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India’s Cyber Defenses Under Siege: The Rising Threat of Ransomware; Jim Walter, Senior Threat Researcher, SentinelOne

With its rapidly expanding digital infrastructure and increasing dependence on technology, India has become a prime target for ransomware attacks. As the world’s fifth-largest economy, India faces a unique ransomware threat that arises from the widespread adoption of technologies that lack proper security—and cybercriminals have taken notice. The result? Organised ransomware groups have shifted their…

Need of the Hour: Priortising Visibility into Data-in Motion Security by CISO’s

admin4 months ago06 mins

CISOs prioritise visibility into data-in-motion security . Gigamon Survey Reveals CISO Priorities for 2025 Amid Budget Pressures and Rising Cyber Threats The Gigamon report data reveals a widening security gap, with CISOs falling behind as cybercriminals outpace their organization’s cybersecurity defenses. Despite global information security spending projected to reach $215 billion in 2024, nearly half (44 percent) of…

Microsoft macOS Apps Vulnerability Allows Hackers to Record Audio/Video

admin6 months ago6 months ago05 mins

Cisco Talos has identified eight security vulnerabilities in Microsoft applications running on the macOS operating system, raising concerns about potential exploitation by adversaries. These vulnerabilities, if exploited, could allow attackers to hijack the permissions and entitlements of Microsoft applications, leading to unauthorized access to sensitive resources such as microphones, cameras, and user data. The vulnerabilities…

India telecom watchdog directs carriers to stop spam calls, blacklist callers

admin6 months ago6 months ago02 mins

India’s telecom watchdog on Tuesday directed service providers to stop all promotional calls from unregistered callers and blacklist them as it looks to tackle a surge in spam and phishing calls that has seen people lose millions of rupees. The government has been looking to clamp down on the spike in such calls including those…

“The Future of Data Privacy and Security in the Era of AI”. India’s Data Privacy & Sovereignty Imperative

admin6 months ago09 mins

As India emerges as a global AI frontrunner, the intricate interplay between data innovation, data sovereignty and robust privacy safeguards has become a paramount concern, especially given the rise of AI. To address this critical challenge, Data Dynamics and the Consulate General of the United States in Mumbai convened a high-level roundtable on “The Future of…

Cisco Warns of regreSSHion RCE Impacting Multiple Products

admin8 months ago05 mins

Cisco has issued a security advisory regarding a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, dubbed “regreSSHion,” that affects multiple products. The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-6387, was disclosed by the Qualys Threat Research Unit on July 1, 2024. It impacts the OpenSSH server (sshd) in glibc-based Linux systems and has the potential to allow unauthenticated attackers…

Dell Admits to Data Breach: Sensitive User Data in Peril

admin9 months ago04 mins

The American technology giant has notified some of its customers about a data breach that involved sensitive data, including users’ physical addresses. Dell Technologies says that it’s currently investigating an incident “involving a Dell portal,” which contains a database with customer information related to purchases. “We believe there is not a significant risk to our…

El Salvador Suffered a Massive leak of Biometric Data.

admin10 months ago08 mins

Virtually the entire population of a country has been affected by a compromise of biometric data. A threat actor leaked the personally identifiable information (PII) of over five million citizens from El Salvador on the Dark Web, impacting more than 80% of the country’s population. The threat actor, going by the alias ‘CiberinteligenciaSV,’ posted the 144 GB data dump…

Pranava Adduri, CEO & Co-Founder, Underlines Importance of Frictionless Data Security

admin11 months ago09 mins

Bedrock Security, the frictionless data security company, unveiled its comprehensive data security platform. Empowering organizations to effectively manage data risk introduced by cloud and generative AI (GenAI), Bedrock continuously discovers, manages, and protects sensitive data. Bedrock Security Unveils the Industry’s First Frictionless Data Security Platform, Announces $10 Million in Seed Funding Pranava Adduri, CEO &…

Google Introduces Enhanced Real-Time URL Protection for Chrome Users

admin11 months ago05 mins

URL protection is an advanced email security service rewrites all links in inbound email and scans the destination website in real-time when clicked by the user to ensure that suspicious websites are blocked, no matter which client or which device is being used. Google recently announced an enhanced version of Safe Browsing to provide real-time, privacy-preserving URL…