Cybersecurity in India, Rethinking Cybersecurity Structure: A Tale of two Ministries and the Prime Minister’s Office

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Recognizing the growing dangers of cyberattacks, India will have to adopt the path of ramping-up its cybersecurity measures in response to the s...
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Cyber Slaves: Indian as Cannon Fodder in the Golden Triangle managed by Rogue Countries

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The Golden Triangle, once infamous for its opium production, has morphed into a hub for a different kind of exploitation, “Cyber Slavery”. Lure...
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Digital Arrest: A Global Trend and Its Solutions for Indian Residents

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A new wave of cybercrime is sweeping the globe, leaving a trail of fear and financial ruin in its wake. This insidious tactic, known as "digital...
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Collaborative, Predictive, and Proactive Operational Technology (OT) Security measures through Cyber Security means to enhance safety for the Indian Railways

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Indian Railways, with its vast network and critical role in transportation, and as 'vahan' of the poor; can be a potential target for cyberattac...
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Why CISOs Remain Crucial in the Age of Rampant Ransomware: An Indian Perspective

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Ransomware attacks have become a major crisis in India's cyber threat landscape. CERT-India, has also constituted the ‘Cyber Swachhta Kendra’ (C...
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India’s Star Health Insurance Company Accepts Being a Victim of Cyber Hack: Lessons for a CISO with respect to post incident immunity and safeguarding from being falsely quoted as an aide by the hacker

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India’s leading health insurance provider “Star Health” has in a recent news release, admitted to having been the victim of a cyberattack. The att...
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The Indian Union Cabinet Approves Rs 2254 Cr Scheme to Expand Forensics Infrastructure: Focus is also on Cyber Forensics with an aim to Counter the Cyber Crime and Cyber Violations Facing the Country

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The Indian Union Cabinet approved the proposal of Ministry of Home Affairs for Central Sector Scheme “National Forensic Infrastructure Enhancement...
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The Multifaced Omni-Industry need of Privacy Career Professional in India in the next five years

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The enactment of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 by Government of India in August 2023, is seen as a step towards the glob...
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Tableau Pulse Launched: Incorporation of Generative – AI in Tableau to make data more accessible and also for your preferred workflows enhancement

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Tableau Software, LLC, was acquired by Salesforce in 2019, the software ‘Tableau’ (a data visualization application), software in use since 2003, ...
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Nine (9) Mantra’s for a Successful Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of an Enterprise (Nava Gunavatta)

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As per recent reports in the media: India in the year 2023 had recorded a total of 2,138 weekly cyberattacks per organisation. This is a record in...
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A Prompt Action of Banning Virtual SIM or eSIM Undertaken by Apple and Google in India: The Pros and Cons of eSIM and its new Challenges for Cyber Experts and Security Agencies

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From the technology standpoint, the deployment is very simple as well. It seems likely that eSIMs are the way the mobile device industry is moving. ...
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Have you patched your Google Chrome Browser: Eighth Zero-Day Patch of 2023 Released?

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Chrome from Google (‘Alphabet’), the browser, is presently being used by almost 7 (seven) users among 10 (ten), across the globe. However, the b...
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Cyber Security in the Era of AI now with a Renewed Dimension: A SWOT Analysis on Generative AI in Cybersecurity

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The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) and its use in the world today in cybersecurity presents a paradox. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has pr...
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Iran is again a Victim of Cyber Attack, Petrol Stations hit by Cyberattack: What Lessons India can draw?

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The Oil Minister of Iran Mr Javad Owji on Monday (18 Dec 2023) confirmed that a nationwide disruption to petrol stations was caused by a cyberat...
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Rolling out Digital Public Infrastructure in India: Adopting the PPP Model and Ensuring ‘Security by Design’ and ‘Adaptive Resilience’ (In specific in the BFSI, FinTech and Payment Industry)

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India is presently on the path to become a USD 5 Trillion economy, within the present decade; notwithstanding, the challenges that the country...
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A Trending Jobs Opportunity Where Salaries Can Reach upto 8 (Eight) Figures Per Annum: “Prompt Engineer”- is it Truly Trending or a Short-Lived Profession

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The OpenAI’s software platform, “ChatGPT” (Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer) released in the end of November 2022 is a ‘Chatbot’ that use...
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THE DIGITAL PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ACT 2023: A BOON WITH A DISGUISED INTENT (Pending Release of Relevent Rules Related to the Act)

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The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2023 (DPDP-2023) has been notified by the government, after its advances through the routine legislative...
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ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence: Can Cybercriminals Abuse the Newly Launched ChatGPT to Create Havoc in the Cyber Domain

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It is not uncommon for Threat Actors in the Cyber Domain, to use and at the same time abuse the Information Technology/ Communication Technolog...
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Why Industry Prefers an Independent Cybersecurity Consultant: A Career Path Outlook

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In any organisation that has adopted Information Technology or Information Communication Technology, the all-around protection of its networks and...
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THE CORPORATE SABOTAGE USING NON-INVASIVE TECHNIQUES: IS THE INSTITUTIONAL DYSREGULATION A CAUSE OF SUCCESS TO THE ATTACKERS IN CYBER NON-PHYSICAL SABOTAGE

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The recent attacks on Corporate Entities through Cyber-Digital means, does cause considerable amount of damage to the Corporate House/OEMs/Profess...
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Zimbra Likely Victim Again: ‘No Pineapple’ Hacking Campaign by the Lazarus Group exploiting unpatched CVEs

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Two CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) namely CVE-2022-27925 and CVE-2022-37042, where earlier reported and was targeted towards the Zimb...
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The All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), New Delhi Cyber Attack of November 2022: Is there a Chinese Connect?

All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), New Delhi, India was in the news in late November 2022, for a Cyber Attack that targeted them affe...
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ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Launched by BSI -INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (ISMS) – The Next Level of ISMS Implementation among Organisations

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The ISO/IEC 27001 has seen leaps and bounds from the erstwhile era of BS17799 to the present standard. The stringent nature and the difficulty ...
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The Banking Trojan targeting Banking Apps on Smart Mobile Phones making the round: The New Version of Drinik malware Targeting Indian Consumers of 18 such Banks

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A ‘Banking Trojan’ is a piece of malware that is used primarily to steal banking credentials by remotely installing malicious software on a vic...
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Ex Uber Chief Security Officer being convicted in Extortionate Data Breach Episode: A Five (5) Point Cautionary for Indian CISOs in the Industry

Joseph Sullivan, Joined Uber in Spring of year 2015 as its first CSO. This was the time when Uber was experiencing multiple safety and security ...
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INTERPOL’s latest “Operation Jackal” lead to bursting of the mammoth Cyber Crime Group ‘Black Axe’: INTERPOLs new Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Rapid Response Protocol [ARRP] deployed for the first time

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Ireland’s capital Dublin was one of the two mains areas of focus against the Black Axe cyber crime and money laundering organisation. PHOTO: Interpol...
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India’s Largest Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Retail Power Company Tata Power under Cyber Attack on its IT Systems: is China at it again

Tata Power Company Limited in India has an installed and managed electricity generation capacity of 13,974 MW, which is the highest in the count...
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The Targeted Exploitation by China on Targets in India: CVE-2022-1388, CVE-2022-24112, CVE-2022-26134, and others

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The US Joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) is a consortium of many organisations like National Security Agency (NSA), Cybersecurity and Infrastruct...
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The ZERO KB File: A Threat to Enterprises who can be at Risk from Cyber Attacks

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It is but common that System Managers, Information Technology Management Asset Owners, DBAs, CISOs, etc; face with the threat of losing data avail...
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The New Standard for Cyber Security of Organisations and Enterprises: Zero Trust Architecture

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In a recent announcement, the Government of India, voiced the concerns of the obsolete state of the over two-decade old IT Act (Information Techno...
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Do you have a credential registered on Cleartrip: Suggest change your password and remove/review linked Credit/Debit Card details or Banking Credentials?

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In a recent statement to the Parliament of India, on 19 June 2022, The Minister of State of Home Affairs, Shri Ajay Kumar Mishra, informed that a ...
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China’s biggest in history database leak with nearly one billion personal data breached and up for sale on the web

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China, as a country is said to be among the most obsessed nations, with a Communist Regime, of its Cyber Security and Cyber Breach Consciousness. ...
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Operation OpsPatuk against India will be beaten back: The Group DragonForce initiates ransomware and other cyber attacks

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India is ever ready to counter any cyber attack on its infrastructure. Unlike the conventional form of warfare, the cyber warfare is ever predomin...
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“Roskomnadzor” the Russian Watchdog: The Indian Parallel(s)

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The Organisation “Roskomnadzor” initially formed in March 2007 under the Russian Government, was earlier a cultural Watchdog of the nation, which ...
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From 01 July 2022, the way you use your Banking Debit Card and Credit Card will change: Reserve Bank of India issues Guidelines for Tokenisation, Storing Customer Card Data by Merchants, and many more…….

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The Reserve Bank of India, in a bid to enhance customer safety, have come out with master directions on issuance and operation of credit and debit...
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The United States of America Signs Two Bills to Enhance Government Cyber Security

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The United States of America, has always been at the forefront of Law Enactment and also implementation of Cyber Security Measures, when we compar...
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‘Hermit’ the Spyware on Android Discovered in Targeted Attacks

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Forget Pegasus, new spyware 'Hermit' on Android Discovered in Targeted Attacks.. Even as the allegation being heard by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of...
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Government of India, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, declares ICICI Bank’s IT resources as ‘Critical Information Infrastructure’:- What is it for Consumers/Customers

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“Critical Information Infrastructure (Protected System)".. Section 70 of the Information Technology Act 2000 of India, which states that the govern...
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Five (5) Search Results you may not trust on the first go on Google Search in India

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Google Search in India.. Google has become the companion of our life in the Digital Journey that we ensue day-after-day. The word “Google” is at th...
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China At It Again (An Exclusive Reports): Cyber Threat Actors are again attempting to attack and infiltrate Critical Infra by exploiting well-known Vulnerabilities

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China Playing The Cyber Attack Power Game. The Chinese Leadership is ever ready to express its offensive Cyber Capability and keep the adversari...
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Ransomware: The in-topic at the RSA Conference 2022

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RSA Conference 2022 at San Francisco, USA. RSA Conference, the world’s leading Information Security conferences and Expositions, after undergoing a...
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Elders Beware, Online Gaming by Young Children can Lead to Losses: Policeman’s son loses Rs 36 lakh from Mother’s and Grandfather’s Accounts Through Mobile Game Addiction Behaviour

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A Teenager Boy Loses Rs 36 Lakhs by Playing Mobile Games. In a freak incident reported on 04 June 2022, at Hyderabad; a young 11th grade, 16-year...
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Are mis-configured and mis-managed APIs a trouble for the CISOs

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APIs are CISOs’ Greatest Threat to Secure Operations. The Concept of API (Application Programming Interface) has been around in the IT industry ...
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Government of India on the path in Setting up ‘‘India Data Management Office (IDMO)” and to bring out A New Data Governance Policy Framework

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GoI Inviting feedback and inputs on Draft National Data Governance Framework Policy The Government of India, Ministry of Electronics and Informati...
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Cyber Attacks on Energy Sector: Strengthening of Defence of This Critical Infrastructure is Never Complete

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Strengthening of Defence Energy Sector against Cyber Attacks on Critical Infrastructure. Independent research specialised at risk evaluation of C...
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The Next Generation XML Injection Attacks: What We Need to Know and How to Mitigate the Risk of XML Injection Attacks

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XML Injection Attacks and its different variants like XPath, XQuery, XXE & More............ Web Application and Mobile Applications have becom...
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Auth Bypass Vulnerability Noticed: Advisory to Patch VMware Products

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VMware critical vulnerability should be patched or mitigated immediately. VMware users have been issued caution by the OEM for two prominent vulner...
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India’s flagship Project UPI hit by frauds thereby Denting India’s Payments Automation Venture: How To Avoid Falling Victim To Them

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Fraud incidents rising with surge in UPI transactions. Unified Payments Interface (UPI) frauds have become rampant as much as it is being used by ...
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The Most Popular Cybercrime Globally is carried out through Phishing Attacks: Zscaler’s ThreatLabz Report released

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Phishing attacks are responsible for more than 80% of reported security incidents. In a recent report released by Zscaler namely “Zscaler’s Threat...
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The Proceedings at Different Courts in The Country on the New Information Technology Rule Notified by Government of India in February 2021 Stayed by The Supreme Court: Does This Demands an Introspection on the Nuances of the Law

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Supreme Court stays proceedings on new IT rules in High Courts. The Supreme Court of India, comprising of the bench, Justice AM Khanwilkar and Jus...
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Ten (10) Essential Feature That Makes The Nex-Gen SIEM an Ideal Solution

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The Next Generation SIEM will need to be Nex-Gen ready to cater for the modern enterprise requirements. Security Operation Centers (SOC), across th...
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Google is acquiring security intelligence firm Mandiant for a whopping $5.4 billion, at a premium price of $23 per share

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Google is acquiring security intelligence firm Mandiant for $5.4B. On 08 March 2022, Google LLC announced that it was in the process of acquiring a...
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Warning: Indian Cyberspace Off Late Encountering a Surge in API Attacks, Mobile Application Attacks and Web Application Attacks

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India's Cyberspace Off Late Encountering a Surge in API Attacks, Mobile Application Attacks and Web Application Attacks. Indian Computer Emergency ...
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What You Need to Know About PCI DSS 4.0’s New Requirements: the PCI DSS v4.0 is ready for implementation w.e.f 31 March 2022

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The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global group for the payment card industry that produces security standards and it ...
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Why does Government of India want to Monitor Virtual Private Network (VPN) service providers and also mandating them to collect user data

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Government of India Instruction to Virtual Private Network (VPN) service providers. Come 28 June 2022, the Indian Government will ensure that Virtu...
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Cyber Threat Intelligence and Security Operations Center (SOC): Does Threat Intelligence improve SOC effectiveness and inturn Mitigate Risk?

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Cyber Threat Intelligence and Security Operations Center (SOC): Does threat intelligence improve SOC effectiveness and inturn Mitigate Risk? Today ...
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A New Twitter Handle ‘CyberDost’:  Launched by Home Ministry to enhance awareness with an aim to prevent cyber crime in India

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A New Twitter Handle @Cyberdost. Previous Article in www.cybersecureindia.in: India establishes a Seven (7) pronged scheme to fight cyber crime wit...
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Canonical Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) is Released With Additional Exciting Features

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Canonical Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) is released with additional exciting features. The Canonical has released Ubuntu 22.04 on 21 April 202...
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The Lazarus Group: Looking into India for Soft and Vulnerable Targets

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Lazarus Group carrying out recce of Indian Targets The Lazarus Group is a Cyber Offensive wing, of either a State Sponsored or may be otherwise of...
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Global Mobile Personal Communications by Satellite (GMPCS): The Next-Generation Internet Delivery System in India

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Global Mobile Personal Communications by Satellite (GMPCS) India’s Telecom Policy that was release in 1999, had envisaged introduction of Global Mo...
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Is your ATM Card WiFi enabled? Is the Contactless ATM Cards Safe? 3 Ways to Protect Yourself Against Contactless Payment Crimes and Scams

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Check if your ATM Card is Contactless with WiFi The novel idea of using a card for purchases was described in 1887 in a utopian novel “Looking Back...
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The EnemyBot Malware: Check your Routers, Web Servers, Switches and Other Network Devices from being a victim of the new DDoS Botnet Targets

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The EnemyBot Malware that is targeting Network Devices A group of researchers have recently identified EnemyBot, a brand new Linux-based botnet. At...
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How do we differentiate Zero-Day Attacks, Zero-Day Vulnerabilities and Zero-Day Exploits, and What is Vulnerability Management?

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Zero-Day and the academic references around it Organisations tend to get paranoid with the term “Zero-Day”. Also, organisations while Managing Vuln...
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Oil India Limited (OIL) under Cyber Attack:  First of its kind Ransom Demand on State-owned Enterprise of the Government of India

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OIL Under Cyber Attack. The Trend of Cyber Attack and demand of Ransom, had seen a little lull, post the COVID lockdown of June 2021. The laxity th...
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Are You A WhatsApp User? National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) Has Provided Approval for Additional Six (06) Crore Users Unified Payments Interface (UPI) For WhatsApp

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NPCI and WhatsApp to facilitate "WhatsApp Pay" In a media release on 13 April 2022, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has announced an ...
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The Nations Cyber Security Strategy and Status: India Among Top 10 Ranked (Article 2 of 17)

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The Nations Cyber Security Strategy and Status: India Among Top 10 Ranked Nations (Article 2 of 17) Cyber Security Index of a Nation is not about t...
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Japan’s National institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), has tested a record internet speed over Optical Fiber Connectivity with a data transfer speed of 319Tbps

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The new fiber could help satisfy demand for 6G and beyond 5G is the fifth-generation technology standard for broadband cellular networks. 5G is sig...
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India ranks among top 10 in ITU’s Global Cybersecurity Index-2020, Released on 29 June 2021

India ranks among top 10 in ITU’s Global Cybersecurity Index-2020, Released on 29 June 2021
India has moved up by 37 places to rank as the tenth best country in the world in the Global Cybersecurity Index 2020 launched by the International T...
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The Ransomware Gang is Back Again: This Time it’s the JBS who is the victim of the REvil

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REvil, A Notorious Ransomware Gang, Was Behind JBS Cyberattack This time it’s the world’s largest meat processing company that has been targeted. J...
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Conti Ransomware: The Next Trending

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Imagine that you walk into your office, and/or login to your personal laptop and find your system with a blank white screen with a message telling yo...
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THE NEW ERA OF ING(S)’ OF CYBER-ATTACK: PHARMING, PHISHING, WHALING, SMISHING & VISHING

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PHARMING, PHISHING, WHALING, SMISHING & VISHING The present era of cyber-attacks or cyber-crime, is mostly directed towards financial fraud...
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Car Software: Rethinking Software Architecture and provisions of Over-The-Air software updates solution

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For a long time now, the engine of a car was the epicentre of innovations and R & D. The advent of the digital era today has made manufactures...
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Cyber Safety in the COVID 19 Pandemic era for Parents and Students

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The interaction of the Child with the Parent or Guardians is now a need that is more than ever. This is the time for parents and guardians to have a...
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Arogya Setu App with new feature: Can help institutions, offices and companies, through API to be integrated into their own systems and check for real-time Covid-19 infection status of their subscribers or employees

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This API will acts as a bridge for two applications to be able to talk to each other and exchange information. The Aarogya Setu App, has been in us...
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COVID-19 brings new Cyber-Security threats to Students Online: Curbing Cyber Threats in Online Learning

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Cyber Secure India, proposes to suggest some basic actions that need to be adhered to ensure a safe experience both for students and parents while ad...
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Are we ready for the Taidoor RAT Cyber Attack proliferation into Indian Cyber Space?

Are we read for the Taidoor RAT Cyber Attack proliferation into Indian Cyber Space?
Are we read for the Taidoor RAT Cyber Attack proliferation into Indian Cyber Space? The ‘Taidoor’ virus has been dominant on the Global Cyber Space...
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Cyber Security Proposal for the New Indian Railway Automatic Train Protection (ATP) Systems

Cyber Security Proposal for the New Indian Railway Automatic Train Protection (ATP) Systems
Cyber Security Proposal for the New Indian Railway Automatic Train Protection (ATP) Systems The so called Cyber Cold War has been raging globally...
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Its easy to fall prey to ‘Wangiri’ or the ‘One Ring and Drop’ form of Cyber Attack: 5 (five) Action Point to Protect against the Scam

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‘Wangiri’ or the ‘One Ring and Drop’ form of Cyber Attack on the rise. "Wangiri" is Japanese for "one ring and drop" is the new form of Cyber Scam,...
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Is there a SNAKE under the hood of Honda: EKANS Malware is a targeted Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Ransomware

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Honda Motors under Cyber Attack. In a delayed communication on 09 June 2020, the Japanese Automobile Giant, Honda Motor Company Headquarters, pass ...
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NPCI (National Payments Corporation of India) Issues Denial of claims that Private Details of 73 Lakh Indians stands exposed in CSC BHIM Data Leak or Breach: A Critical Analysis

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NPCI (National Payments Corporation of India) Issues Denial of claims that Private Details of 73 Lakh Indians stands exposed in CSC BHIM Data Leak or...
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Cyberbullying in India: present provisions under the law and the need for a fresh look to make Cyberbullying more deterrent under the law

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[Image: Hana Kimura courtesy Instagram (image used with no prejudice)] On 24 May 2020, the Internet world woke to one of the worst news of the year...
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The Renewed Aviation Experience Post CORONA Lockdown: What is expected from the Passengers, Government and the IT and ICT Enablers

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The Aviation Industry is back in action, but more needs to be done from the IT and ICT perspective for profitability and security. Aviation has be...
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The post-COVID-19 pandemic Cyber Security Evangelism: why the virus is an opportunity to initiate and sustain Cyber Security measures

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It is also obvious that Individuals and Enterprises have been more vulnerable, as the workforce and individuals have been working from home through d...
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The Lesson We Are Learning From Zoom: Are we able to do away with it and cling to an alternative

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The popular app Zoom offers the simplest path to videoconferencing. The app has been put to extensive uses during this period when the world is under...
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Are you paying an EMI for a loan taken and planning to take the benefit of the three-month moratorium announced by the Reserve Bank of India – Beware! Deferring of EMIs doesn’t need OTP sharing

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Phishers use RBI loan leeway to defraud customers. Since the advent of the COVID-19 threat, nations have resorted to a complete ‘Lockdown’ and have...
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Google at the rescue again to assist the fight against COVID-19: What is the help extended or can be taken from Google

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Indian government officially launches its coronavirus tracking app, Google will also help in its contribution for the fight against COVID-19 Pandemic...
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Is there a need to also constitute a Cyber Response Team apart from the eleven Empowered Groups under the Disaster Management Act Constituted to address the COVID -19 Pandemic?

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Cyber Response Team apart from the eleven Empowered Groups under the Disaster Management Act during the COVID -19 threat in India. The media is ful...
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China fought the Corona outbreak using Information Technology, Big Data, High-Tech Health Surveillance and Artificial Intelligence to achieve the desired results in record time

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How China is using technology to fight coronavirus. Apart from the dedicated Health Workers, Medicines, Medical Equipments and the Enforcement Agen...
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Criminal on-full throttle with Cybercrime on the rise during Coronavirus Pandemic and they are also capitalising on COVID-19 fear

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Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 and the declaration of the same as a global pandemic, the Cyber World has noticed a rise in Cybercrime. Since th...
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If you find an interesting coronavirus maps on whatsapp or as an email attachment click with caution as this may be a Cyber Attack

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How hackers are using coronavirus maps to infect your computers. As reported by Cyber Experts, it has been observed that the hackers have resorted ...
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Zorin OS 15.2 Linux distribution is here, the open source Operating System is now available for download and use

New OS of Linux Kernel Released Linux, computer Operating System (OS) created in the early 1990s by Finnish software engineer Linus Torvalds and th...
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It’s easy as 1,2,3 to avoid being a victim of SIM swap fraud: defend your phone against SIM swap attacks

It’s easy as 1,2,3 to avoid being a victim of SIM swap fraud In a recent news, it was reported by the Primitive founding Partner, Dovey Wan, Zhouji...
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Kali Linux: A new flavor and additional tools as part of release 2020.1

Kali Linux 2020.1 released: New tools, Kali NetHunter rootless, and more. For long the aspect of Advanced Penetration Testing and Security Auditing...
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Cyber Tipline monitoring facility under the aegis of Indian National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) that provides reporting system for online exploitation of children is now available in India

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Cyber Tipline monitoring facility under the aegis of Indian National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) that provides reporting system for online exploitati...
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A National Web Portal to search for missing persons record and check police record of vehicle and generate No-objection Certificate (NOC) of the vehicle concerned launched

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A National Web Portal to search for missing persons record and check police record of vehicle and generate No-objection Certificate of the vehicle co...
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Telangana takes the lead with the establishment of the Center of Excellence in Cybersecurity

National Cyber Security (NCS) Coordinator Lieutenant General Rajesh Pant inaugurated the first Cyber-security Centre of Excellence on 28 January 202...
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Amendments to Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) and Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act) on the way to cater for stringent laws against child abuse and child pornography

Amendments to Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) and Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act) on the way to cater for...
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Mastercard unveils its new Intelligence and Cyber Centre in Vancouver, Canada

Mastercard unveils its new Intelligence and Cyber Centre in Vancouver, Canada. Amex, Visa and Mastercard are the most popular payment networks...
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If your child is less than 13 years and is a registered user of WhatsApp: Beware the child is violating laws

If your child is less than 13 years and is a registered user of WhatsApp, the child is violating laws. In India alone, “WhatsApp” had reached over ...
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Microsoft Application Inspector is now an Open Source Tool: Check open source components for unwanted features

Microsoft had developed software that could test open source software to provide its customers high-quality software and services. Recognising the in...
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Your next Samsung Smart TV will be even smarter: Introduces a new privacy app called ‘Privacy Choices’ that will allow users to take control of their privacy

Samsung announces 'Privacy Choices' app for its Smart TVs. Many Smart TV owners and consultants of Security have voiced the concern with regard to ...
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Formjacking: How Indian Users are falling victim to this new form of Cyber Attack in the present day Digital Payment Era

Formjacking: How Indian Users are falling victim to this new form of Cyber Attack in the present day Digital Payment Era. India is presently among ...
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India establishes a Seven (7) pronged scheme to fight cyber crime with the inauguration of Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) and launching of the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal

India establishes a Seven (7) pronged scheme to fight cyber crime with the inauguration of Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) and launching...
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5G Technology to power not only Smartphones but Tabs, Laptops, connecting Machine-to-Machine and Internet of Things (IoT) devices

5G Technology to power not only Smartphones but Tabs, Laptops, connecting Machine-to-Machine and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The advent of th...
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U.S. Passes Legislation to Control the Sale of Cyber Tools Abroad: It is time that India certify and promulgate its own indigenous Cyber Tools

It is time that India certify and promulgate its own indigenous Cyber Tools. The U.S. has reported to have passed a new legislation that will requ...
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The Cyber Consequences of Killing Iranian General Qassim Suleimani: When Two Bulls Fight The Grass Suffers; is India also under threat of Cyber Attack proliferation

When Two Bulls Fight The Grass Suffers, is India also under threat of Cyber Attack proliferation. The Pentagon, USA, confirmed on 02 January 2020, ...
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Government of India MEA establishes “New, Emerging and Strategic Technologies” (NEST) Division: an entity to manage India’s technology policy, coordinate domestic stakeholders, technology dealings with external agencies & promulgate national security aspects

The Government of India has announced the setting up of the “New, Emerging and Strategic Technologies” (NEST) Division under the MEA on Wednesda...
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Indian Government Approves Huawei to Participate in 5G Trials and did not gone the US way: Security is still a Concern

Indian Government Approves Huawei to Participate in 5G Trials and not gone the US way: Security is still a Concern. In a recent announcement by the...
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Be Cyber Secure in year 2020: New Technology Trends that will dominate year 2020

We at CYBER SECURE INDIA evaluate the top Ten (10) Technology Trends and also contemplate the envisaged Security Measures that will dominate the year...
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From 01 January 2020 SBI customers will require an OTP to perform Cash Withdrawals above Rs 10,000 at SBI ATMs: National Financial Switch (NFS) Infrastructure and Design being inadequate, may allow other ATMs to still dispense cash without OTP

State Bank of India (SBI) customer are advised to carry their mobile/smartphone, for cash withdrawal at ATMs, as they will receive an OTP on the Regi...
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Why “Free” public Wi-Fi should be used with caution? Can be a new playground for cyber criminals

We at CYBER SECURE INDIA evaluate the risks of using public WiFi and suggest strategies to use the free service while being secure and not being a vi...
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Andhra Pradesh Assembly unanimously passes DISHA Act-2019: Its Highlights and how Information Technology can facilitate its Correct Implementation

The Andhra Pradesh Disha Bill, 2019 (Andhra Pradesh Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2019). The Andhra Pradesh (AP) State Government has brought in a ...
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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Shri Jaganmohan Reddy moots ‘three capital cities’ idea: Evaluating ‘Digitally Viable’ of this Concept

The Andhra Proposal suggests Amaravati as the Legislative Capital, Visakhapatnam as the Executive Capital and Kurnool as the Judicial Capitals. Ch...
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Is it time for a Home-Grown secure messaging & calling app for India: Whatsapp breach reported in India

WhatsApp Breach in India: is it time for a Home-Grown secure messaging & calling apps
WhatsApp Breach in India: is it time for a Home-Grown secure messaging & calling apps In India, we have now changed the outlook towards inter-p...
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10 Point Formula that will help you avoid being a victim of Cyber Crime

10 Point Formula from CYBER SECURE INDIA, that will help your against being a victim of cyber crime. India has reported 3.13 lakh Cyber Security in...
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The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016: A challenge for implementation form a Digital Perspective

The Implementation of The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, is a Digital Challenge, and requires a robust, foolproof and secure IT system and infra...
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The Need for India to have an Indigenous Operating System for PCs and Smart Phones as also Hardware- China to phase out Foreign Hardware and Software by year 2022

Should India also tow-the-line to ensure its Digital Sovereignty, like the Chinese Ban on Foreign Hardware and Software by year 2020. In a recent a...
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Is the Indian Government considering a Ban on Whatsapp End-To-End Encryption Feature: A relook at the provisions of Personal Data Protection Bill?

WhatsApp End-To-End Encryption, is it here to stay of the Government is looking for a Ban. There is no single solution to Privacy or Security. Ther...
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The Booming Industry of ‘Cybercrime as a Service’ amidst the present severe Indian Economy slowdown

India's Booming "Cybercrime as a Service" Industry India’s dream of achieving a over USD 5 Trillion economy by the year 2024-25 seems implausible a...
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The Union Cabinet of India approves the proposed Personal Data Protection Bill: Have we settled down for Data Localisation rather than Data Sovereignty

India's Personal Data Protection Bill 2018 will be implemented soon There are reports on 04 December 2019, in the media that the Union Cabinet of I...
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India’s One Nation One Ration Card Scheme: An IT enabler for the Hungry Stomach

One Nation One Ration Card to be effective nationwide from June 2020 The Government of India, has again announced that the “One Nation One Ration C...
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Government of India requests its Citizen to provide Feedback and Comments on National Cyber Security Strategy Year 2020

INDIA NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY STRATEGY 2020 Government of India had first come out with a National Cyber Security Policy in the year 2013. The poli...
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Vishing Attack on Mobile Phone Users: The quicker and easy way to execute a financial theft in India on Smartphone Users

A Vishing Attack is much easier on a Smartphone user and can be an easy victim of financial fraud Many Indians today, perceive that their Smart Pho...
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The FASTag Project in India: A long way to go with many Cyber and Physical threats to plug

Cyber Secure India evaluates the Advantages and Threats to the FASTag Project On 01 December 2019, India will migrate to the Electronic Toll Collec...
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Hackers are using remote-access software to carry out the “Live Clonejack Attack”: You will find your e-wallets and net-banking accounts being drained out

Attackers install Remote Access software for “Live Clonejack Attack” on Smartphone/Devices to take control of e-wallets and net-banking accounts of ...
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It is no more just Jamtara, the Government of India will need to look at curtailing the spread of e-crime corridor to safeguard its citizens from Fiscal Fraud

Spread of e-crime corridor beyond Jamtara, a Parliament Question Most of us at some point of time, may have received calls from fraudsters with ca...
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After a Delay of Two Years the Cyber Crime Data of 2017 has been published by National Crime Records Bureau of India: A jump of 77 percent from previous year

NCRB Cyber Crime Report 2017 shows an increase of 77 percent in reported offences The Cyber Crime Cases in India On 21 October 2019, the National C...
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The Small Devil can result in an unwarranted Juice Jacking Attack on your Smart Phone: Avoid the USB Charging Hubs at Public Places for Charging

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The Small Devil can result in an unwarranted Juice Jacking Attack on your Smart Phone: Avoid the USB Charging Hubs at Public Places for Charging Th...
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India’s Fresh Call against Global Cyberspace Terrorism

India’s concern against cyber terrorism and use of technology for terrorism was again voiced by the External Affairs Minister of India, Dr Subrahmanya...
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Security Vulnerability on your Android Phone: Opens Door to Privilege Escalation Attack

It is time to update your Android device, with the newly released Android patch provided in the last week of October 2019. It is during the same time ...
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Doxxing and Swatting: India’s New Cyber Attack Vector and the Opening of a New Front

Doxxing and Swatting: India’s New Cyber Attack Vector and the Opening of a New Front
Introduction In the last week of October 2019, all the news media had carried the news pertaining online sale of over 1.3 million Indian credit and de...
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