Cybersecurity

Protecting Critical Rail Infrastructure From Cyber Attacks

Digital transformation of the rail and mass transit industries offers unique opportunities to…

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…

Interpol facial recognition database leads to arrests in Manila

Interpols deployment of a specialised team to the 30th Southeast Asian Games to support law enforcement authorities in Manila has…

Nearly 40% of security cameras may be vulnerable to cyber-attacks

Our primary research data points to the fact that more than half of the cameras with out-of-date firmware (53.9%) contain known…

Smartphones targets of cyberattacks in India: Check Point

If you thought only large critical infrastructure and big corporations would always bear the brunt of the rise in cyberattacks,…

Centre may create single agency for cyber defence

India may soon have a single authority or agency responsible for the entire spectrum of defensive cyber operations in the country…

'Juice Jacking' cybercriminals use public USB ports to steal personal data

Travellers have been advised by the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office to avoid free USB charging stations in public areas…

NPCIL and ISRO alerted of cyber security breach

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have been alerted of a…

72% Indian enterprises wrong about Cloud security

About 72 percent of security decision makers in large enterprises in India wrongly believe that security provided by Cloud…

New digital forensics unit to crack down on smuggling in UK jails

A new digital forensics unit and expanded digital investigations team will crack down on criminal activity involving devices…

Florida city conned out of $742K by hackers

For the second time in as many months, a Florida city was conned out of more than $700,000 by scammers posing as reps from…

Fresh graduates to spearhead HCL Technologies' cyber security push

While demand for cybersecurity services continues to be strong for HCL Technologies, talent remains an area of concern. To cater…

Google and Amazon Smart Speakers are vulnerable to phishing, eavesdropping hacks

Seemingly harmless applications for Google Home and Amazon Echo smart speakers can be used to eavesdrop on unsuspecting users,…

Gallagher Security releases Security Health Check tool to identify vulnerabilities

Gallagher Security has unveiled its Security Health Check (SHC) tool to help its customers identify and understand potential…