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…

NY schools eye facial recognition technology to boost security

The surveillance system that has kept watch on students entering Lockport schools for over a decade is getting a novel upgrade.…

Russia targeted by almost 25 million cyber-attacks during World Cup: Putin

Russia was the target of almost 25 million cyber-attacks during the World Cup, President Vladimir Putin said, though he did not…

Home Ministry panel to monitor cybercrimes

Union home ministry has decided to constitute a panel under a joint secretary to periodically monitor cybercrimes and ensure…

Dutch police can now access 200,000 private security cameras

The police in the Netherlands can now access footage from almost 200,000 privately-owned security cameras. In October 2016, 100,…

China wants to track citizens cars with mandatory RFID chips

The Chinese government is readying a program that will make it possible to track citizens cars using RFID chips, according to The…

Homeland Security to test Face Recognition at U.S.–Mexico Border

Beginning in August, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will begin piloting a new face recognition system at the Mexican…

India ranks 10th in global cyber-security, needs foolproof ecosystem

Although India has become more active when it comes to cybersecurity, the country needs to put all the pieces together to protect…

The next 9/11 will be a cyber attack, warn experts

A cyberattack of devastating proportions is not a matter of if, but when, numerous security experts believe. The scale of it, one…

India, Singapore ink multiple MoUs on cyber security and other areas

India and Singapore havey signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) and agreements in the area of cyber security, nursing and…

Pakistan Rangers using thermal suits to avoid detection, target BSF

The heightened surveillance and border paroling by the Indian security forces may have compelled the Pakistan Rangers (Pakistani…

Hackers can peek through surveillance cameras, report says

Tens of thousands of surveillance cameras are vulnerable to hackers, according to Bleeping Computer. Connected to the internet,…

India needs 3 million cyber security professionals right now

Global technology major IBM has said there is a massive shortage of cyber security professionals in the country, urging young…