View: Focus on protecting our digital futureWidespread adoption of cloud applications in corporations, coupled with risky user behaviour that the corporation may not even be aware of,...
07 Jun, 2017, 11.05 AM IST
India ranks 4th in online security breachesThe year 2016 saw a resurgence of the email as an attack channel, multi-million-dollar virtual bank heists, ransomware and new frontiers li...
28 Apr, 2017, 09.45 AM IST
Cyber criminals now targeting political manipulation: ReportCyber attacks against the U.S. Democratic Party and the leak of stolen information reflect a trend toward criminals employing overt campaig...
26 Apr, 2017, 02.06 PM IST
Social media scams in India increase to 156 per centIndia witnessed an increase of 156 per cent in social media scams with every sixth scam globally impacting an Indian, security software fir...
22 Apr, 2016, 05.07 PM IST
India moves to third rank of countries most affected by financial trojans: ResearchIndia has moved up the rankings for countries with the most number of financial Trojan infections as per the latest Symantec Financial Thre...
30 Mar, 2016, 04.10 PM IST
Cyber attacks rise on Apple devices: Symantec2016 could see more attacks on the iOS platform that has been perceived to be "free from malware" in the past, it added.
14 Dec, 2015, 03.48 PM IST
WiFi offered free in public places poses a major security riskAccording to Shubho Halder of Appknox, who conducted exercise at Bengaluru airport, most airports and free WiFi hotspots are a hacker’s par...
20 May, 2015, 04.44 PM IST
India witnesses 60,000 ransomware attacks in 2014: SymantecIndia witnessed as many as 60,000 ransomware attacks on computers last year, making it the third-most attacked nation in Asia, according to...
22 Apr, 2015, 08.57 PM IST
Mobile under attack is the new opportunity for start-ups like ShieldSquare, InstaSafe & othersIts job is to ensure that no one is picking off data — like customer marriage profiles, properties for rent — on a wholesale basis from its...
07 Nov, 2014, 12.35 PM IST
26 per cent of distributed denial of service attacks this year originated from India: SymantecIndia has emerged as top destination for origination of DDoS cyber attacks, accounting for 26% of such attacks on gaming, software and medi...
21 Oct, 2014, 08.14 PM IST
Symantec conducts mock drill to check cyber readiness of companiesSymantec chose Bangalore for its inaugural Cyber Readiness Challenge event because it wanted "to see the technical skills" of people deploy...
09 Sep, 2014, 05.30 AM IST
Independent directors get cracking; tech majors build cyber fenceIndia's biggest software firms have put cyber security on top of their agendas, underscoring the growing threat perception about hacker att...
08 Aug, 2014, 01.14 PM IST
69% of targeted cyber attacks in India on large companies: SymantecMore than two-thirds of targeted cyber attacks in India are focused on large firms, with criminals willing to wait longer to strike for big...
24 Apr, 2014, 06.16 PM IST
Indian firms to spend over Rs 250 mn on information security this year: Tarun Kaura, Symantec"Cost per record for Indian organizations increased over the previous year, with Indian organizations incurring Rs 2,271 per compromised re...
04 Apr, 2014, 05.48 PM IST
Microsoft to stop supporting Windows XP OS: Urgent need for PSU banks to migrate to new softwareWindows XP has been in use for 12 years and Microsoft today has three operating systems in the market. It’s not possible to support all thr...
09 Mar, 2014, 07.10 AM IST
Bank branches running on Windows XP to face huge security threatThe banking industry in India faces a huge security threat due to Microsoft's decision to withdraw support to Windows XP from April 8, 2014.
04 Mar, 2014, 11.52 AM IST
Smart TVs, security cameras now on hackers' radar: SymantecMost people use default passwords which are easy to guess said Symantec and software vendors are working to get patches for these new vulne...
01 Dec, 2013, 01.33 PM IST