who posed as …
Cyber attack compromised more customers: British Airways
London, Oct 26 (IANS) British Airways said on Friday that 185,000 more customers may have had their personal data compromised during a cyber attack. The …
Cyber-spy campaign using code from Chinese group spotted: McAfee
Las Vegas, Oct 18 (IANS) Global cybersecurity firm McAfee on Thursday said it discovered a new cyber espionage campaign which reused source code from the …
Bihar to deploy ‘Cyber Senani’ in police stations
Patna, Oct 12 (IANS) The Bihar government has planned to depute “Cyber Senanis” at 100 police stations across the state to monitor and check spread …
Cyber fraud: State Bank of Mauritius recovers 90pc money
Mumbai, Oct 12 (IANS) The State Bank of Mauritius (India) on Friday said it has recovered around 90 per cent of the approximately Rs 190 …
State Bank of Mauritius loses Rs 143 cr in cyber fraud
Mumbai, Oct 12 (IANS) The State Bank of Mauritius’ (SBM) Mumbai branch has been cheated of nearly Rs 143 crore after unknown fraudsters hacked into …
Mumbai bank loses Rs 143 cr in cyber fraud
Mumbai, Oct 12 (IANS) The State Bank of Mauritius’ (SBM) Mumbai branch has been gypped of nearly Rs 143 crore after unknown fraudsters hacked into …
Cyber cafe owner held for impersonating as IPS officer in Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) A 33-year old Cyber cafe owner was arrested for impersonating himself as a Indian Police Service (IPS) officer by using …
Aussie state eyes tougher penalties for cyber bullying
Sydney, Oct 7 (IANS) Australia’s New South Wales state is planning to beef up laws to better protect residents from cyber bullying and other kinds …
US, allies target Russian cyber spies with indictments
Washington, Oct 5 (IANS) The US and major Western allies have condemned Russia’s hacking and disinformation operations, announcing indictments and describing in striking detail Moscow’s …
EEPC India taking steps to guard exporters against cyber crime
Kolkata, Oct 4 (IANS) Amid reports of cyber hacks targeting cross-border online remittances, Engineering Export Promotion Council of India (EEPC India) on Thursday said it …
UK accuses Russia’s military intelligence of cyber attacks
London, Oct 4 (IANS) The UK government has accused Russia’s military intelligence service of being behind four high-profile cyber attacks, a media report said on …
Tech Mahindra, Israel Aerospace Industries to create elite cyber warriors
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Software major Tech Mahindra on Wednesday announced a strategic partnership with ELTA Systems Ltd., a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries …
Tata Communications’ Cyber Security Response Centre open in Chennai
Chennai, Sep 27 (IANS) Tata Communications on Thursday unveiled a state-of-the-art Cyber Security Response Centre (CSRC) in Chennai. Inaugurated by Rama Vedashree, CEO, Data Security …
Indian businesses worried over data privacy, cyber security: Dell survey
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Terming data privacy and cyber security concerns as biggest barriers to digital transformation, almost half of Indian businesses say they …