Why CIOs must take a proactive data protection & security approach Highlights   Modern data protection tools and techniques enable enterprises to handle data on a petabyte scale, while also assisting them in complying with stricter privacy and security laws. It also provides resilience against both internal and external threats., With users and employees working remotely, data now gets stored ...

North Korean cyber spies deploy new tactic: Tricking foreign experts into writing research for them Seoul: When Daniel DePetris, a U.S.-based foreign affairs analyst, received an email in October from the director of the 38 North think-tank commissioning an article, it seemed to be business as usual. It wasn’t. The sender was actually a suspected North Korean spy seeking information, ...

Proceeds of crime of over Rs 1000 cr of cyber and crypto assets frauds seized Enforcement Directorate New Delhi: Proceeds of crime of more than Rs 1000 crore related to cyber and crypto assets frauds have been attached or seized under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), the Government informed the Lok Sabha on Monday. Besides, ...

Cybercrooks pull off Rs 50 lakh heist with just blank calls A director of a south Delhi-based security services firm lost Rs 50 lakh to cybercrooks, who diverted the money by repeatedly giving him blank and missed calls on his cellphone. Interestingly, they did not ask for any OTP. The victim received a flurry of calls between 7pm and 8.45pm ...

First step to better data security: Know who’s getting access to your cloud data   Image source: Stack Identity What’s common between Uber, Cisco, and some of the recent high-profile data breaches, is MFA fatigue – an exploit through which attackers utilized multi-factor authentication solutions and bypassed vulnerabilities to gain access to the company’s cloud services and network. These incidents ...

How tech companies can slow down spike in breaches: Michael Sentonas, CTO, CrowdStrike By- Michael Sentonas Tech companies have created the tools we use to build and run businesses, process consumer transactions, communicate with one another, and organize our personal and professional lives. Technology has shaped the modern world as we know it – and our reliance on tech continues ...

Eying better digital adaptability, Centre to exempt startups from Data Protection Bill provisions Eying better future digital adaptability across sectors, the Union government plans grant an early stage exemption for early stage startups ecosystem. According to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology sources, the Centre is likely to exempt new age start-ups from complying with norms under proposed Digital ...

More than 3,500 people arrested in over 14,000 cybercrime complaints in 2021 More than 3,500 people were arrested in relation to cybercrimes in 2021 when over 14,000 cases were registered under this category, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, minister of state for electronics, and information technology, informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Giving a comprehensive picture of cybercrime against women and children, and ...

Cyber attacks will be more refined in 2023 The last two years have seen a surge in cybersecurity attacks globally, catapulting cybersecurity issues to the forefront of the agendas of companies and governments. The 2023 threat landscape, unfortunately, does not look like things will get any easier for techies working in cybersecurity. But companies and governments do have far more ...

AIIMS ransomware attack: These online services are back at country’s premier medical institute Two weeks after the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) reported a ransomware attack which rendered its servers paralysed, some online services at the premier medical institute resumed this week. Other services are said to resume later this week. Media reports suggest that the online registration ...