Data Protection & Privacy

Rising Use Of AI Is Stretching The CISOs Thin to a Breaking Point

  CISOs are taking on AI governance without a matching increase in resources or expertise…

Taj Mahal security to be monitored by drone

In view of the continuing terrorist threat on the 17th century Taj Mahal, Uttar Pradesh police is…

Yahoo data breach could be biggest known cyber attack; 500 million accounts hacked in 2014

Yahoo Inc has said that at least 500 million of its accounts were hacked in 2014 by what it…

Amazon stops police use of its facial recognition software

Answering widespread demands for new curbs on aggressive policing in the wake of George Floyd's killing, Amazon is halting law…

CBSE launches Cyber Security Handbook for Classes 9 to 12

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has launched a Cyber Security Handbook for students of classes 9 to 12. The…

Truecaller denies data breach of 4.75 cr Indian users leaked on dark web

Truecaller data of 4.75 crore Indian users have been put on sale on the dark web for around A??75,000, online intelligence firm…

ISO upgrades cyber security & privacy standard

The International Standards Organisation has just updated the ISO/IEC 27009 standard, which will enable businesses and…

New cyber standard for digital evidence

The ETSI Technical Committee CYBER has recently released a key standard for digital evidence bag (DEB). ETSI TS 103 643…

Zoom not a secure video conferencing platform: Govt

The Ministry of Home Affairs has warned users of the popular video conferencing platform Zoom, saying it is not a secure platform…

Marriott suffers second data breach in less than two years

The personal information of at least 5.2 million Marriott customers has been hacked, the company said. Its the second major data…

Disable fingerprint-based biometrics, Hyderabad IT firms told

IT companies in Hyderabad have been instructed to disable fingerprint-based biometric attendance systems and instead go for…

Controversial facial recognition startup Clearview AI has client list stolen

Back in January, the New York Times profiled a little-known start-up named Clearview AI, the creators of a facial recognition app…

Ring announces new security protocols after complaints of account hacks

In response to highly publicized complaints from customers about their Ring cameras being hacked, the Amazon-owned company…

Coalition pressures US govt agency to recommend ban on govt use of facial recognition

A number of advocacy groups in the US are pressuring the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board -- an independent government…

New bill proposes NSA surveillance reforms

TheSafeguarding Americans Private Records Act was introduced by Sen. Ron Wyden and Sen. Steve Daines. In particular the bill…