Cybersecurity

Aviation industry sees 600% year on year increase in cyber attacks

Behind any physical turbulence in the skies, a silent cyber war is being waged on the aviation…

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…

Israels security bodies receive direct access to biometric databases and cameras

Israels police and security agencies will now be able to create a derivative of the national biometric database without adequate…

CAG expresses concern about security, integrity of data due to AI malware

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has expressed concern about the security and integrity of data as it can be…

UK government launches cyber-resiliency inquiry

The government has opened an inquiry into the UKs critical national infrastructure (CNI) to assess its cyber-resiliency as the UK…

US lawmakers introduce surveillance reforms intended to curb FBI spying

A bipartisan team of U.S. lawmakers has introduced new legislation intended to curb the FBI's sweeping surveillance powers,…

ACI launches airport cybersecurity assessment program

Airports Council International (ACI) World has launched a cybersecurity airport assessment program to help airports identify…

Infosys subsidiary hit by cyber security attack

Infosys has announced that its US unit, Infosys McCamish Systems, was impacted by a cyber security event, resulting in the non-…

Indias cybersecurity agency to probe security alert sent by Apple to politicians, journalists

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), the nodal agency for cybersecurity in the country, will probe the alert…

New Biden Administration order compels AI companies to share safety data

US President Joe Biden has issued an executive order that sets the standard on safety, security and transparency of artificial…

Lt Gen Pant joins IIRIS as Special Advisor

Lt General Dr Rajesh Pant has joined IIRIS Consultings Advisory Board as a Special Advisor. Lt Gen Panth, now retired, held the…

Britain is omni-surveillance society, watchdog warns

Britain is anomni-surveillance society with police forces in theextraordinary position of holding more than 3m custody…

Philippine military ordered to stop using AI apps due to security risks

The Philippine defence chief has ordered all defence personnel and the 163,000-member military to refrain from using digital…

International Criminal Court heightens online security after espionage cyber-attack

The International Criminal Court (ICC) headquartered at The Hague in the Netherlands has heightened its online security after…