Tag: Cybersecurity

Facebook deletes 652 fake accounts for ‘coordinated inauthentic behaviour’ targeting world politics

These were networks of accounts that were misleading people about who they were and what they were doing, says CEO Mark Zuckerberg

August 22, 2018

Perils of mindless connectivity

The series of lynchings, first in Assam and then in West Bengal, suggests that the country is facing a serious crisis in law enforcement. Vigilantes are now taking law in their own hands and delivering instant justice. The sad thing is that the innocent are killed because a mob decides they are guilty. Social media...

June 18, 2018

Prasad opens NDC as part of PM’s vision

New cloud-enabled National Data Centre aims to offer secure hosting for various e-governance applications of Central and State.

May 29, 2018

Cybercrimes cost businesses $600 billion globally: McAfee

Cybercrimes have cost businesses close to $600 billion globally – or 0.8 percent of the global GDP – which is up from $445 billion reported three years back, a report said on Thursday. The report by the global cybersecurity firm McAfee, prepared along with the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), said that over...

February 23, 2018

Trends to keep in mind

The change in the world of technology is happening at a pace which we have not experienced in the past. Implementation of new cutting-edge technology is moving out from a drawing board stage to being practiced by companies across the world. As more and more organisations undertake the process of digital transformation to offer tech...

February 9, 2018

WEF launches Global Centre for Cybersecurity

In a bid to safeguard the world from hackers and growing data breaches especially from nation-states the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Wednesday announced a new Global Centre for Cybersecurity. Headquartered in Geneva, the centre will become operational from March. “Cyber security has been the most pressing issue of our times. We badly needs a...

January 24, 2018

Intel asks consumers not to install recent security patches, admits to having reboot issues

The world’s top chip maker Intel Corp is advising some users to refrain from installing security patches that address “Meltdown” and “Spectre” flaws affecting all of its processors as it has turned out that the patches had bugs of their own. “We have received reports from a few customers of higher system reboots after applying...

January 15, 2018

Vodafone partners Trend Micro to launch ‘Vodafone Super Shield’ suite for businesses

Vodafone on Friday announced a partnership with global cybersecurity firm Trend Micro to launch “Vodafone Super Shield” end-point security suite to safeguard businesses. “Vodafone Super Shield” protects critical business data from a multitude of threats including malware attacks, ransomware, spyware, phishing websites and data thefts. The suite is available on Vodafone CloudStore for Rs. 99...

January 12, 2018

Cyber threats need highest priority: PM Modi to top cops

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday told police and security agencies that “highest priority” should be given to dealing with cybersecurity threats and technology could be used to pinpoint problem areas of radicalisation of youth. “Cybersecurity issues should be dealt with immediately, and should receive the highest priority,” he said addressing the valedictory ceremony at...

January 8, 2018

Chinese hacker groups to shift focus to India in 2018: FireEye

Chinese advanced persistent threat (APT) groups that have allegedly been creating cyber havoc internationally will shift their focus in 2018 to countries like India and Hong Kong and groups seen as a threat to Beijing’s influence over global markets, enterprise cybersecurity company FireEye said on Thursday. Hacker groups backed by nation-states are termed as APTs....

December 7, 2017

McAfee to acquire Cloud data security firm Skyhigh Networks

As part of the deal, Skyhigh CEO Rajiv Gupta will join McAfee CEO Chris Young's leadership team to run McAfee's cloud business unit.

November 29, 2017

South Korean Foreign Ministry plans to upgrade cybersecurity measures

South Korea's Foreign Ministry will soon craft a mid-term plan to beef up cybersecurity measures, an official said on Sunday. The move comes as government offices and other public agencies here face growing cyberthreats, Yonhap news agency reported. The Foreign Ministry's website has been threatened by DDoS, or distributed denial of service, attack attempts amid...

July 23, 2017

China launches cybersecurity law

China on Thursday launched a controversial cybersecurity law, claiming to ensure its national security, amid criticism from foreign companies which say it might hamper their operations. The new legislation came into force on Thursday, provoking criticism and posing uncertainty among the business sector in the country, Efe news reported.  "The law will have a big impact on how...

June 1, 2017

Donald Trump signs executive order on cybersecurity

US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at strengthening cybersecurity of federal networks and critical infrastructure. "We have seen increasing attacks from allies, adversaries, primarily nation-states, but also non-nation-state actors, and sitting by and doing nothing is no longer an option," Xinhua quoted Trump's homeland security adviser Tom Bossert as saying....

May 12, 2017

Simulated ransomware reveals vulnerability of industrial controls

A new form of ransomware can take over control of a simulated water treatment plant to shut valves, increase the amount of chlorine added to water, and display false readings. Developed by cybersecurity researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, the simulated attack was designed to highlight vulnerabilities in the control systems used to operate...

February 15, 2017

Simulated ransomware reveals vulnerability of industrial controls

A new form of ransomware can take over control of a simulated water treatment plant to shut valves, increase the amount of chlorine added to water, and display false readings. Developed by cybersecurity researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, the simulated attack was designed to highlight vulnerabilities in the control systems used to operate...

February 15, 2017

‘Data breaches becoming more complex, damaging’

Data breaches are becoming more pervasive and damaging and are now affecting every department within an organisation — leaving a lingering, if not lasting, imprint on an enterprise, a new report said on Tuesday. The report by the US wireless communications service provider Verizon found that humans were still at fault in data breaches and...

February 15, 2017