Cybersecurity

Aviation industry sees 600% year on year increase in cyber attacks

Behind any physical turbulence in the skies, a silent cyber war is being waged on the aviation…

The Case of Exploding Pagers

Lessons to be learnt by security operators worldwide!This happened in Lebanon for an hour yesterday…

MeitY issues advisory on CCTV security, asks ministries to avoid suppliers with past breaches

The information technology (IT) ministry has advised government departments and ministries to avoid…

FBI email system compromised by hackers

Hackers have compromised the Federal Bureau of Investigations external email system. The hackers sent out tens of thousands of…

Report: 98% of IT leaders concerned about security challenges due to hybrid workforce

According to a new report by Teradici, 78% of respondents across a range of industries are currently implementing zero trust or…

Not US or China, Indian IT service firms face cyber security threat from Iranian hackers, warns Microsoft

Indias latest cyber security threat is no longer just coming from the US, or for that matter, China. Microsoft has warned that…

Hundreds of hours of Dallas police aerial surveillance hacked

An activist group says it received hundreds of hours of mostly Dallas police aerial surveillance footage from an anonymous hacker…

Attacks surge in 1H 2021 as Trend Micro blocks 41 billion cyber threats

Global cybersecurity leader Trend Micro Incorporated has announced that it blocked 40.9 billion email threats, malicious files,…

Congress may ban ransomware payments, Senate Homeland Security chairman says

US lawmakers have not ruled out legislation that could ban private companies from making ransomware payments, Sen. Gary Peters of…

Indias gas, water and critical infra vulnerable to cyber attacks

Indias critical infrastructure, involving gas and water supply, and security installations, may be more open to cyber attacks…

Ransomware biggest cybersecurity threat so far in 2021

Ransomware remained the standout threat in the first half of the year as cyber criminals continued to target big-name victims.…

Haryana to run cyber security awareness drive in higher education institutions

The Haryana government has decided to run Cyber Security Awareness campaigns in all colleges and universities of the state so…

Singapore unveils cyber-security tool to protect citizens smart devices

Last year, reported cybercrime cases accounted for nearly half of total crimes in Singapore, with both ransomware and botnet…

UN calls for facial recognition and artificial intelligence moratorium

Following an artificial intelligence (AI) report published by the United Nations (UN), UN High Commissioner for Human Rights…

Google warns Chrome users of a major security risk, rolls out update to prevent attack

Google has confirmed a critical security risk with Chrome and has warned users to update their web browser to the latest version…