Hackers use phishing, malware to target job seekers amid layoffs The current economic climate globally is grim due to the ongoing recession, and taking advantage of this environment, cybercriminals are using phishing and malware campaigns to target job seekers in a bid to steal sensitive information, a new report said on Thursday. In phishing attacks, job seekers receive emails from ...

White House cybersecurity strategy stresses software safety WASHINGTON – An ambitious and wide-ranging White House cybersecurity plan released Thursday calls for bolstering protections on critical sectors and making software companies legally liable when their products don’t meet basic standards. The strategy document promises to use “all instruments of national power” to pre-empt cyberattacks. The Democratic administration also said it would ...

You may soon get an AI shield to thwart phishing via SMSes Indian mobile consumers may finally get some respite from phishing and cyber frauds, which lead to estimated financial losses of Rs 1,000-1,500 crore every month. The initial results from a trial of an artificial intelligence (AI)-based solution being undertaken by Vodafone Idea (Vi) and Tanla Platforms to curb ...

CISOs under pressure: An overview   The CISO community has never had it more difficult than now. With hacking threats looming large, cybersecurity leaders are experiencing high levels of stress. International IT advisory firm Gartner says that by the year 2025, nearly half of cybersecurity leaders will change jobs. So, in just about two years, 25% of them will opt ...

5 cybercriminals arrested for using PAN details of 95 celebrities for credit card fraud New Delhi, Five cybercriminals have been arrested for procuring the PAN Card details of 95 prominent celebrities, including Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan and former captain of the Indian cricket team MS Dhoni, and getting credit cards issued in their names, an official said on Friday. According ...

Internet access, privacy ‘essential for freedom’: Proton chief Geneva: Internet privacy company Proton can spot attacks on democracy in a country before they hit the headlines, simply by watching demand for its services explode, its chief told AFP. When Russia blocked access to independent news sites following its invasion of Ukraine a year ago, the small company which provides virtual ...

EC-Council announces USD 3.5 Million CCT Scholarship to spark new cybersecurity careers globally EC-Council today announced a worldwide USD 3.5 million scholarship fund to help train up qualified candidates for entry-level cybersecurity jobs as part of a workforce development program to address the critical cybersecurity workforce gap. The CCT Scholarship for Cybersecurity Career Starters initiative will provide a full tuition ...

Biden administration announces plan to stop water plant hacks By Suzanne Smalley – The Biden administration announced on Friday a new plan to improve the digital defenses of public water systems. The move comes one day after the announcement of a national cybersecurity strategy by the White House, which seeks to broadly improve industry accountability over the cybersecurity of American ...

Data protection bill not formally sent to Parl’s IT panel, Ashwini Vaishnaw’s ‘big thumbs up’ claim untrue: Karti Chidambaram Congress MP Karti Chidambaram has termed as “untrue” Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw’s statement that the parliamentary IT committee has given a “thumbs up” to the revised draft of the data protection bill, and said the bill has not been formally sent ...

How digital public good infrastructure contributing in 5 trillion-dollar economy? Aadhaar is one of the key products of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) that has been catering to the BFSI sector since inception. Whether it has been opening up of a bank account or getting the benefits of a government scheme, this UIDAI’s product has been a key driver. ...