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…

New cyber security rule to make doing business in India tougher, say global tech bodies

India's new directive which mandates reporting of cyberattack incidents within six hours and storing users' logs for 5 years will…

New York City explores gun detectors in subways

In the aftermath of a mass shooting on a New York City subway train, the mayor floated a high-tech idea: deploy scanners that can…

UK police warn public on 'unlawful' use of CCTV cameras

UK police are issuing a warning to people about pointing CCTV cameras beyond the boundary of their property. CCTV cameras have…

Report shows almost 300% rise in cyber attacks during pandemic

Corero Network Security, a leading provider of real-time, high-performance, automatic Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) cyber…

Indian government issues high-risk warning to Apple users still on old software

Indias Ministry of Electronics and Information Technologys cyber-security office has a warning for Apple users. The Indian…

Police, Cyber Security Agency warn of ransomware in form of Windows OS update

The police and the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) have jointly warned of a ransomware variant that masquerades as a…

Hackers prey on coop banks with cheap security software: Police

Top police officials, who are dealing with cases pertaining to hacking and cyber crimes, believe that unless urban cooperative…

Zoom must take steps to prevent 'Zoombombing' under new $85M settlement

Zoom will pay $85 million to its users and their lawyers and adopt procedures seeking to curb disruptive "Zoombombing" under a…

39% of businesses experienced a cyberattack in 2021: UK Cyber Security Breaches report

The Government Cyber Security Breaches Survey, organised by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS), found…

Report cyber security incidents within 6 hours to CERT-In: Govt

Indias cyber security agency Indian Computer Emergency Response (CERT-In) has directed organisations to mandatorily report…

International security agencies brace for Russian state-sponsored hacks

Ever since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine earlier this year, there has been a cascade of consequences felt around the…

Server problem to blame for malfunction of camera system during NYC subway shooting

Faulty computer systems prevented surveillance cameras at two Brooklyn stations from getting pictures of the gunman who sprayed…