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…

Average cost of Cyberattack now exceeds $1 Million

A new report by Radware shows that the average cost of a cyberattack now exceeds $1 million. The 2018-2019 Global Application and…

London's two airports to get military-grade anti-drone equipment

London's Gatwick and Heathrow airports have ordered military-grade anti-drone defences worth "several million pounds" after…

United Nations will enact a Cyber Security Treaty says WatchGuard

Escalations in state-sponsored cyber attacks will force the United Nations (UN) to tackle the issue with a multinational Cyber…

U.S. Ballistic Missile Systems lack cybersecurity

A report put together by the Department of Defense found that the U.S. ballistic missile system lacked data encryption, antivirus…

Centre authorises agencies to snoop into any computer

Ten investigating agencies, including the Intelligence Bureau, CBI, and the Enforcement Directorate, can also monitor data stored…

New cyber security standard to help prevent car hacking

The British government announced the new standard today, following the publication last year of the key principles for cyber…

Indian railways to introduce ePatrolling app for passenger safety in trains

The Indian Railways will soon launch a mobile application ePatrolling to keep an eye on Railway Protection Force (RPF) employees…

Hitachi Systems Micro Clinic unveils first Security Operations Centre in India

Hitachi Systems Micro Clinic has announced the launch of its first Security Operations Centre (SOC) in Mumbai. Hitachis state-of-…

The Secret Service is testing Facial Recognition outside the White House

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently unveiled a facial recognition pilot program that uses security cameras to…

India may impose higher penalties to ensure companies report cyber security breaches

The government wants to impose higher penalties on companies that fail to immediately report incidents of data breach of Indian…

Starwood Hotel database hacked, 500 million may be affected

Marriott International has said hackers stole about 500 million records from its Starwood Hotels reservation system in an attack…

Dell announces security breach

US-based hardware giant Dell has announced that a security breach took place on November 9. Dell says it detected an…