Cyber security
- World
Biden administration seeks USD 715 bn defence budget to ‘deter’ China, Russia
Washington DC: US President Joe Biden has asked Congress to provide USD 715 billion for the defence budget to “deter” Russia and China, the White House said. “The President’s 2022 discretionary request…
- Business
Wipro buying Australian firm for $117M
Bengaluru: Global software major Wipro on Thursday announced buying Australia-based Ampion for $117 million (Rs 858 crore), as it provides cyber security, Dev Ops (software development and IT operations) and engineering services. “The…
- Business
Airtel earns CERT-In empanelment for cyber security services
New Delhi: Bharti Airtel on Wednesday announced it has received empanelment by Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) – national incident response centre for cyber incidents across the country. With this empanelment, Airtel will…
- India
MP: Five varsity employees, including two women, sacked for trying to access porn site
Gwalior: Five employees of Jiwaji University here have been sacked for allegedly trying to watch porn on office computers, an official said on Thursday. These employees, which included two women, were found…
- Hyderabad News
Centre of excellence in cyber security mooted in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Society for Cyberabad Security Council (SCSC), the collaborative body between Cyberabad police and information technology industry, plans to set up a centre of excellence in cyber security. Cyberabad Police Commissioner V.…
- Technology
Hack brings unwanted attention to obscure but vital IT firm
Washington: Before this week, few people were aware of SolarWinds, a Texas-based software company providing vital computer network monitoring services to corporations and government agencies around the world. But the revelation that…
- World
Europe’s top court rules EU-US data ‘privacy shield’ invalid
Luxembourg: In a major blow to companies transferring data of European Union citizens to the US, Europe’s top court struck down the validity of EU-US Privacy Shield in a ruling on Thursday. The…
- Technology
Dell sells RSA cyber-security unit for $2 bn
NEW YORK: Dell Technologies on Tuesday announced a $2.08 billion cash deal to sell cyber-security unit RSA to a consortium led by Symphony Technology Group. RSA specializes in defending computer systems and…
- Technology
Cyber threat landscape will worsen in 2020 , says report
MILPITAS: With the perpetually shifting threat landscape, over 90 per cent of organisations believe the cyber threat landscape will stay the same or worsen in 2020 while 51 per cent of organisations…
- Technology
1.3 mn Indian at risk as card details up for sale for Rs 920 cr
NEW DELHI: Nearly 1.3 million debit and credit card data of Indian banking customers that can fetch up to $130 million for cybercriminals are available on Dark Web for open sale. According…
- Politics
Safety of citizens is top priority of Centre: Kishan Reddy
Hyderabad: Safety and security of citizens is the top priority of the Centre, said Union Minister for Home G Kishan Reddy on Saturday, while speaking at the two-day national seminar on ‘Cyber…
- Technology
TN man finds ‘hacking bug’ in Instagram, wins over Rs 20 Lakh
New Delhi: Chennai-based security researcher Laxman Muthiyah has won $30,000 as a part of a bug bounty programme after he spotted a flaw in Facebook-owned photo-sharing app Instagram. Muthiyah said the vulnerability…
- Technology
69% Indian firms face serious cyber attack risk: Study
Kuala Lumpur: While 69 per cent Indian and 63 per cent Australian companies are most at risk of cyber attack, 35 per cent of organisations in the region suffered at least one…
- Business
Unprecedented Indian Interest at StartUp Bahrain Week
Manama: Amid unprecedented Indian interest, StartUp Bahrain Week, the community-led festival of startup events, returned to Bahrain for the second time from 3 -10 March. The event which also saw extensive participation…
- Technology
14.5% Indian companies could not detect any cyber attack in 2018: Report
NEW DELHI: Nearly 14.5 per cent of Indian companies could not detect any cyber attacks last year as finance and Information and communications technology (ICT) companies detected most attacks globally, a new…
- Technology
Most firms in India lack adequate cyber security: Report
NEW DELHI: Cyber security operations at most companies in India are inadequate and do not meet the security needs, a report by Ernst & Young said, here on Thursday. The ‘EY Global…
- News
Cryptominers hit firms 10 times more than ransomware in 2018
New Delhi: Cryptominers affected organisations 10 times more than ransomware in 2018 but only one in five IT security professionals were aware that their companys networks had been infected by mining malware,…
