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While there has been a 24% drop in malware attacks worldwide, such attacks specific to IoT have risen by 50%. Also, phishing attempts have gone up by 7 per cent, capitalising on the pandemic.

Use of Microsoft Office files to perpetrate cyber crime rises by 176...

SonicWall Capture Labs publishes findings from intelligence data gathered from 1.1 million sensors in 215 countries and...

27 July 2020 6:26 PM IST

Russias ambassador to Britain Andrei Kelin rejects virus vaccine hacking claims. (Photo- BBC Interview)

Russia's UK ambassador rejects coronavirus vaccine hacking allegations

Andrei Kelin said that there was no sense in the allegations made last week by the United States, Britain and Canada

19 July 2020 3:33 PM IST

It is difficult for security software to detect attacks perpetrated with legitimate tools as these actions could be either a cybercrime activity or a regular system administrator task, Kaspersky warned. (Photo | Pixabay - Gerd Altmann)

IT support staff beware, hackers could be using your troubleshooting...

Software employed by IT support staff for everyday tasks were used in 30 per cent of cyber attacks, security solutions...

9 Aug 2020 6:50 PM IST

Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman. (AFP)

Saudi Arabia seeks to tame nationalist cyber armies

Their posts frequently tag Saudi security agencies, and their collective roar often leads to detentions, sackings and...

7 Aug 2020 12:39 PM IST

Businesses today need to urgently and proactively invest in it, Sivarama Krishnan, partner and leader Cyber Security, PwC India, said.

AA Edit | Cyber warfare and state surveillance new normal

The government has a great responsibility towards funding cyber security measures in all sectors that are strategically...

4 March 2021 7:36 AM IST

The cases that are often registered include phishing, online fraud, cheating, stalking on social media, email abuse, hacking and copyright violations.

India among top 3 countries most targeted for phishing: report

As per the report, consumer transactions and fraud continue to grow in the mobile channel.

25 May 2018 3:27 PM IST

The cases that are often registered include phishing, online fraud, cheating, stalking on social media, email abuse, hacking and copyright violations.

German security office warned German firms about Chinese hacking:...

Construction and materials research, engineering firms and some big commercial enterprises are the focus for hackers.

20 Dec 2018 4:08 PM IST

The Study also examined the current cybersecurity strategy of organisations in India.

Cybersecurity threats can cost organisations USD 10.3 million in...

92 per cent of Indian organisations surveyed are looking to leverage Artificial Intelligence to enhance their cyber...

6 Dec 2018 2:43 PM IST

U.S. Institute for Standards and Technolo-gy recommends users to come up with a password of 16 characters, ideally a mix of letters and numbers

Digital Security: Is it time to move on from passwords?

According to many cybersecurity experts, the crux of the problem is in weak, guessable passwords and poor password...

1 Jun 2018 2:27 AM IST

Businesses today need to urgently and proactively invest in it, Sivarama Krishnan, partner and leader Cyber Security, PwC India, said.

Singapore: Southeast Asia falls short on cybersecurity pact with...

Singapore's foreign minister said Southeast Asian nations didn't get down to settlingâ€ a cyber security agreement with...

6 Aug 2018 7:33 AM IST

Australia has established a security task force to guard against cyber attacks.

Cyberattacks increase credit risks in US public sector

The US public sector has broadly and quickly adopted new technologies to provide public services.

23 Aug 2018 7:32 AM IST

Key details from hacking complaint against North Korean

A computer programmer in connection with high-profile cyberattacks, including the WannaCry ransomware virus, has been...

7 Sept 2018 1:25 PM IST