India to Set Up Computer Emergency Response Team to Check Cyber Frauds: NEW DELHI (Sputnik) − In the wake of the increasing incidents of cyber frauds amid government’s push for digital transactions, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced setting up of a Computer Emergency Response Team to strengthen the security of the financial sector. Read More
Global cos wary of India due to fraud, security concerns: Fraud, cyber and security incidents are now the ‘new normal’ for companies across the world, according to executives surveyed for the 2016-17 Kroll Annual Global Fraud and Risk Report. Globally, the proportion of executives that reported that their companies fell victim to fraud in the…
50 hacking cases in one month post-demonetisation, says expert: Following the November 8 demonetisation, cyber security solutions provider TAC Security received more than 50 hacking incidents in a month’s time, the company revealed on Tuesday. The incidents included ransomware, financial frauds and website hacking in various Indian enterprises. Read More
Digital To Have Greater Impact On Cyber Security: AISS 2016: The recent demonetization of currencies and government’s push for digital economy will facilitate a greater adoption of digital means in the business. This in turn is also making the cyber landscape more attractive for cyber criminals who are looking to make use of this opportunity.…
Online security, statistical findings and India going digital. But how safe are we really?: SHILLONG: Congress on Thursday raised the issue of digital and cyber security after the Twitter handles of the party and Vice President Rahul Gandhi were hacked. “Every right-thinking Indian is shocked by such despotic and vulgar attempts,
Indian cyber security experts have raised the alarm bells after reports emerged suggesting that security firm Kryptowire identified a “backdoor” spyware in Android smartphones in the US which collected sensitive personal data and transmitted it to servers in China.
The Centre is planning to set up a National Cyber Security Coordination Centre (NCSCC) to fully secure the country’s cyber space, Union minister for electronics and information technology Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday. He further said action has been initiated to set up the NCSCC to strengthen the country’s cyber security posture.
A policy or a law has no utility unless it is implemented. Thanks to the sluggish execution, the national cyber security policy (NCSP), aimed at building a secure and resilient cyber space to ensure economic stability and strengthen national security, has been reduced to a mere 10-page government document. Unveiled on July 2, 2013 by…
The website of a B-school in Goa (India) was hacked by a group known as the ‘Pak cyber attacker.’ Owing to the content displayed on the website, it is assumed that it was hacked on August 14, Pakistan’s Independence Day. The website was later restored back to normal. The hacked website belongs to the Goa…
The bad guys on the dark side of the web have gotten bolder, nastier, and they couldn’t be happier. 2015 turned out to be a jackpot year for cyber thugs that saw over half a billion stolen records and over 100 new ransomware families being discovered.