Cyber Secure India

THE DIGITAL PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ACT 2023: A BOON WITH A DISGUISED DESTINY

Posted on 12th August 202312th August 2023 by Sagganik Guru

The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2023 (DPDP-2023) has been signed by The President of India, Shreemati Droupadi Murmu, after its advances...
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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

Posted on 5th July 20235th July 2023 by Sagganik Guru

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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Top 5 (Five) Cyber Security Vulnerabilities on Smartphone that cannot be ignored in year 2023, and ways to circumvent such threats

Posted on 30th March 202330th March 2023 by Sagganik Guru

The ease of mobility and the ease of convergence, have made not only the Domestic Users of IT and ICT, but even the Enterprise Users, switch to th...
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LockBit’s Ransomware is making the rounds: ION Initially Targeted, Now Making Rounds Across the Globe

Posted on 7th February 20237th February 2023 by Sagganik Guru

LockBit, a ransomware group is known to be a patronised Threat Actor from Russia and since its originally in September 2019, has been in the bu...
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Zimbra Likely Victim Again: ‘No Pineapple’ Hacking Campaign by the Lazarus Group exploiting unpatched CVEs

Posted on 5th February 20235th February 2023 by Sagganik Guru

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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ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence: Can cybercriminals abuse the newly launched chatGPT to create havoc in the Cyber Domain

Posted on 21st January 202321st January 2023 by Sagganik Guru

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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Has India embarked on the concept of “Micro Cyber Fraud Insurance Schemes”: Paytm Offer in Market Now

Posted on 20th December 202220th December 2022 by Sagganik Guru

Financial Frauds and Cyber Crime in the Digital Money Doman is a common occurrence in India today. As informed in the Indian Parliament, losses du...
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The All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), New Delhi Cyber Attack of November 2022: Is there a Chinese Connect?

Posted on 18th December 202218th December 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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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A Highly Disruptive Cyberattack of the year: 05/06 December 2022 on city of Antwerp, Belgium under Ransomware Threat

Posted on 18th December 202218th December 2022 by Sagganik Guru

Play ransomware operation conducted a cyberattack on the Belgium city of Antwerp on 05/06 December 2022. The impact of the attack was felt in all ...
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Positives and Negatives of Online Dating for Indian Adult Population: Has these App/Website become a ‘Necessary Evil’

Posted on 19th November 202220th November 2022 by Sagganik Guru

A Google Search of "Top Dating Services" provides you this output The recent incident of a Murder at Delhi, India, in which Aftab Amin Poonawal...
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A Malware Attack on Supply Chain Solutions: WASP Attack on Python

Posted on 18th November 202218th November 2022 by Sagganik Guru

Steganography and Polymorphism have been the technique of obfuscating Code in a Malware Attack. There have may such Malware Attacks that find it...
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Thales Admits Data Leak but Denies Systems Breach: Truth vs Obfuscation

Posted on 15th November 202215th November 2022 by Sagganik Guru

Thales the French multinational company, which was earlier known as Thomson-CSF, finds its origin in 1968, the company was rebranded Thales (nam...
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ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Launched by BSI -INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (ISMS) – The Next Level of ISMS Implementation among Organisations

Posted on 6th November 20226th November 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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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Over 100 million Indian users with 5G phones waiting for the migration to happen in India: Consumers also need to perform few action to avail the features of 5G

Posted on 3rd November 20223rd November 2022 by Sagganik Guru

India has been among the best to adopt new technology across the world over in the domain of IT and Communication. According to a study, India, ...
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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

Posted on 29th October 202229th October 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 24th October 202224th October 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 17th October 202218th October 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 15th October 202215th October 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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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Why is India at the Centre of the Heat Map for Maggie (Malware) Infection?

Posted on 11th October 202211th October 2022 by Sagganik Guru

Heat Map of "Maggie" Malware (Highest infection being India) Cyber attacks on Enterprises have been on the rise, post the COVID period. The Sophis...
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The Targeted Exploitation by China on Targets in India: CVE-2022-1388, CVE-2022-24112, CVE-2022-26134, and others

Posted on 9th October 20229th October 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 6th October 20227th October 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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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‘Wallet Draining’ Malware found to have been infecting Android Users, is your phone also infected?

Posted on 30th July 202230th July 2022 by Sagganik Guru

A few good recce-warriors or Android Watchers have been able to identify the next batch of Unsuspected Android Apps being used by attackers to pus...
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The New Standard for Cyber Security of Organisations and Enterprises: Zero Trust Architecture

Posted on 23rd July 202227th July 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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?

Posted on 21st July 202221st July 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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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Digital Scam Using Loan Apps: It can happen to you

Posted on 16th July 202222nd July 2022 by Sagganik Guru

Media reports in the recent one year or so, has been flooded with reports of victims committing suicide, after having fallen prey to scamsters off...
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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

Posted on 10th July 202210th July 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 9th July 20229th July 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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)

Posted on 28th June 202228th June 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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…….

Posted on 26th June 202226th June 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 23rd June 202224th June 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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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Google News is here now with Refreshed Look on the desktop design with More Number of Customization Features

Posted on 22nd June 202222nd June 2022 by Sagganik Guru

The new Google News has a fresh look, brand-new briefing and customised topics.. Many of us who have a credential with Google, may be using he “Goo...
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‘Hermit’ the Spyware on Android Discovered in Targeted Attacks

Posted on 20th June 202219th June 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 19th June 202219th June 2022 by Sagganik Guru

“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

Posted on 17th June 202217th June 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 11th June 202211th June 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 10th June 202211th June 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 5th June 20225th June 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 5th June 20225th June 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 28th May 202228th May 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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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India’s SpiceJet Airlines: attempted ransomware attack on 24 May 2022, Delays Flights Across Sectors

Posted on 26th May 202226th May 2022 by Sagganik Guru

SpiceJet Under Ransomware Attack SpiceJet is among the oldest Private Airlines in India and is present in most of the sectors in India with a fleet...
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Cyber Attacks on Energy Sector: Strengthening of Defence of This Critical Infrastructure is Never Complete

Posted on 26th May 202226th May 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 21st May 202221st May 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 19th May 202220th May 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 16th May 202218th May 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 15th May 202217th May 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 15th May 202215th May 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 12th May 202212th May 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 11th May 202210th May 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 10th May 202210th May 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 8th May 20228th May 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 6th May 20227th May 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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?

Posted on 30th April 202230th April 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 28th April 202228th April 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 27th April 202227th April 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 26th April 202226th April 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 24th April 202224th April 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 20th April 202221st April 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 19th April 202219th April 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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?

Posted on 17th April 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 14th April 202214th April 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 14th April 202214th April 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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)

Posted on 10th April 202210th April 2022 by Sagganik Guru

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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The Nations Cyber Security Strategy and Status: Top 10 Ranked Nations (Article 1 of 17)

Posted on 9th April 20229th April 2022 by Sagganik Guru

India ranks among top 10 in ITU’s Global Cybersecurity Index-2020, Released on 29 June 2021

"Cyber Secure India" will be running a series of this Title 'The Nations Cyber Security Strategy and Status' for the next 16 issues India has moved ...
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‘In the World of Cyber Slang’

Posted on 2nd February 20222nd February 2022 by Elizabeth Koshy

Emojis are internet slang communicated through pictures and emotions. Mom: Your great aunt just passed away. LOL. Peter: Why is that fun...
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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

Posted on 18th July 202118th July 2021 by Sagganik Guru

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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VPN, DOUBLE VPN, VPN OVER VPN: WHEN SHOULD WE USE IT

Posted on 3rd July 20214th July 2021 by Sagganik Guru

VPN(virtual private network) is a form of secure connection for both enterprise connection and for users who connect to the internet for routine usag...
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India ranks among top 10 in ITU’s Global Cybersecurity Index-2020, Released on 29 June 2021

Posted on 2nd July 20212nd July 2021 by Sagganik Guru

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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Artificial Intelligence (AI): The New EduTech

Posted on 17th June 2021 by Elizabeth Koshy

Modern technology is advancing day by day. New updates and enhancements keep coming in the technology field. The main purpose of advancement in tech...
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The Ransomware Gang is Back Again: This Time it’s the JBS who is the victim of the REvil

Posted on 5th June 20215th June 2021 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 23rd May 202123rd May 2021 by Sagganik Guru

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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Beware of Fraud by use of TeamViewer and AnyDesk

Posted on 29th March 202129th March 2021 by Sagganik Guru

Beware of Fraud by use of TeamViewer and AnyDesk In April 2020, after the rise of Cyber Crime especially through the use of Remote Desktop Software...
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THE NEW ERA OF ING(S)’ OF CYBER-ATTACK: PHARMING, PHISHING, WHALING, SMISHING & VISHING

Posted on 20th March 202120th March 2021 by Elizabeth Koshy

PHARMING, PHISHING, WHALING, SMISHING & VISHING The present era of cyber-attacks or cyber-crime, is mostly directed towards financial fraud...
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Which Messaging App Should You Use?

Posted on 14th January 20215th February 2021 by Jesse Francis

The hottest topic in the town - as a faithful user of Signal for last one year, I wanted to state my case for and against each app. Like everyone...
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Can I trust my End to End Encrypted (E2EE) Messaging Apps: Is Privacy and E2EE a Myth?

Posted on 2nd November 20202nd November 2020 by Sagganik Guru

Today we have a large number of messaging apps like WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, Facebook Messenger (and Messenger Lite), Skype, Snapchat, Viber Me...
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Car Software: Rethinking Software Architecture and provisions of Over-The-Air software updates solution

Posted on 1st November 20201st November 2020 by Sagganik Guru

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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The Virtual SIM: The Pros and Cons and its New Headache for Cyber Experts and Security Agencies

Posted on 6th October 20206th October 2020 by Sagganik Guru

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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EDUTAINMENT: THE WORLD OF BETTER LEARNING

Posted on 14th September 20202nd March 2021 by Elizabeth Koshy

The walls of the classrooms are no longer a barrier as technology enables new ways of learning, communicating, and working collaboratively. Technolog...
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Is India prepared to counter the NetWalker Ransomware attack proliferation?

Posted on 12th September 202012th September 2020 by Sagganik Guru

“Ransomware is not just a cyber attack but can be termed as a Cyber Weapon of mass destruction to sabotage the IT and ICT infrastructure of a Country...
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Cyber Safety in the COVID 19 Pandemic era for Parents and Students

Posted on 7th September 20202nd March 2021 by SG and Elizabeth

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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Programming Project Idea: Seventy-Thirty

Posted on 27th August 20206th September 2020 by Jesse Francis

Here’s a simple project idea for programming enthusiasts. Inspiration I’ve been pondering on a story about “Naranath Pranthan” (Madman of ...
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Getting Ready for the Quantum Race

Posted on 25th August 20206th September 2020 by Jesse Francis

One of the pieces of news that caught the attention of the scientific community during lockdown was the announcements made by Google and Honeyw...
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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

Posted on 23rd August 202023rd August 2020 by Sagganik Guru

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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Why this Gmail Outage in India

Posted on 20th August 20206th April 2021 by SG and Elizabeth

Google services suffer outage in India, Gmail worst affected Many users of Gmail were surprised to experience a never before and one of its king ou...
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COVID-19 brings new Cyber-Security threats to Students Online: Curbing Cyber Threats in Online Learning

Posted on 14th August 20206th April 2021 by SG and Elizabeth

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?

Posted on 5th August 20206th August 2020 by TECHSAV

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

Posted on 4th August 20206th April 2021 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 11th June 202011th June 2020 by TECHSAV

‘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

Posted on 10th June 202010th June 2020 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 3rd June 20203rd June 2020 by TECHSAV

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

Posted on 28th May 20206th April 2021 by Sagganik Guru

[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

Posted on 26th May 202026th May 2020 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 21st April 202021st April 2020 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 18th April 20202nd March 2021 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 10th April 202011th April 2020 by TECHSAV

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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WhatsApp introduces new restrictions and features to curb misinformation: puts new limits on the forwarding of viral messages

Posted on 7th April 20207th April 2020 by Sagganik Guru

WhatsApp introduces new restrictions and features to curb misinformation: puts new limits on the forwarding of viral messages. On popular demand fr...
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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

Posted on 5th April 20205th April 2020 by Sagganik Guru

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?

Posted on 1st April 20201st April 2020 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 28th March 20206th April 2021 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 26th March 202026th March 2020 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 13th March 202013th March 2020 by TECHSAV

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

Posted on 12th March 202013th March 2020 by TECHSAV

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

Posted on 23rd February 202023rd February 2020 by TECHSAV

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

Posted on 4th February 20202nd March 2021 by Sagganik Guru

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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Japan prepares itself for a Cyber Secure and Incident Free Olympic and Paralympic Games 2020

Posted on 1st February 20201st February 2020 by Sagganik Guru

Japan prepares itself for a Cyber Security Incident Free Olympic and Paralympic Games 2020. On 07 September 2013, Japan was selected to host the wo...
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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

Posted on 31st January 202030th January 2020 by TECHSAV

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

Posted on 30th January 20206th April 2021 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 29th January 202029th January 2020 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 26th January 202026th January 2020 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 24th January 20202nd March 2021 by Sagganik Guru

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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BitPyLock Ransomware making rounds on the internet and threatening its victims

Posted on 23rd January 20202nd March 2021 by Sagganik Guru

BitPyLock Ransomware making rounds on the internet and threatening its victims. A new ransomware called BitPyLock has quickly gone from targeting i...
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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

Posted on 22nd January 20202nd March 2021 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 21st January 202020th January 2020 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 20th January 202020th January 2020 by TECHSAV

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

Posted on 15th January 202015th January 2020 by TECHSAV

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

Posted on 11th January 202011th January 2020 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 10th January 20206th April 2021 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 5th January 20205th January 2020 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 4th January 20204th January 2020 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 3rd January 20206th April 2021 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 2nd January 20206th April 2021 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 1st January 20201st January 2020 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 30th December 201930th December 2019 by TECHSAV

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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Is there a Similar Y2K Phenomenon looming on “01 January 2020”: Is there a Risk of Y2.02K on IT Systems?

Posted on 28th December 201928th December 2019 by TECHSAV

01 January 2020, is again a similar nightmare for many IT System Engineers, as was the scenario on 31 December 1999. 01 January 2020, is again a s...
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Why “Free” public Wi-Fi should be used with caution? Can be a new playground for cyber criminals

Posted on 27th December 201927th December 2019 by TECHSAV

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

Posted on 21st December 201921st December 2019 by TECHSAV

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

Posted on 19th December 201918th December 2019 by TECHSAV

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

Posted on 17th December 201917th December 2019 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 13th December 201913th December 2019 by TECHSAV

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

Posted on 12th December 201912th December 2019 by TECHSAV

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

Posted on 11th December 201911th December 2019 by TECHSAV

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?

Posted on 10th December 201910th December 2019 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 6th December 20196th December 2019 by TECHSAV

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

Posted on 5th December 201910th December 2019 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 4th December 201910th December 2019 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 3rd December 20193rd December 2019 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 2nd December 20193rd December 2019 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 29th November 201929th November 2019 by Sagganik Guru

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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Cyber Thief strike again: Paytm users have been duped through the KYC Scam

Posted on 27th November 201927th November 2019 by TECHSAV

The Paytm users have been duped through the KYC Scam On 26 November 2019, the General Manager of Ambience Mall, Delhi, received a call from a claim...
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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

Posted on 26th November 201926th November 2019 by Sagganik Guru

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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What is bestowed for Social Media Platform Users: The Indian Social Media Arena to see Changes in Rules

Posted on 23rd November 201926th November 2019 by Sagganik Guru

Social Media will now have stricter rules of engagement The Social Media arena and Social Media Platform Users are now in the phase of being reform...
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India’s new State or Non-State Enemy after the Cyber Attack on Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant

Posted on 21st November 201921st November 2019 by TECHSAV

Cyber Attack on Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant After the Government of India admitted that a cyber-attack on TN’s Kudankulam nuclear plant’s admin ...
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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

Posted on 20th November 201920th November 2019 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 18th November 201920th November 2019 by Sagganik Guru

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

Posted on 17th November 201920th November 2019 by Sagganik Guru

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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