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…

Using Aadhaar biometrics for forensics technically & legally not feasible: UIDAI

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has told the Delhi High Court that it was not legally and technologically…

Thousands of Aadhar numbers leaked due to negligence

As per the report by TechCrunch, the web system which was used for marking the attendance of government employees in Jharkhand…

Survey shows consumers are abandoning brands after Data Breaches

Three-quarters of consumers would stop engaging with a brand online following a breach and half would not sign up for an online…

U.S. Ballistic Missile Systems lack cybersecurity

A report put together by the Department of Defense found that the U.S. ballistic missile system lacked data encryption, antivirus…

Centre authorises agencies to snoop into any computer

Ten investigating agencies, including the Intelligence Bureau, CBI, and the Enforcement Directorate, can also monitor data stored…

New cyber security standard to help prevent car hacking

The British government announced the new standard today, following the publication last year of the key principles for cyber…

Indian railways to introduce ePatrolling app for passenger safety in trains

The Indian Railways will soon launch a mobile application ePatrolling to keep an eye on Railway Protection Force (RPF) employees…

The Secret Service is testing Facial Recognition outside the White House

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently unveiled a facial recognition pilot program that uses security cameras to…

India may impose higher penalties to ensure companies report cyber security breaches

The government wants to impose higher penalties on companies that fail to immediately report incidents of data breach of Indian…

Starwood Hotel database hacked, 500 million may be affected

Marriott International has said hackers stole about 500 million records from its Starwood Hotels reservation system in an attack…

Cisco joins forces with the UK Police to help online safety

Cisco have recently announced its partnership with UK police forces to help provide cybersecurity training for officers across…

Dell announces security breach

US-based hardware giant Dell has announced that a security breach took place on November 9. Dell says it detected an…