Cyber Attacks Down CDSL Services
Central Depository Services (India) (CDSL), the country’s largest depository, shared a status update on pending settlement activities after trade-related activity and a malware attack disrupted back-end operations. On Friday, November 18, 2022, “Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL) detected malware in a few of its internal machines,” the company informed the stock exchanges, according to […]
Deloitte India and Palo Alto Networks Partner to offer Technology based Cyber Response Services
The significant increase in cyberattacks and accelerated digital transformation during the pandemic, along with the recent regulatory guidelines by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) around cyber incident reporting has made it imperative for organisations to have a cyber-incident response framework. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP (Deloitte India) and Palo Alto Networks are expanding […]
India’s leading Cybersecurity agencies probe Oil India Ransomware attack
The Intelligence Bureau (IB) and India’s two leading cyber security agencies — Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) and National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) — have joined the probe into the ransomware attack on state-run explorer Oil India Limited’s (OIL) headquarters at Duliajan in upper Assam’s Dibrugarh district. Oil India Limited is the […]
India’s Data Centres faced nearly 51 million Cyber Attacks in April-Dec 2021
The vulnerable exposed systems that are unmonitored and facing the internet, are the most attacked system for the attackers nowadays. According to a research done by The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) and CyberPeace Foundation (CPF) along with Autobot Infosec Private Limited, nearly 51 million attack events have been recorded between April to […]
India among top five targets for cyberattacks in the APAC region: Kaspersky
With an increase in the adoption of work from home environment. Organisations are becoming more vulnerable to cyber attacks. According to CheckPoint Research, India witnessed 1,803 cyber-attacks weekly per organisation on average in 2021. India is among the top five targets for cyber attacks in the APAC region, particularly security breaches that involve cyber espionage, according to cybersecurity and […]
Are Organisations in South Asia doing enough to tackle Cyber Threats?
Cybersecurity breaches are one of the most prominent and challenging situations that organisations face. With remote working and workload shifting to cloud, organisations have become more vulnerable to possible cybersecurity incidents. With even some of the most secure platforms/organisations, including the likes of Facebook and Apple falling prey to cybersecurity breaches, data is at perpetual threat. Further, the COVID-19 pandemic […]
India recorded more than 50,000 Cyber Crimes in 2020
The COVID19 pandemic has given the rise to cybercrimes. The nature of cybercrime is on an individual, organisation and state/society level. The question here is what is the importance of awareness when it comes to cybersecurity. Prof Triveni Singh, IPS SP. Cybercrimes, Uttar Pradesh Police, India in a digital event by W.Media on “Zero Breaches […]
Hackers Impersonate Amnesty International to Spread Fake ‘Anti-Virus’ Malware
Hackers have impersonated human rights organization, Amnesty International, to distribute malware that purports to be security software designed to safeguard against NSO Group’s Pegasus surveillanceware. Through a fake site, hackers posed their malware as a legitimate antivirus tool that promises to protect against the Pegasus spyware, duping many to download and install the Sarwent malware. The […]
Amazon announces two new cybersecurity initiatives to help organisations and individuals
Amazon has announced two new security initiatives that will help protect organisations and individuals from increasing cybersecurity threats. The training materials will be available to the public from October that Amazon has developed to keep its employees and sensitive information safe from cyberattack. In addition, Amazon announced that it will offer qualified AWS customers a free multi-factor authentication (MFA) […]