Fraudsters hit LinkedIn with recruitment scam wave amid tech layoffs LinkedIn recruitment scams have surged globally amid ongoing tech layoffs, targeting vulnerable job seekers with fake job offers and AI-generated recruiter profiles. According to cybersecurity experts, these fraudulent schemes are becoming increasingly sophisticated, using tools like AI deepfakes, fake interviews, and cloned recruiter accounts. As millions of professionals turn to ...

NCERT starts DIKSHA security audit after data breach reports The DIKSHA app security audit has been initiated by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) following reports of a potential data breach that may have exposed sensitive information of students and teachers. As a cornerstone of India’s digital education ecosystem, the DIKSHA (Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing) platform ...

US Consulate, CUTS International team up to mitigate cyber threats for SMBs The US Consulate and research and advocacy firm CUTS International have entered into a collaboration to jointly mitigate cyber threats for small and medium businesses. To this effect, the U.S. Consulate General Kolkata and CUTS International, in collaboration with Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), and Arunachal ...

Cyber laxity: Goa govt posts department login IDs, passwords online A serious cybersecurity lapse has come to light in Goa after the Administrative Reforms Department mistakenly posted login credentials for nearly 100 state government departments on a public website. The move has sparked sharp criticism from IT professionals and cybersecurity experts, who say the incident highlights the urgent need for ...

CID blacklists 30,000 SIM cards used to con 1.27 lakh Gujaratis of Rs 815 crore A shocking case of cyber fraud in Gujarat has revealed how more than 1.27 lakh residents lost a staggering ₹815 crore to online scammers since 2020. The CID Cyber Crime Unit has blacklisted nearly 30,000 SIM cards used in these digital scams, highlighting a growing ...

CFOs need to do resilience planning to fight continued shocks: HDFC CEO Keki Mistry CFO resilience planning has become essential in an era of constant financial and operational shocks, according to HDFC Vice Chairman and CEO Keki Mistry. Speaking at the ETCFO Leadership Summit 2023, Mistry highlighted the growing role of Chief Financial Officers in managing uncertainty, cyber risks, and ...

LS Speaker Om Birla expresses concern about cyberbullying, drug abuse Gangtok (Sikkim) [India], February 24 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla urged for collective efforts to tackle the problem of cyberbullying and drug abuse. He expressed his concern during the inaugural ceremony of the Annual Zone III Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region on Thursday. The 19th Annual Zone III ...

Data privacy, security challenges of digital world, G20 meet expected to address them: Jaishankar Pune, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said data security and data privacy are the biggest challenges of the digital world and issues connected to them are expected to be addressed during the G20 meeting. The EAM was addressing the ‘Festival of Thinkers’ organised by ...

6 new age cybersecurity threats to look out for in 2023: Neelesh Kriplani, CTO, Clover Infotech By- Neelesh Kriplani, As the world of technology continues to evolve, so do the security threats that come with it. Cybersecurity is an ever-growing field that is constantly changing and adapting to the latest threats. As we look ahead to 2023, here are 6 ...

India scores on innovation, harnessing internet benefits but modest progress on cybersecurity rail guards: Report New Delhi, Feb 24 (PTI) India fares well on parametres such as innovation and harnessing benefits of internet, but still has ground to cover when it comes to protection against cybercrime and invasion of privacy, according to a latest report. Without an exclusive cybersecurity law, ...