Indian Cybersecurity

Lounge Pass app scam, a new online scam that involves the eponymous malicious app, has recently been uncovered. The incident came to the surface after an alleged victim of the scam took to social media to share their experience and how they were scammed of a hefty amount. Cybersecurity researchers have now confirmed the existence of the scam which ...

Vodafone Idea (Vi) showcased a wide range of solutions targeted towards consumers and businesses in line with the ‘The Future is Now’ theme at the Indian Mobile Congress (IMC) 2024 on Tuesday. One of the notable announcements is the ‘Clinic in a Bag’ programme which allows medical professionals to assess and evaluate patients in real-time r...

Star Health said it had received a ransom demand of $68,000 from a hacker following a data breach of customers' medical records in September. The country's biggest health insurer has launched internal probes and taken legal action against Telegram and the hacker, whose website continues to share samples of customer data.

The demand for professionals has increased as companies need Cybersecurity experts for keeping a check on the data breach and fraud in businesses.

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued an advisory regarding multiple vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft’s Windows operating systems. Two separate vulnerabilities were found in various builds of Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server, the company’s platform for running network-based applications. The cybersecurity...

One in four GenZ respondents in India is more inclined towards new-age job fields like AI, cybersecurity and content creation while 43 per cent are willing to sacrifice the work-life balance to succeed in their career, a study has found.

Apple devices, including the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac and more running on older software could be vulnerable to multiple security flaws, said the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) on Friday. The cybersecurity agency has called the vulnerabilities ‘high severity’ and urged users to install the latest security updates by the...

WhatsApp e-Challan scams are reportedly being carried out in India using a new type of technical malware dubbed Maorris bot. This is a new type of scam and the report claims there is a large organised effort behind it. So far, the malware is said to be affecting only Android devices, and no impact has been seen on the iPhone or other Apple devices.

In a major breakthrough, a team of Indian scientists created a user-friendly way to generate unpredictable random numbers crucial for stronger quantum data encryption and provide robust cybersecurity, the Ministry of Science & Technology has said.

Datadog President Amit Agarwal will step down by the end of 2024 and join the company's board of directors, the cybersecurity firm said on Tuesday, sending its shares down nearly 9% in early trading.

QX Lab AI says India is on par with the US in terms of AI incubation and adoption. In a recent conversation with Gadgets360, the CEO of the UAE-based company said up until now only the US was seen as a hub for tech innovation and trials but times have changed. Healthcare, cybersecurity, logistics, education, and automation are among top sectors th...

The Indian cybersecurity sector repelled numerous cyberattack attempts on the G20 portal during the summit and 16 lakh DDoS attacks per minute peaked at some point.

The Indian cyberspace has seen nearly double the number of cyber incidents as compared to the global average, National Cybersecurity Coordinator MU Nair said on Sunday.

Indian organisations are incapable of preventing almost half of cyber attacks as 64 percent of cybersecurity teams are too busy fighting critical incidents to take a proactive stance, claims a report. As many as 78 percent of Indian respondents believe their organisations could better defend against cyber attacks with more resources dedicated to p...

CERT-In has warned of serious security flaws affecting major versions of Google's Android operating system. The Indian agency for cybersecurity has listed 51 security vulnerabilities that affect different parts of Google’s OS, such as the framework and components from various vendors. These flaws could allow a malicious user to run harmful code, ...

Lounge Pass app scam, a new online scam that involves the eponymous malicious app, has recently been uncovered. The incident came to the surface after an alleged victim of the scam took to social media to share their experience and how they were scammed of a hefty amount. Cybersecurity researchers have now confirmed the existence of the scam which ...

Vodafone Idea (Vi) showcased a wide range of solutions targeted towards consumers and businesses in line with the ‘The Future is Now’ theme at the Indian Mobile Congress (IMC) 2024 on Tuesday. One of the notable announcements is the ‘Clinic in a Bag’ programme which allows medical professionals to assess and evaluate patients in real-time r...

Star Health said it had received a ransom demand of $68,000 from a hacker following a data breach of customers' medical records in September. The country's biggest health insurer has launched internal probes and taken legal action against Telegram and the hacker, whose website continues to share samples of customer data.

The demand for professionals has increased as companies need Cybersecurity experts for keeping a check on the data breach and fraud in businesses.

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued an advisory regarding multiple vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft’s Windows operating systems. Two separate vulnerabilities were found in various builds of Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server, the company’s platform for running network-based applications. The cybersecurity...

One in four GenZ respondents in India is more inclined towards new-age job fields like AI, cybersecurity and content creation while 43 per cent are willing to sacrifice the work-life balance to succeed in their career, a study has found.

Apple devices, including the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac and more running on older software could be vulnerable to multiple security flaws, said the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) on Friday. The cybersecurity agency has called the vulnerabilities ‘high severity’ and urged users to install the latest security updates by the...

WhatsApp e-Challan scams are reportedly being carried out in India using a new type of technical malware dubbed Maorris bot. This is a new type of scam and the report claims there is a large organised effort behind it. So far, the malware is said to be affecting only Android devices, and no impact has been seen on the iPhone or other Apple devices.

In a major breakthrough, a team of Indian scientists created a user-friendly way to generate unpredictable random numbers crucial for stronger quantum data encryption and provide robust cybersecurity, the Ministry of Science & Technology has said.

Datadog President Amit Agarwal will step down by the end of 2024 and join the company's board of directors, the cybersecurity firm said on Tuesday, sending its shares down nearly 9% in early trading.

QX Lab AI says India is on par with the US in terms of AI incubation and adoption. In a recent conversation with Gadgets360, the CEO of the UAE-based company said up until now only the US was seen as a hub for tech innovation and trials but times have changed. Healthcare, cybersecurity, logistics, education, and automation are among top sectors th...

The Indian cybersecurity sector repelled numerous cyberattack attempts on the G20 portal during the summit and 16 lakh DDoS attacks per minute peaked at some point.

The Indian cyberspace has seen nearly double the number of cyber incidents as compared to the global average, National Cybersecurity Coordinator MU Nair said on Sunday.

Indian organisations are incapable of preventing almost half of cyber attacks as 64 percent of cybersecurity teams are too busy fighting critical incidents to take a proactive stance, claims a report. As many as 78 percent of Indian respondents believe their organisations could better defend against cyber attacks with more resources dedicated to p...

CERT-In has warned of serious security flaws affecting major versions of Google's Android operating system. The Indian agency for cybersecurity has listed 51 security vulnerabilities that affect different parts of Google’s OS, such as the framework and components from various vendors. These flaws could allow a malicious user to run harmful code, ...