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The Cybersecurity Tech Accord, which vows to protect all customers from attacks regardless of geopolitical or criminal motive, follows a year that witnessed an unprecedented level of destructive cyber attacks.

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Study: Cyber attacks cost German industry almost USD 50 billion

There was evidence cyber criminals were also using other techniques to hobble their German competitors.

14 Sep 2018 5:35 AM GMT

In an age of ever-increasing cyber frauds and attacks, one of the most sought after jobs is that of cyber security professionals. (Photo: Pixabay)

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Most sought after job today: Cyber security professionals

In this age of data, it is imperative that data management and security be amongst the top priorities for large...

24 Sep 2018 7:18 AM GMT

Following is a list of companies and organisations that have reported being hit by cyber attacks.

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Cyber attacks on India minimum, but govt alert: Prasad

34 incidents have been reported to CERT-In from organisations and individuals regarding infections of Wannacry and Petya...

3 Aug 2017 9:53 AM GMT

Russia, which has denied hacking U.S. systems, has been accused of interference in the U.S. presidential election by hacking American political sites and email accounts. (Photo: Representational Image)

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Financial firms hit with million dollar losses per cyber security...

The staggering figure is revealed as part of Financial Institutions Security Risks 2016, a survey of finance...

31 March 2017 8:17 AM GMT

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Ukraine blames Russia for recent cyber attacks

Ukrainian politicians were quick to blame Russia for Tuesday's attack, but a Kremlin spokesman dismissed "unfounded...

2 July 2017 3:42 AM GMT

Though theres no set schedule, devices that came with Windows 10 installed will likely get the update first.

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In wake of ransomware attacks, India presses Microsoft for discount

Microsoft officials in India have "in principle agreed" to the request, Gulshan Rai, India's cyber security coordinator,...

1 July 2017 2:19 AM GMT

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Researcher finds 'kill switch' to stop spread of global cyber attack

The attacks used a technique known as ransomware that locks users' files unless they pay the attackers a sum in Bitcoin...

13 May 2017 6:08 AM GMT

The fact is that a cache of cyber weapons was said to have been stolen from the NSA by the same collective behind the WannaCry ransomware that created the biggest-ever extortion racket to hit the Internet.

India

Govt: No major security breach due to malware

RBI has asked banks to follow the instructions of government organisation CERT-In to prevent the attack by ransomware,...

16 May 2017 1:22 AM GMT

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Cyber attacks hits 200,000 victims in 150-plus countries

Wainwright said he was worried that the ransomware attack might spread once people return to work on Monday and log on...

14 May 2017 11:52 AM GMT

Googles India-born CEO Sundar Pichai said the company is working on products for India that can be expanded globally.

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Google and sister company to offer cyber security to election groups

Alphabet Inc subsidiaries Jigsaw and Google are offering a free Protect Your Election package to low-budget...

22 March 2017 7:44 AM GMT

$British IT expert Marcus Hutchins who has been branded a hero for slowing down the WannaCry global cyber attack, sits at his workstation during an interview in Ilfracombe, England. (Photo: AP)$ India

Cyber attacks will continue, so we need to be prepared

The assumption is that if the Iranian facility at Natanz was vulnerable, so can be the electric grid in New York.

28 May 2017 8:01 PM GMT

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: AP)

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Vladimir Putin hints at patriotic' hackers

Russian Prez admits possibility of some private individuals targeting US polls.

2 Jun 2017 12:45 AM GMT