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  • Companies prepare employees as first line of defence against cyber threats June 01, 2023 09:33 AM IST

    Companies prepare employees as first line of defence against cyber threats

    Cyber-attacks have increased due to the ease of becoming a cyber fraudster. Experts say amateur players are targeting companies using tools such as ChatGPT to write code.

  • CERT-In warns users against misuse of ChatGPT, Bard, Bing AI by threat actors May 11, 2023 02:41 PM IST

    CERT-In warns users against misuse of ChatGPT, Bard, Bing AI by threat actors

    AI language-based models such as ChatGPT have been misused for creating malwares, phishing campaigns and also for clearing examinations of prestigious institutions and top universities

  • Palo Alto Networks leverages predictive analytics to enhance cybersecurity operations May 10, 2023 05:28 PM IST

    Palo Alto Networks leverages predictive analytics to enhance cybersecurity operations

    Led by CEO Nikesh Arora, the Nasdaq-listed company has invested around $150 million in India, where over 1,000 employees are dedicated to core engineering work.

  • TCS plans to double the salary, reduce disparity: HR head reveals the blueprint April 26, 2023 06:51 AM IST

    TCS plans to double the salary, reduce disparity: HR head reveals the blueprint

    According to TCS’ CHRO Milind Lakkad, employees across levels of experience are getting a chance to up-skill and double their packages with high-quality in-house programmes. Though annually only 10 percent of candidates have been able to clear this programme on the first attempt.

  • WinZO debuts cybersecurity programme to develop open-source technologies April 26, 2023 08:06 AM IST

    WinZO debuts cybersecurity programme to develop open-source technologies

    WinZO CHASE aims to invest in and develop open-source technology and best practices that can be used by businesses, government agencies and other organisations

  • MeitY plans migrating from NIC to secure cloud solution for government email services April 19, 2023 11:50 AM IST

    MeitY plans migrating from NIC to secure cloud solution for government email services

    The ministry is looking for a master system integrator who can take 'complete ownership' of migrating the email solutions to a cloud system that can be scaled and can handle up to 50 lakh users.

  • AI is coming for your password, and really fast April 08, 2023 03:16 PM IST

    AI is coming for your password, and really fast

    AI-assisted PassGAN cracked 51 percent of the most commonly used passwords in under a minute. So, what to do? Read on

  • All you need to know about Cyberabad Police's crackdown on data theft of 67 crore individuals April 04, 2023 11:48 AM IST

    All you need to know about Cyberabad Police's crackdown on data theft of 67 crore individuals

    A Haryana resident was arrested by the police for allegedly being involved in stealing, holding and selling of personal and confidential data of 66.9 crore individuals and organizations belonging to 24 states and eight metropolitan cities.

  • 'PhonePe data safe': UPI platform after man held by Cyberabad cops for data theft April 06, 2023 02:30 PM IST

    'PhonePe data safe': UPI platform after man held by Cyberabad cops for data theft

    Apart from PhonePe, sensitive information about students enrolled with Byju's and Vedantu, users of financial apps such as Paytm, and CRED; and users of Amazon, Netflix, YouTube, Instagram and Zomato were also found to have been allegedly sold by the person arrested by Cyberabad Police

  • Microsoft launches GPT-4-powered Security Copilot March 30, 2023 01:19 PM IST

    Microsoft launches GPT-4-powered Security Copilot

    The service is meant for cybersecurity professionals and is based on OpenAI's GPT-4 technology

  • Employees don't think about security, they come and go: Government's strict diktat on ensuring website security March 28, 2023 03:08 PM IST

    Employees don't think about security, they come and go: Government's strict diktat on ensuring website security

    The third version of the Guidelines for India Government Websites (GIGW 3.0) was jointly drafted by the National Informatics Centre, Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), and Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification (STQC).

  • Just 24% of companies surveyed in India ready to defend cybersecurity threats: Cisco study March 21, 2023 12:33 PM IST

    Just 24% of companies surveyed in India ready to defend cybersecurity threats: Cisco study

    Cisco, in a separate announcement, said it aims to train 500,000 cybersecurity professionals over 3 years across India.

  • Hassle-free payment, focus on cybersecurity to help promote growth of retail sector: Report March 19, 2023 12:21 PM IST

    Hassle-free payment, focus on cybersecurity to help promote growth of retail sector: Report

    Currently, with increased adoption of digital infrastructure and greater use of smartphones, the direct to consumer market has picked up in a big way with more than 1.35 billion potential customers across regions.

  • Australia's Deakin University ties up with TCS, Infosys for GIFT City campus: Vice-Chancellor March 09, 2023 03:42 PM IST

    Australia's Deakin University ties up with TCS, Infosys for GIFT City campus: Vice-Chancellor

    Deakin University has tied with five companies – TCS, Infosys, HSFC, HCL, Zebia – for guest lectures and internships. It will not be a pure academic course but will have integration with industry work, Vice-Chancellor Iain Martin told Moneycontrol.

  • Data of 6 lakh customers of HDFC's NBFC arm compromised in hack, HDFC denies claims March 10, 2023 06:32 PM IST

    Data of 6 lakh customers of HDFC's NBFC arm compromised in hack, HDFC denies claims

    The NBFC arm of HDFC Bank in a statement said the leak happened at one service provider and it has taken steps to prevent further unauthorised access.

  • Hyderabad firm's AI, blockchain platform promises to end menace of phishing messages February 28, 2023 12:18 PM IST

    Hyderabad firm's AI, blockchain platform promises to end menace of phishing messages

    HDFC Bank has partnered with Tanla Platforms to curb phishing, even as regulators across the globe are starting to realise the impact of phishing and are seeking solutions

  • Why You Should Listen to Twitter on Two-Factor Authentication February 23, 2023 11:04 PM IST

    Why You Should Listen to Twitter on Two-Factor Authentication

    Security researchers are continuing to discover new flaws in SMS-based authentication, so we can expect more sites and apps to push users away from receiving codes via text messages for authentication.

  • SEBI directs regulated entities, exchanges to strengthen cybersecurity measures February 22, 2023 10:53 PM IST

    SEBI directs regulated entities, exchanges to strengthen cybersecurity measures

    The market regulator has chalked out several measures in order to contain any harmful fallouts from increasing cybersecurity threats.

  • Indian defence services seek cyber-security, surveillance products February 21, 2023 11:47 AM IST

    Indian defence services seek cyber-security, surveillance products

    The army, air force and navy floated their requirements as part of the Defence India Startup Challenge

  • Invest more than 10% of IT assets in cybersecurity: Top Indian official February 20, 2023 03:29 PM IST

    Invest more than 10% of IT assets in cybersecurity: Top Indian official

    Speaking at the India Digital Summit organised by the IAMAI, National Cyber Security Coordinator Lt Gen (Retd) Rajesh Pant said that countries like China and Russia were driving a split in the internet due to geopolitical reasons. As a result, he said, cybersecurity has assumed geopolitical dimensions.

  • India books a diplomatic win at G20 digital economy meet February 15, 2023 08:13 PM IST

    India books a diplomatic win at G20 digital economy meet

    About 80 percent of the agenda set by India for the digital economy working group is expected to get nods by members, says senior official

  • 19 ransomware attacks on government organisations in 2022 February 10, 2023 03:20 PM IST

    19 ransomware attacks on government organisations in 2022

    Overall, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) observed 198 ransomware attacks affecting Indian companies operating in the country in 2022. In 2021, the figure stood at 111

  • British cybersecurity firm NCC Group to cut workforce by 7% February 02, 2023 03:24 PM IST

    British cybersecurity firm NCC Group to cut workforce by 7%

    Shares of the Manchester-headquartered FTSE Mid Cap firm were down about 10% to an over two-and-a-half-year low of 147 pence in morning trade.

  • FBI infiltrates ransomware group Hive's networks, disrupts ransom campaigns worth $130 million January 28, 2023 01:53 PM IST

    FBI infiltrates ransomware group Hive's networks, disrupts ransom campaigns worth $130 million

    Since infiltrating Hive’s networks in July 2022, the FBI has provided over 300 decryption keys to victims of the group's ransom campaigns

  • 'There's a need to exchange knowledge on 5G between the UK and India': Mike Short, of the UK department of international trade January 22, 2023 05:39 PM IST

    'There's a need to exchange knowledge on 5G between the UK and India': Mike Short, of the UK department of international trade

    Chief scientific adviser Mike Short and technology specialist Chris Moore, at the UK department of international trade, on the opportunities, challenges and way forward for the UK-India cooperation in technology and allied sectors. The UK is keen on attracting Indian IT companies.