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AI won’t fix broken systems: India needs secure-by-design approachIndia's digital infrastructure faces a critical challenge. While AI accelerates attacks, the core issue is weak system design. Security req...
Indian cyberwatchdog warns MSMEs are facing higher AI-driven cyber attack threatsIndia’s cybersecurity watchdog, CERT-In, has issued a stark warning regarding the evolution of AI-driven cyber threats. By automating the i...
Majority of Indian firms hit by ransomware in 2025 pay over Rs 12 crore on average: ReportAs per the report findings, India has emerged as the Asia-Pacific epicentre of ransomware activity, with manufacturing organisations witnes...
Ransomware groups are blurring the line between cybercrime and ‘hacktivism’Ransomware is evolving from profit-driven attacks to political tools, targeting countries like India and the US, according to a report by A...
India second most targeted nation in terms of cyber attacks: CloudSEKThe major breaches as per the report comprised 850 million records of Indian citizen data leaked from Hi-Tek Group, Star Health and Allied ...
Manufacturing sector worst hit by ransomware in India: Palo Alto Networks’ reportPalo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 reported a surge in ransomware threats targeting India's manufacturing sector in 2023. Anil Valluri emphasized ...
How can Indian SMEs combat ransomware attacks?The average ransom soared to $1.54 million in 2023, nearly doubling from the previous year. Cybersecurity experts stress the urgent need fo...
India's security landscape under attack as ransomware, malware threats spike: reportAccording to a report from Japanese cyber security software company Trend Micro, India also ranks among the top five nations globally in ma...
Ransomware, malware attacks rise in 2022: reportIndia experienced about 700,000 malware attacks in 2022, up from 650,000 in 2021, according to the Trend Micro annual security study.
Asia-Pacific saw highest number of cyberattacks for second straight year in 2022: reportDeployment of backdoor malware, which allows remote access to systems, emerged as the top action by attackers (31% of cases), followed by r...
India needs to invest 50% education budget on skilling engineers in handling cyber threatsSpeaking to PTI on Saturday, an expert underlined his call, "Universities in India should now focus on producing cybersecurity engineers as...
India among countries to lead thematic discussions at counter ransomware initiative meet: White HouseJoined by ministers and senior officials from over 30 countries and the European Union to accelerate cooperation to counter ransomware, the...
Ransomware attack: IT Ministry to host a webcast today at 11 amIn a release, the ministry said that the webcast on the topic "Prevention of WannaCry Ransomware Threat", to be delivered by CERT-In, will ...
50 per cent malware exploits in India occurred in the last 3 months of 2016: Fortinet reportHackers take control of a computer through Ransomware and encrypt the files in the computer denying access to the user until the desired am...
Mobile, ransomware pose big cyber threats: Chris Young, Sr VP & GM, Intel SecurityIntel Security has its largest global development site in India. It's a site where people develop products and service solutions that are s...
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...
Cyber Threat: Now, ‘ransomware’ plays havoc with dataIn some cases, the malware may lock your screen unless you pay up. Simply put, it holds your data to ransom.