Cybersecurity strategy proposes measures for data breaches
2 years, 1 month ago

Cybersecurity strategy proposes measures for data breaches

Hindustan Times  

The cybersecurity strategy of the government, which has been in the works since 2020, proposes several mitigation measures to combat data breaches, provisions that experts and officials see as being crucial in light of a string of ransomware attacks that may have compromised critical data. In the past couple of months, attackers are known to have breached Solar India Industries Limited, a company that supplies defence related equipment, and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, one of the country’s most important health care and research institutions. “The strategy proposes that several verticals of data breaches must be assessed,” an official familiar with the matter said. “These include mitigation measures such as national threat intelligence exchange, creating a malware repository, conducting baseline audits and have awareness events such as cyber week.” The official added that the strategy proposes a three-pronged approach — people, processes and technology.

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India’s Digital Data Protection rules: A story of hits and misses
2 months, 4 weeks ago

India’s Digital Data Protection rules: A story of hits and misses

Live Mint  

The draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules are finally with us and the long wait has for the most part been worth it. While the Act requires data fiduciaries to provide notice “in the event of" a personal breach, the rules state that intimation must be made “as soon as the Data Fiduciary becomes aware of it." Ever since Justice …

‘India witnessed nearly 600 cases of cyberattacks during first half of 2024’
8 months ago

‘India witnessed nearly 600 cases of cyberattacks during first half of 2024’

The Hindu  

India experienced 593 cases of cyberattacks during the first half of the year, with education, government and technology sectors emerging as primary targets, according to India Breach Report by FalconFeeds, a product of the Kerala-based cybersecurity firm Technisanct. “This evolving cyber threat landscape in the nation, particularly within critical sectors like government and education, is a stark reminder that it …

Guardians Of Virtual Realm: Navigating Cyber Laws And Safeguarding Data Privacy For Silenced Voices
9 months, 1 week ago

Guardians Of Virtual Realm: Navigating Cyber Laws And Safeguarding Data Privacy For Silenced Voices

Live Law  

When we speak of cyber frauds, the first thing which strikes our mind is cyber laws, throughout the time these laws have protected us from various cyber frauds but on many instances, we have seen that some people have suffered the wrath of cybercrimes. This act was originally introduced in Parliament as the Personal Data Protection Bill in 2019, it …

Ransomware is highest cyber threat in India: Report
1 year ago

Ransomware is highest cyber threat in India: Report

India TV News  

Ransomware is highest cyber threat in India: Report A new report surfaced which showcased that human error remains the leading cause of data breaches, with around 34 per cent of enterprises pinpointing this as the root cause for cyber attacks and ransomware. According to the report, 11 per cent of respondents accepted that they fell victim to a ransomware attack …

Cybersecurity tips for the digital era
1 year, 3 months ago

Cybersecurity tips for the digital era

Hindustan Times  

The year 2023 is a momentous milestone for cybersecurity awareness, making two decades of dedicated vigilance, underlining the ever-expanding significance of cybersecurity. This year's cybersecurity awareness month’s theme, 'It’s easy to stay safe online,' reminded us that while the basic security measures such as multi-factor authentication, strong password management, software updates, and proactive phishing detection and reporting are crucial, businesses …

Why is healthcare sector a new target for cyberattacks? Experts insights
1 year, 5 months ago

Why is healthcare sector a new target for cyberattacks? Experts insights

Hindustan Times  

Cyberattacks and data breaches in the healthcare sector have witnessed a troubling surge. cyberattacks In some instances, weak cybersecurity protocols have been responsible for data breaches, while experts suggest that in certain cases, motivated and sophisticated attacks have been carried out on healthcare institutions. Why has the healthcare sector become a new target for data breaches? With the healthcare sector …

AI-generated cyber attacks pose new risk to key UK infrastructure, experts warn
1 year, 5 months ago

AI-generated cyber attacks pose new risk to key UK infrastructure, experts warn

The Independent  

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Average data breach in India crosses Rs 17 Crore, signifying alarming increase: Report
1 year, 8 months ago

Average data breach in India crosses Rs 17 Crore, signifying alarming increase: Report

India TV News  

A new report by tech major IBM has revealed that the average cost of a data breach in India has surged to Rs 17.9 crore in 2023, showing a significant 28% increase since 2020. In terms of data breach impacts, approximately 28% of incidents in India led to data loss across multiple environments, such as public cloud, private cloud, and …

Cyberabad Top Cop Says Data Protection Bill Will Help With Cybercrime Crackdown
1 year, 8 months ago

Cyberabad Top Cop Says Data Protection Bill Will Help With Cybercrime Crackdown

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Union Cabinet’s approval of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022, on Wednesday was welcomed by various sections of society, who were jubilant that such a Bill, when made into law, would safeguard data privacy as a fundamental right, as declared by the Supreme Court. Also, this Bill can help organisations put data privacy and security first, and …

Data protection bill gets Cabinet nod, likely to be introduced in monsoon session
1 year, 8 months ago

Data protection bill gets Cabinet nod, likely to be introduced in monsoon session

Hindustan Times  

The Union cabinet on Wednesday cleared the proposed data protection law, likely to be introduced for discussion during the monsoon session of parliament, paving the way for the country’s first privacy law under which data fiduciaries, government and private, will have to issue a notice to the public declaring the data collected, stored and shared by them, officials familiar with …

91% Indian firms faced ransomware attacks in 2022: Report
1 year, 9 months ago

91% Indian firms faced ransomware attacks in 2022: Report

India TV News  

An information security company, CyberArka reported that more than 91 per cent of organizations in India fell victim to ransomware attacks in 2022. Furthermore, approximately 84 per cent of organizations believe that these compromises will occur as part of digital transformation initiatives like cloud adoption or legacy app migration. In addition, 92 per cent of the surveyed organizations identified code/malware …

Digital Data Protection Bill can help fight identify theft: Ravindra
1 year, 11 months ago

Digital Data Protection Bill can help fight identify theft: Ravindra

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: With data theft being in the headlines ever since the scam broke out, Deccan Chronicle caught up with Cyberabad commissioner M. Stephen Ravindra on the issue. He dwelt in detail about what data theft was all about, its effects on individuals, economy, national security and the preventive measures to thwart future thefts and the rights of individuals allowing companies …

52% of organisations have suffered a data breach worldwide in the last 2 years
1 year, 11 months ago

52% of organisations have suffered a data breach worldwide in the last 2 years

India TV News  

Over half of the organisations have reportedly suffered a data breach in the past two years across the world. According to the State of Security, 2023 report by software firm Splunk, around 62 per cent of respondents have said that their business-critical applications have suffered from unplanned downtime due to a cybersecurity incident on at least a monthly basis, an …

20% of surveyed breach data incidents traced back to India, says report
2 years, 1 month ago

20% of surveyed breach data incidents traced back to India, says report

The Hindu  

A study of 1,335 breach data incidents that were made public from November 2021 to October 2022 revealed that 20% of the total exposed records could be traced to India, as per a report by the exposure management company Tenable. 143 of 1,335 global breaches took place in the Asia Pacific region and Japan, while India made up around 20% …

1.3 TB data encrypted and five servers affected in AIIMS ransomware attack: Centre
2 years, 3 months ago

1.3 TB data encrypted and five servers affected in AIIMS ransomware attack: Centre

The Hindu  

Based on current analysis by stakeholders concerned, about 1.3 terabyte data were encrypted in the recent ransomware attack on the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences’ information technology network by unknown threat actors, according to the government. “As per the preliminary analysis, servers were compromised in the information technology network of the AIIMS by unknown threat actors due to improper network …

Australia To Impose Hefty Penalties For Data Breaches Following Major Cyberattacks
2 years, 5 months ago

Australia To Impose Hefty Penalties For Data Breaches Following Major Cyberattacks

News 18  

– Australia will introduce laws to parliament to increase penalties for companies subject to major data breaches, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said, after high-profile cyberattacks hit millions of Australians in recent weeks. Dreyfus, in an official statement issued on Saturday, said the government would next week move to "significantly increase penalties for repeated or serious privacy breaches" with amendments to privacy …

Cyber security and data watchdogs ask lawyers to help stop ransomware payments
2 years, 8 months ago

Cyber security and data watchdogs ask lawyers to help stop ransomware payments

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Solicitors have been asked by the UK’s cyber security agency and data protection …

Taking cover from cyberattacks
2 years, 11 months ago

Taking cover from cyberattacks

The Hindu  

As enterprises, the government and public rely increasingly on digitalisation, cybersecurity has become pivotal to their basic functioning nowadays. Cyber insurance helps cover legal expenses stemming from damages due to a cyberattack. Insurers conduct meticulous due diligence via proposal forms, interaction, network diagrams and reviews of cyber strategies of a firm before providing cyber insurance covers. While the cost of …

Reporting cyber attacks
3 years, 1 month ago

Reporting cyber attacks

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is likely to come out with new cyber security regulations, as indicated by Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar at a recent cyber security event. Security breaches While this, in principle, is likely to improve cyber security and reduce attacks and breaches, why are there continuing breach incidents every minute? The first is that …

Explained | What kept cybersecurity busy in 2021?
3 years, 3 months ago

Explained | What kept cybersecurity busy in 2021?

The Hindu  

As the pandemic kept people connected to their devices for yet another year, cyberattacks and data breaches raged on. The breach was reported to the company in February, and involved personal data including name, date of birth, contact information, passport information, ticket information, Star Alliance and Air India frequent flyer data but no passwords data or credit cards data were …

'Cybersecurity In India Hasn't Received The Attention It Deserves': Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Guidelines To Combat Hacking, Cyber Crimes, Data Theft
3 years, 4 months ago

'Cybersecurity In India Hasn't Received The Attention It Deserves': Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Guidelines To Combat Hacking, Cyber Crimes, Data Theft

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today adjourned the writ petition which sought for formulation of new guidelines to combat hacking, cyber crimes, data theft and allied issues for November 26, 2021.The bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar directed Advocate Vivek Narayan Sharma appearing for the petitioner to serve an advance copy of the petition to Centre's Standing Counsel. The petition …

Guidance Note On Preparation And Response To A Data Breach
3 years, 5 months ago

Guidance Note On Preparation And Response To A Data Breach

Live Law  

An increased reliance on technology and the ubiquity of data storage online has led to businesses being increasingly vulnerable to the threat of cyber-attacks. The response team may constitute an executive duly empowered to make decisions, information technology personnel to assess the technical extent of the breach, legal counsel and representatives from the company administration to streamline the business's immediate …

Ransomware Attacks Most Pressing Threats Faced By Public, Private Sectors: India
3 years, 5 months ago

Ransomware Attacks Most Pressing Threats Faced By Public, Private Sectors: India

News 18  

Ransomware attacks are one of the most pressing threats faced by public and private sectors, India has told a US-led international meet on the latest emerging challenge and has called for taking steps to ensure that the country’s critical infrastructure remains safe and secure. Representing India at the Counter Ransomware Initiative, hosted by the White House, Lt. Gen Rajesh Pant, …

Regulators tighten scrutiny of data breach disclosures by companies
3 years, 7 months ago

Regulators tighten scrutiny of data breach disclosures by companies

Live Mint  

Companies must pay closer attention to what they say after hackers strike, lawyers warn, as regulators crack down on inaccurate disclosures and Congress debates mandatory reporting of cybersecurity breaches. On Monday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission settled charges against five Cetera Financial Group Inc. business units alleging lax controls and misleading errors in breach notifications to some clients. An …

U.S. to work with Big Tech, finance sector on new cybersecurity guidelines
3 years, 7 months ago

U.S. to work with Big Tech, finance sector on new cybersecurity guidelines

The Hindu  

The U.S. government on Wednesday said it would work with industry to hammer out new guidelines to improve the security of the technology supply chain, as President Joe Biden appealed to private sector executives to "raise the bar on cybersecurity." "We have a lot of work to do," Biden said, citing both ransomware attacks and his push to get Russian …

Ransomware Attacks Increasing Due to Corporate Cyber Insurance, Call for Regulations
3 years, 9 months ago

Ransomware Attacks Increasing Due to Corporate Cyber Insurance, Call for Regulations

News 18  

Ransomware attacks make for one of the most common cyber attacks around the world, with malicious attackers targeting high revenue corporates with systematic exploits and financial gain as the clear end objective. While many enterprises, especially high-value ones have since opted for cyber insurance policies to deal with ransomware incidents, the cyber security community believes that use of cyber insurance …

DC police department hit by apparent extortion attack
3 years, 11 months ago

DC police department hit by apparent extortion attack

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Washington, D.C., police department said Monday that its computer network was breached, and a Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate claimed to have stolen sensitive data, including on informants, that it threatened to share with local criminal gangs unless police paid an unspecified ransom. The District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement that it had asked the …

State-sponsored cyber attacks have corporates worried
4 years, 1 month ago

State-sponsored cyber attacks have corporates worried

Live Mint  

The recent SolarWinds hack, which left a spate of US government offices and private companies vulnerable to cyber criminals, was the latest example of the devastation a nation-state cyber attack can cause. Microsoft president Brad Smith called it “the largest and most sophisticated attack the world has ever seen.” Now, findings from a new survey report show that corporates around …

COVID-19 pandemic: Why the sudden boost in digital transformation calls for tougher cybersecurity in India
4 years, 3 months ago

COVID-19 pandemic: Why the sudden boost in digital transformation calls for tougher cybersecurity in India

Firstpost  

As the COVID-19 pandemic spread over the world, we saw an explosive dependence on the digital medium for everything from shopping, studying to working. In June 2020, personal and financial data of 2.91 crore Indians was leaked on to the dark web, and 3.24 million personal records were stolen or exposed in case of identity theft across India. We spoke …

'Exponential' Spike in Financial Frauds Due to Dependence on Digital Payment Platforms amid Pandemic: NSA
4 years, 6 months ago

'Exponential' Spike in Financial Frauds Due to Dependence on Digital Payment Platforms amid Pandemic: NSA

News 18  

Asking citizens to be cautious while being online, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval said on Friday financial frauds have seen an exponential increase due to greater dependence on digital payment platforms following the COVID-19 pandemic. “There is a greater dependence on digital payment platform due to reduced cash handling and greater data sharing is happening online and presence on social …

Cybersecurity challenges to pose concerns
4 years, 7 months ago

Cybersecurity challenges to pose concerns

China Daily  

Cybersecurity challenges to pose concerns By Ouyang Shijia Updated: 2020-08-18 Experts call for efforts to protect users from risks of using emerging techs The rapid adoption of emerging technologies has dramatically increased convenience along with dynamic cybersecurity challenges, with risks moving beyond virtual attacks to damaging the physical world of homes, cities and even key national infrastructure, officials and experts …

India's 'digital revolution' needs cyber shield: A blueprint of the new cybersecurity strategy
4 years, 7 months ago

India's 'digital revolution' needs cyber shield: A blueprint of the new cybersecurity strategy

India Today  

The changing nature of cyber threats and warfare has prompted India to build a roadmap to overhaul its existing cybersecurity policy with an eye on challenges like social media, securing critical data and the need for new laws. Work on overhauling the cybersecurity 2013 policy has started amid the emerging scenario of increasing state- While Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in …

Interpol says cybercriminals are targeting large corporations, governments
4 years, 7 months ago

Interpol says cybercriminals are targeting large corporations, governments

The Hindu  

Cybercriminals are shifting their targets from individuals and small firms to large companies, government agencies and critical infrastructure to cause greater damage and get more financial gain, according to a report by the international police agency. Interpol said that the shift in cyberthreat landscape, compounded by the pandemic, is putting additional strain on law enforcement agencies globally as attacks are …

Data Protection Laws And Their Importance
4 years, 11 months ago

Data Protection Laws And Their Importance

Live Law  

In this article, we will explain why data protection is important to private persons, what companies in India need to do in order to protect personal data and the penalties for failure to protect customers' data. Types of information commonly considered sensitive, both by the general public and by legal mandates are as follows:- Personally identifiable information — Data that …

Cost of data breaches will grow to $5 trillion in 2024, claims report
5 years, 6 months ago

Cost of data breaches will grow to $5 trillion in 2024, claims report

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Cyberattacks and data breaches have cost trillions of dollars so far. It seems there is no breather in sight for enterprises as the cost of data breaches is expected to grow annually at 11%, from $3 trillion per year to over $5 trillion in 2024, claims Juniper Research’s new report titled, “The Future of Cybercrime & Security: Threat …

Cyber crimes in India extremely organised, collaborative in nature: IBM
5 years, 8 months ago

Cyber crimes in India extremely organised, collaborative in nature: IBM

The Hindu  

Data breaches have cost Indian enterprises ₹12.8 crore on an average during the first half of calendar 2019, a 7.29% increase compared with a year ago. Each employee incurred a loss of ₹5,019 on account of lost data or stolen record, an increase of 9.76% from the prior year, said a study conducted by IBM Security in association with Ponemon …

Theft of personally identifiable data and Intellectual property key concern: McAfee report
5 years, 11 months ago

Theft of personally identifiable data and Intellectual property key concern: McAfee report

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI :Data theft has emerged as one of the biggest concerns as cybercriminals are increasingly going after more critical data for greater leverage over companies. According to McAfee’s data exfiltration report, called Grand Theft Data II – The Drivers and Shifting State of Data Breaches, published today, 43% of the participants were greatly concerned about theft of personally identifiable …

Will The Data Protection Regulation Open New Avenues For Cyber Criminals?
6 years, 6 months ago

Will The Data Protection Regulation Open New Avenues For Cyber Criminals?

Live Law  

The proposed regulations will make information more valuable to cyber criminals. Data hostage takings and ransom demands will no doubt be part of the cybercriminal business plan for profits Once we have recognized “Privacy” as a fundamental right, it becomes imperative to have legislation for data protection. The types of cyber crimes which may increase, due to the advent of …

Will The Data Protection Regulation Open New Avenues For Cyber Criminals?
6 years, 6 months ago

Will The Data Protection Regulation Open New Avenues For Cyber Criminals?

Live Law  

The proposed regulations will make information more valuable to cyber criminals. Data hostage takings and ransom demands will no doubt be part of the cybercriminal business plan for profits Once we have recognized “Privacy” as a fundamental right, it becomes imperative to have legislation for data protection. The types of cyber crimes which may increase, due to the advent of …

Top internet regulator maps out cybersecurity strategy
8 years, 3 months ago

Top internet regulator maps out cybersecurity strategy

China Daily  

The top internet regulator has mapped out a national security strategy, aiming to safeguard cyberspace sovereignty, security and interests of cyberspace development. It said the government will firmly safeguard cyberspace sovereignty and national security, protect key information infrastructure and crack down on cyberterror and cybercrime. In the first 11 months of the year, 93,000 cases involving telecommunication and internet fraud …

Number of US government 'cyber incidents' jumps in 2015
9 years ago

Number of US government 'cyber incidents' jumps in 2015

Firstpost  

The U.S. government was hit by more than 77,000 “cyber incidents” like data thefts or other security breaches in fiscal year 2015, a 10 percent increase over the previous year, according to a White House audit. The report, released on Friday, defines cyber incidents broadly as “a violation or imminent threat of violation of computer security policies, acceptable use policies, …

A Closer Look At Obama's Plan To Protect Consumer Data
10 years, 2 months ago

A Closer Look At Obama's Plan To Protect Consumer Data

NPR  

A Closer Look At Obama's Plan To Protect Consumer Data Enlarge this image toggle caption Pool/Getty Images Pool/Getty Images This week, in the lead up to his State of the Union address, President Obama is talking about cybersecurity — how to ensure our safety in the digital world. "You can protect yourself, or at least know that you're at risk …

'Information security a top concern for management', Uniken summit reveals
10 years, 7 months ago

'Information security a top concern for management', Uniken summit reveals

Firstpost  

A recently held summit recognised that recent instances of data-breaches and info-security lapses have had a far-reaching impact on an organisation on various fronts: financial, legal and reputational. Corporate decision-makers including C-suite executives got together to participate in the Uniken Security Innovation Summit, 2014 – the maiden edition of the summit hosted by Uniken, and Indian Software Product Industry Round …

Data Breach No Longer An IT Issue, It's A Business Issue – Firstpost
11 years, 11 months ago

Data Breach No Longer An IT Issue, It's A Business Issue – Firstpost

Firstpost  

John Kendall, Director, National Security Program, Unisys APAC reveals challenges that CISOs face while maintaining a secure IT infrastructure and shares pointers on how to deal with them. In conversation with Biztech2.com, John Kendall, Director, National Security Program, Unisys APAC reveals some critical challenges that stand in the CISO’s way and shares pointers on how to deal with them. The …

Security Strategies To Curtail Data Breaches
13 years, 5 months ago

Security Strategies To Curtail Data Breaches

Firstpost  

Security is one of the biggest concerns for enterprises considering the evolution of new technologies. In a tête-à-tête with Biztech2.com, Vishal Salvi, CISO, HDFC Bank talks about new age security threats, APTs and how to prevent them. Enterprises need to constantly do an inward check to keep abreast of new security threats and solutions. What are some of the new …

Majority Enterprises Under Pressure To Protect Confidential Data: Survey
14 years, 11 months ago

Majority Enterprises Under Pressure To Protect Confidential Data: Survey

Firstpost  

Loss of customers and reputation cited as major repercussions of data loss; 89 percent say recent IT Amendment Act 2008 a step in right direction. Key findings of the survey are as follows: Organisations under pressure to protect data Nearly all respondents said they are under pressure to protect against data loss. Intentional Data Leakage Sixty-eight percent of respondents said …

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