India firming up military ties with VietnamBesides renewed discussions on the Brahmos missile system, two projects that will add more firepower to Vietnam People’s Navy are now in th...
12 Jul, 2018, 07.34 PM IST
Finally, India is gearing up to face cyber security threatsAlmost half of IT decision makers around the world, including India, still believe that business executives are not making cybersecurity a ...
23 Nov, 2017, 09.58 AM IST
Critical infrastructure on target: A cyber attack that could be worse than warA cyber attack on critical infrastructure could be a preferred mode of attack in a future war. It can cripple a nation without firing a sin...
04 Nov, 2017, 07.35 PM IST
5 best practices in cybersecurity for businessesAmong the simplest of things you could do to protect yourself against malware like ransomware - which 'kidnaps' your data, is to save a cop...
16 Oct, 2017, 03.34 PM IST
Airtel forges strategic tie up with Symantec's cyber security solutionsThe partnership assumes significance given the scale and frequency of cyber attacks having increased in India and globally, over the last s...
29 Aug, 2017, 02.11 PM IST
Cyber attacks on India minimum, but government alert: Ravi Shankar PrasadThe details of the financial impact of these incidents is not reported to CERT-In, which provides technical support and remediation, he sai...
02 Aug, 2017, 02.28 PM IST
34 cases of WannaCry, Petya ransomware reported to CERT-In: GovernmentCyber attacks, which took place in May and June, crippled thousands of systems across the world in countries including the US, the UK, Russ...
19 Jul, 2017, 05.27 PM IST
Next cyber-attack could cost insurers $2.5 billionCybercrime insurers largely avoided costly claims from the recent attacks that hit businesses around the globe. The next global virus could...
08 Jul, 2017, 12.29 AM IST
Disruptive tech like Blockchain is here to stay, law will have to simply catch upBlockchain is a distributed ledger that records historical transactions of any asset or currency. Upon joining a blockchain each member obt...
01 Jul, 2017, 11.24 AM IST
Maharashtra police lodges case against "unknown persons" in ransomware attackAccording to the complaint, Deshpandey's computer was taken over by the ransomware and money was demanded for the same.
29 Jun, 2017, 10.35 PM IST
India worst hit by Petya in APAC, 7th globally: SymantecThis is the second time in two months that hackers have tried to hold computers at ransom, threatening to wipe out critical data unless the...
29 Jun, 2017, 01.38 PM IST
Petya ransomware attack: What you should do so that your security is not compromisedDo not be a financial criminal by paying in bitcoins, keep your systems up to date, and do not get fooled by emails from seemingly trusted ...
29 Jun, 2017, 01.07 AM IST
Shipments hit by 'Petya' malware attack: ExportersEEPC India Chairman T S Bhasin said JNPT port being impacted by the malware attack "has serious consequences for the country's exports.
29 Jun, 2017, 12.12 AM IST
Malware attacks: Government rushes cyber security advisor Gulshan Rai to MumbaiTerming the situation as "extremely serious," a senior official from the Maharashtra government's cyber cell said it is an impact on the co...
28 Jun, 2017, 10.53 PM IST
Petya ransomware: Government working with Maersk to resolve situation at JNPTNational Cyber Security Coordinator Gulshan Rai said he, along with state and port authority officials, are at the venue to assess the situ...
28 Jun, 2017, 10.00 PM IST
Ransomware 2.0 blitzes several Indian, European companiesPetwrap, an advanced version of Petya, locked the computer screens of as many as 20 companies globally with $300 being demanded to free the...
28 Jun, 2017, 10.39 AM IST
WannaCry again? Hackers strike across Europe, India not affectedSanjay Bahl, chief of India's cyber security agency Computer Emergency Response Team, said he was monitoring the situation.
27 Jun, 2017, 11.23 PM IST