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…

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…

Many of Hyderabads CCTV cameras dont work

Within weeks of world-wide cyber security portal Comparitech having included Hyderabad among the 20 most surveilled cities in the…

McAfee points to a potentially scary problem with facial biometrics used in airports

The head of McAfees advanced threat research group says his team has used biometric facial recognition software and common human…

BCAS issues security guidelines for drone operating systems

Aviation security regulator Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has issued guidelines for drone operating systems, which act…

Bank of Ireland fined for cyber security failings

Ireland's Central Bank has imposed a A??1.66m fine on Bank of Ireland (BoI) for a regulatory breach that saw one of its…

Risk of China cyber attacks, DoT seeks security audit

Following reports of a spike in coordinated cyber attacks by Chinese hackers, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has…

Chinese Cyber criminals targeted Covid-19 research, says US

Two Chinese nationals have been indicted for seeking to steal COVID-19 vaccine research and hacking hundreds of companies in the…

Australia to spend nearly $1 billion on cyber security during next decade

Australia will spend A$1.35 billion ($926.1 million) over the next 10 years to boost its cyber security defenses, Prime Minister…

Australia, one of the most-hacked countries

Australia is one of the worlds most hacked countries, according to a list compiled by security company Specops Software. Coming…

200 per cent rise in cyber incidents since May

There has been a 200 percent rise in cyber incidents in India in the last couple of months, but there is no evidence that the…

Army directs soldiers to delete 89 apps over security concerns

The Indian Army has asked soldiers to delete 89 apps from their smart phones including Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat and several…

Britain, Australia to probe Clearview AI's facial recognition tech

Britain and Australia announced a joint investigation of US-based Clearview AI's online harvesting of personal data for facial…