Cybersecurity
- Business
Only 4 pc of Indian firms are ‘mature’ to tackle modern cyber attacks: Report
New Delhi: Only 4 per cent of organisations in India have the “mature” level of readiness needed to be resilient against modern cybersecurity risks, a new report showed on Thursday. Readiness is…
- Technology
Cisco completes $28 billion acquisition of cybersecurity leader Splunk
San Francisco: Networking major Cisco on Monday announced it has completed the acquisition of Splunk, the leader in cybersecurity and observability, for about $28 billion in the generative AI era. The acquisition…
- Technology
GenAI emerges as top cybersecurity threat for this year
New Delhi: As hackers devise new methods to infiltrate into your devices, Generative AI (GenAI) has become the top threat this year, as cybercriminals use ChatGPT and Gemini AI models to up…
- Business
Time to transform cybersecurity as good vs bad GenAI debate rages
Bangkok: As industries, governments and law enforcement agencies all over the world struggle to keep up with the vast and ever-evolving cybercrime ecosystem, specialist cyber defenders building and upgrading firewalls, say that…
- Business
Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint slashes 280 jobs globally
San Francisco: US-based cybersecurity company Proofpoint is laying off 280 employees, or around six per cent of its total workforce of 4,500. The job cuts will include around 20 employees in its…
- Technology
N.Korean-backed state hackers steal $3 bn of crypto since 2017: Report
New Delhi: North Korean-backed state hackers have stolen around $3 billion worth of cryptocurrency over the last six years since January 2017, a new report has found. According to the cybersecurity company…
- Technology
Fraudsters attack Booking.com customers after hacking hotels
London: Cybersecurity researchers have warned people about a new scam that is targeting Booking.com customers by posting advertisements on the Dark Web, asking for help finding victims. Hackers are targeting accommodation listed…
- India
From AIIMS Delhi to ICMR, data breaches haunt crores of Indians
New Delhi: From a massive ransomware attack on the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) that crippled its centralised records and other hospital services last year to the latest Indian Council…
- Business
Cybersecurity firm Splunk to cut 7% of staff ahead of Cisco acquisition
San Francisco: US-based cybersecurity company Splunk has announced to lay off about 7 per cent of its global workforce, just months ahead of its acquisition by global networking giant Cisco. According to…
- Business
Google, MeitY join hands to empower India’s cybersecurity workforce
New Delhi: Google Cloud and CERT-In within the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Thursday partnered in the area of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity, marking a significant step…
- India
83% of Indian firms faced cybersecurity incident in past year: Report
New Delhi: About 83 percent of Indian organisations experienced a cybersecurity incident in the past year, with 48 percent revealing they experienced 10 or more, causing million-dollar losses, a new report said…
- News
SEBI issues guidelines for strengthening cyber security of market institutions
New Delhi: SEBI has issued guidelines for strengthening the existing cyber security and cyber resilience framework of market infrastructure institutions such as stock exchanges, clearing corporations and depositories. “Market infrastructure institutions (i.e.,…
- Technology
Over 947 million cyberattacks blocked in India in Q2: Report
New Delhi: More than 947 million cyberattacks blocked in India, out of a global total of 1.1 billion in the second quarter (Q2) of 2023, a new report showed on Monday. According…
- Technology
Cybercriminals using ‘EvilProxy’ phishing kit to target exec: Report
New Delhi: Cybercriminals are increasingly using a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) toolkit — EvilProxy — to pull off account takeover attacks aimed at high-ranking executives at major companies. According to cybersecurity company Proofpoint, an…