Network Security

Protecting Critical Rail Infrastructure From Cyber Attacks

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

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…

Criminals using jammers, deauthers to disrupt WiFi security cameras

A new warning is being issued for anyone who uses wireless security cameras like "Ring" to protect…

M.T.A. breached by hackers as cyberattacks surge in the US

A hacking group believed to have links to the Chinese government penetrated the Metropolitan Transportation Authoritys computer…

Security camera hack exposes hospitals, workplaces, schools

Hackers aiming to call attention to the dangers of mass surveillance say they were able to peer into hospitals, schools,…

The Fintech Contagion spreads into 2021

Transaction volumes spiked during the pandemic year...and so did systemic troubles in India?s digital payments ecosystem. From…

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…

Ring security camera users sue over hacking invasions

Dozens of people who say they were subjected to death threats, racial slurs, and blackmail after in-home Ring smart cameras were…

To stop online breaches, Indian Railways to train officers as troubleshooters

Indian Railways has started identifying officers who will form the ministry's cyber security team. To contain online breaches,…

Govt set to direct telcos to conduct security audits to ward off Chinese trapdoors in their network

In a bid to secure the nation's communication networks from China, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is set to direct…

Only three top international airports pass basic cybersecurity checks

A strikingly low number of the worlds top 100 international airports pass basic cybersecurity checks - and none of them are in…

Govt plans to mandate cyber security measures for electricity grids

Indias electricity grid operators will have to install firewalls and other measures used by companies to avert an attack on their…

Israel Railways builds new cyber-monitoring center

Israel Railways is launching a new innovative cyber-monitoring center (SOC) unifying the OT/IT networks. This was revealed at the…

Chinese government loads surveillance app onto phones of visitors to Xinjiang

China's far-reaching security network is targeting tourists, with border guards secretly installing a surveillance app onto the…

USAF merging intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance with cyber operations

The United States Air Force is merging its headquarters staffs to integrate intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance with…