From the very beginning, critical infrastructure networks were designed solely for control purposes and to provide operators with information. Cyber security was not even a distant consideration, as cyber attacks were practically unheard of. The beginning of the 21stcentury brought about a newfound awareness of the potential damage that cyber attacks can cause. Still, cyber…
Even as the Digital India campaign brings about a massive transformation, one cannot ignore the new vulnerabilities and security challenges that it may create Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Digital India campaign is arguably one of the most prodigious programs undertaken by the Indian Government in a long time. With a vision to use technology to…
Deutsche Telekom and Intel Security have announced an agreement to build a joint research alliance that provides immediate detailed information for customers by implementing more robust rapid response sensors. The collaboration focuses on digital “Honey Pots”, computers which pretend to be vulnerable PCs, servers or even smartphones. “Our aim is to develop the honey pot…
By exposing the names and addresses of foreign relatives, the cyber theft of private information on US security clearance holders by hackers linked to China will complicate the deployment and promotion of American intelligence professionals with special language skills and diverse backgrounds, current and former US officials say. Officials fear that China will seek to…
Canada’s lawmakers and staff were warned today of an ongoing cyberattack targeting the country’s parliament, local media reported. A government email published by the daily Ottawa Citizen said “private and public sector employees, including House of Commons employees, are currently being targeted by several cyberattacks.” The security bulletin from the House of Commons chief information…
Hackers linked to China appear to have gained access to the sensitive background information submitted by intelligence and military personnel for security clearances, several US officials said Friday, describing a second cyberbreach of federal records that could dramatically compound the potential damage. The forms authorities believed to have been accessed, require applicants to fill out…
Global consultancy EY today opened first managed Security Operations Centre (SOC) at Kazhakootam and will invest $ 20 million over 5 years to combat increasing threat of cyber crimes. The centre, opened at the Kerala Infrastructure and Film and Video Park at Kazhakootam near here, is the first of its kind set up by EY…
The government has barred use of private servers for hosting Army websites following a cyber attack recently on an Army website where personal details of many Army personnel are believed to have been compromised, government said in Lok Sabha on Friday. In March, the official website of Office of the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts…
The central government has taken a number of steps to protect confidential information in the defence sector from cyber attacks, Defence Minister Manhohar Parrikar told the Lok Sabha on Friday. The minister said in a written reply that cyber operation centres have been set up to enhance cyber security of Indian cyberspace. “To protect important…
In a damage control move, the telecom regulator Trai today altered email IDs of all stakeholders who responded to its consultation paper on framework for over-the-top players like Viber, WhatsApp and net neutrality. After facing flak for making public 10 lakh email IDs on its website, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) today resorted…