Cyber

Cybercrime and data theft have become a common problem for organizations and the general public. Personal and sensitive data is being shared all over the internet by hackers without anyone's knowledge and new data breaches and invasions of privacy are recorded virtually on a daily basis. While organizations are taking strong cybersecurity measures, it is still not enough to protect people from data breaches. And things are getting worse. In the latest cybercrime, it has now been revealed that 26 billion records, which is…

Australia has identified the Russian mastermind behind a crippling cyber attack, unmasking the 33-year-old hacker for the first time on Tuesday and linking him to an international crime syndicate.Hackers infiltrated Australian private health insurer Medibank in November 2022, stealing sensitive medical records and leaking them on the dark web.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB Professional Certificate in Product ManagementVisitIIT DelhiIITD…

The number of cyber attack cases in India increased by 15 per cent per week on an average in 2023, trailing only Taiwan in the Asia Pacific region, cyber security firm Check Point said on Monday.Organisations across the globe experienced an average of 1,158 weekly cyber attacks each, which was a 1 per cent increase in the number of incidents compared to that in 2022. "In 2023 India received 2,138 weekly attacks per organisation, which is a 15 per cent surge since 2022. Within APAC, India emerges as the second most…

Chinese criminal syndicates and gangs operating digital loan shark scams are expected to further dent the Indian economy in 2024, warns cybersecurity law expert Pavan Duggal. The surge in illegal activities, through Chinese loan apps, has raised concerns about the exploitation of unemployed youth and financially-stressed individuals in India.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB Professional Certificate in Product ManagementVisitIndian School of…

Insurance companies like HDFC Ergo General Insurance and Bajaj Allianz General Insurance are negotiating with cybercriminals as cyber attacks increase. HDFC Ergo has observed a 25 to 30 per cent increase in new corporate cyber policy enrolments…

Rajasthan Police will be organising a cyber hackathon will be organised in Jaipur from Wednesday to provide a platform to young cyber security experts, an official said on Monday. Director general of police (DGP), cyber crime, Ravi Prakash Mehrada, said the Rajasthan Police Cyber Hackathon 1.0 is being organised on January 17 and 18. Mehrada added that an attractive drone show was organised at the Rajasthan Police Academy last week. Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering…

As ‘cyber insecurity’ continues to be a significant concern, ranked among the top ten risks in WEF’s Global Risks Report, Thursday’s report delves into the principal trends that are influencing the worldwide cybersecurity environment. It notes that globally cyber inequity has increased dramatically, and 90 percent of executives have issued a warning that immediate action is required to address the issue. It also highlighted how cyber inequity and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) can negatively impact markets and…

Concerns over cyber threats continue to grow and remain at the top of the list for causes of organisational disruption with 57% of respondents in India, Australia, Japan, South Korea and Singapore reporting a cyberattack that prevented access to data in the past 12 months, according to the findings of a new report by Dell Technologies.This is the highest percentage of companies impacted in more than five years, according to Dell’s Global Data Protection Index (GDPI) Cyber Resiliency Multicloud Edition. The monetary impact…

Advances in AI technology are playing a crucial role in the evolution of the cybersecurity sector. Markets and Markets reports that global companies will spend over $60 billion on AI-driven cybersecurity solutions in 2028. Some of the benefits of AI in cybersecurity include: Scanning devices for vulnerabilities far more quickly than humans could. Handling incident-response management more quickly. Automating threat detection. Conducting risk-scoring more effectively than humans. Improving cyber defense…

gorodenkoff / iStock / Getty Images PlusCompromised identity remains a foundational component for most cyberattacks today. To overcome these vulnerabilities, organizations must step up their digital defenses in ways we'll cover here.Digital identity is more complicated than ever beforeAs the internet matured, the complexity of identity increased exponentially. As my colleague and Cisco Fellow Nancy Cam-Winget succinctly put it: "Identity is now an overloaded term." Identity is a credential, an individual. It is a…