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…

3.24M records were stolen, lost or exposed in India in 2017

Gemalto has released the latest findings of the Breach Level Index, revealing that 3.24 million records were stolen, lost or…

Globally, India third most affected by cyber attacks

Security company Symantec said that India ranks third in the list of countries with largest number of cyberattacks and, second,…

Women less comfortable sharing biometric data than men

Women are twice as likely as men to say they do not want the government to store any of their biometric data, and are less likely…

No need to visit police stations after launch of complaint portal

The centralised cyber crime reporting portal set to be launched by the Union home ministry this month will also have a live…

Indias cyber security chief avoids netbanking

Even as the government promotes more digital transactions, the countrys cyber security chief Gulshan Rai said he rarely does any…

UK Government launches strategy to promote cyber security overseas

International Trade Secretary Dr Liam Fox has launched the governments new Cyber Security Export Strategy to promote the UKs…

Custom-Made tech to protect Railway Systems from Cyber Attacks

As railways adopt more automated, wireless and connected technologies, their most safety-critical assets have become exposed to…

New age IEDs pose challenge to security agencies

An international report by Action on Armed Violence organization has revealed that India reported 264 incidents of blasts by…

Cyber security should be subject of national security: Goa DGP

Cyber security should be understood as a subject of national security and should not be viewed only from the perspective of cyber…

Denmark a leader in cyber security

Denmark is amongst the countries that suffer from lowest numbers of cyber attacks, according to a report. The study, Microsofts…

Hackers taking over baby monitors, broadcasting cribs

Two international cyber research groups have issued urgent warnings for anyone using wi-fi connected devices like baby monitors,…

Bengal govt set to create 1 lakh jobs for cyber security professionals

The Bengal government is all set to produce cyber security professionals and will create around one lakh new jobs in the field…