Cyber Attacks

Cybersecurity: Why effective data security necessary in today’s competitive world

The three aspects of data security — Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (popularly known as CIA triad) — need to be considered, while modelling threats to data

Indian banking sector at forefront of cyber-attacks: What are major threats and way ahead

The government data establish the sharp rise in attacks on the banking and financial sector. Between June 2018 and March 2022, India's banks recorded 248 successful data breaches by hackers and criminals, central government notified Parliament on 2 August

Cyber-attacks on Indian healthcare sector second highest globally: CloudSEK

CloudSEK is among the entities that provides cyber threat intelligence to Indian cyber security watchdog CERTin

Chinese cyber attacks target Taiwan government websites during Nancy Pelosi's visit to the island

The attacks were allegedly linked to Chinese and Russian IP addresses. China is aggressively responding to the US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the Taiwan by conducting its largest ever military drills around the island nation

From metals to microchips, the five essential commodities that will be hit by the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Ukraine and Russia are essential suppliers of raw materials and energy for many crucial supply chains

Microsoft discloses malware attack on Ukraine government networks

The attack comes as the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine looms and diplomatic talks to resolve the tense stand-off appear stalled

Kerala Police Act Amendment put on hold by Pinarayi Vijayan government; similarities to scrapped 66A, 118(d) exist

The LDF government's claim of passing the law to protect women and children from cyber bullying or abuse falls flat as existing laws too provide for the same

Vatican said to be hacked from China just weeks before embarking on talks with Beijing

The revelations are certain to anger the Vatican as its relationship with the Chinese government has been enormously delicate, especially over China’s crackdown on Hong Kong

Coronavirus Outbreak: BSE cautions market intermediaries against malicious cyber attacks

Leading stock exchange BSE has cautioned market intermediaries against malicious cyber attacks amid increased usage of mobile phones and tabs in the wake of lockdown to contain the COVID-19 pandemic

Saudi Aramco reports increase in cyber attack attempts, foresees the trend will continue

The pattern of cyber attacks was cyclical and increasing in magnitude, said the oil giant's IT security chief.