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…

Chinese hacker groups target at least dozen Indian organisations

Chinese state-sponsored groups intruded into the computer networks of at least a dozen Indian state-run organisations, mainly…

EU civil rights groups want ban on biometric surveillance

Civil and digital rights groups have launched a petition seeking the support of one million Europeans to help pressure the…

RBI issues master direction to ensure security of digital payments

The Reserve Bank on Thursday came out with a Master Direction for banks and card-issuing entities laying down common minimum…

Hacker tries to poison US city's drinking water supply

An unknown hacker remotely accessed an industrial control computer system at a water treatment plant in Florida, and managed to…

Over 290,000 cyber security incidents related to banking reported in 2020

Over 2.9 lakh cyber security incidents related to digital banking were reported in 2020, the Parliament was informed recently…

Google paid Rs 49 cr to security researchers as bug bounty rewards in 2020

Google paid more than $6.7 million (nearly Rs 49 crore) to 662 security researchers from 62 countries for spotting…

Society for Cyberabad Security Council plans to set up Centre of excellence in cybersecurity

Society for Cyberabad Security Council (SCSC), the collaborative body between Cyberabad police and information technology…

U.S. Interior Department grounds Chinese-made drones, citing security fears

The Interior Department is banning non-emergency flights of its fleet of 810 drones as it reviews national security concerns…

Mumbai Police extends deadline for private establishments to install CCTVs within two months

The Mumbai Police extended the deadline for all private and commercial establishments in the city to install CCTV cameras by two…

Singapore police can access COVID-19 contact tracing data for criminal investigations

Singapore has confirmed its law enforcers will be able to access the country's COVID-19 contact tracing data to aid in their…

FBI warn hackers are using hijacked home security devices for Swatting

Stolen email passwords are being used to hijack smart home security systems toswat unsuspecting users, the Federal Bureau of…

ISO upgrades information security standard

The internationally agreed standard for IS governance has just been updated. Safeguarding a companys information against data…