Cyber attacks will be more refined in 2023 The last two years have seen a surge in cybersecurity attacks globally, catapulting cybersecurity issues to the forefront of the agendas of companies and governments. The 2023 threat landscape, unfortunately, does not look like things will get any easier for techies working in cybersecurity. But companies and governments do have far more ...

AIIMS ransomware attack: These online services are back at country’s premier medical institute Two weeks after the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) reported a ransomware attack which rendered its servers paralysed, some online services at the premier medical institute resumed this week. Other services are said to resume later this week. Media reports suggest that the online registration ...

Cyberattack on top Indian hospital highlights security risk The leading hospital in India’s capital limped back to normalcy on Wednesday after a cyberattack crippled its operations for nearly two weeks. Online registration of patients resumed Tuesday after the hospital was able to access its server and recover lost data. The hospital worked with federal authorities to restore the system and ...

Cybersecurity resilience top priority for Indian firms: Cisco Cybersecurity resilience has emerged as the top priority for companies in India as they look to defend themselves against a rapidly evolving threat landscape. Around 62 per cent of these organisations say that the security incidents have impacted their business operations. This was revealed in the latest edition of Cisco’s annual study, ...

Indiana sues TikTok, citing safety and security concerns Indiana’s attorney general on Wednesday sued Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, claiming the video-sharing platform misleads its users, particularly children, about the level of inappropriate content and security of consumer information. Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita claimed in a complaint filed Wednesday that while the social video app says it is safe ...

J&K to create pool of cybersecurity analysts to tackle cyber terrorism, internet crimes   Jammu and Kashmir is planning to create a pool of cybersecurity analysts under the recently launched Cyber Security Policy (CSP) to combat cyber terrorism and cyber attacks. The CSP also talks about setting up computer energy response team (CERT), a nodal agency which will ensure safer ...

Wake-up call: Post Delhi AIIMS cyber attack, experts reiterate importance of Cyber Insurance According to reports, after being wrecked by cyber attacks, India’s leading public medical institute, All India Institute of Medical Services (AIIMS) is working on devising a cyber security policy after its servers remained down for more than 11 days. A group of hackers have demanded an estimated ...

Cyberattacks triple in last three years in India, but security funds underutilised The number of cyberattacks in the country has witnessed three-fold increase over as many years, however, the funds meant for cybersecurity have been underutilised with only Rs 98.31 crore used of the total Rs 213 crore sanctioned. According to government data, in 2019, total number of cybersecurity incidents ...

AIIMS-Delhi working on cyber security policy with investigating agencies NEW DELHI: The AIIMS, Delhi is working on devising a cyber security policy for the hospital and other wings with guidance from investigating agencies, official sources said on Thursday, even as its servers remained down for the ninth day following a ransomware attack. Recommendations have been sought from the investigating agencies, ...

Cyber attackers briefly hack Jal Shakti Ministry’s Twitter handle   Cyber attackers on Thursday briefly hacked the Ministry of Jal Shakti’s Twitter handle. This is the second major cyber attack on a government site after AIIMS Delhi’s server was majorly hacked last week. Officials said that a preliminary probe has been initiated by concerned agencies into the hacking of the ...