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Rising Cyber Threats Need Robust Defence Mechanism: Sanjay Katkar, Quick Heal Technologies

With the proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, cloud computing and the widespread adoption of mobile devices, an exponential increase in the number of entry points for cybercriminals noted to exploit and mobile device usage has become pervasive

India's Cybersecurity Skill Shortage & AI Posed Risks In Healthcare

Bhupendra Paintola

Economy

Enterprises in the country experienced over 2000 attacks every week in Q1 2023, marking an 18 per cent increase compared to the previous year. The healthcare industry was a prime target, with 7.7 per cent of attacks directed towards it

China Rejects US Security’s Cyber Hacking Report

BW Online Bureau

World

The report by Mandiant, an American cyber security came ahead after Secretary of State, Antony Blinken’s visit to Beijing

Healthcare Firms Are 73% Likely To Pay Ransom In A Cyber Attack: Report

BW Online Bureau

Economy

Arete, a cyber risk management company, focuses on the healthcare sector and explores the most prolific ransomware families, ransom demand and payment trends, and the most impactful controls and mitigation tactics

Israeli Hospitals Face 13 Major Cyberattacks, State Comptroller Says

BW Online Bureau

Economy

Israeli hospitals were hit with 13 major cyberattacks in 2021, making the healthcare sector one of the most targeted by hackers, according to a report released on Tuesday by State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman

India Sees 18% Surge In Weekly Cyberattacks In Jan-Mar 2023

BW Online Bureau

Tech

Globally, during the first quarter of 2023, the education or research sector was hit the hardest with the highest number of attacks, averaging 2,507 attacks per organisation per week, representing a 15 per cent surge from Q1 2022, according to the report which was released on Friday

FBI Warns Against Charging Phones In Public Places

BW Online Bureau

Gadgets & Technology

According to a tweet by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), charging your mobiles at the airports, malls and public places can actually lead to hacking of all your data

Claims Of Russian Hackers Targeting Health Ministry’s Website For India's Ukraine Support

BW Online Bureau

Economy

CloudSEK further added that the reason behind this target was that the Indian authorities decided not to violate the sanctions imposed against the Russian Federation

Arrangements In Place To Secure Nuclear Power Plant From Cyber-attack: Jitendra Singh

BW Online Bureau

Energy & Infra

Security measures include authorization, authentication and access control mechanisms, strict configuration control and surveillance

Two Weeks After Cyber Attack, AIIMS's Server Resumes Partially

BW Online Bureau

Economy

As per the media reports, on Tuesday, some new and follow-up registrations were made both online and offline at the new Rajkumari Amrita Kaur (RAK) OPD

Safdarjung Hospital Faces Fresh Hacking Attack After AIIMS

BW Online Bureau

Economy

As per the media reports the officials from the hospitals conveyed that the attack was not of higher degree and some sections of the hospital server were impacted

Delhi Police Rebuff Reports of 200 Crore Ransom Demand In AIIMS Cyber Attack

BW Online Bureau

Economy

The services in the emergency, outpatient, in-patient and laboratory wings for the sixth day have been managed manually since the ransomware attack on AIIMS

Cyber Security: The Challenge

Harsh Wardhan

Opinion Columns

Critical infrastructure is a soft target for many hackers. Every user and device that tries to access any application or system must be verified before access is granted