The film could have been more light- hearted rather than being preachy.
Heavy lobbying, lurid language and poor analysis are inhibiting government planning for cyber protection, according to the new report on Systemic Cyber Security published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Financial frauds in the cyber space may rise in 2008, warn online security vendors.
The government is likely to propose a penalty of up to Rs 500 crore for violating provisions of the Digital India Bill, according to sources. Under the proposed bill, the Centre may authorise any government agency to monitor and collect traffic data generated, transmitted, received or stored in any digital system to enhance cyber security. It also aims to identify, analyse and prevent intrusion or spread of malware or virus.
A deepfake video falsely showed that Sachin Tendulkar was promoting its gaming app.
The Lok Sabha ethics committee has cited the threats India faces from State and non-State cyber actors to indict Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra for sharing her log-in credentials with businessman Darshan Hiranandani, noting that he has residency rights in Dubai and has close relatives who are foreign nationals.
The Central Bureau of Investigation in association with Council of Europe organised a one-day conference on International Police Cooperation against cyber crime at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.
Reports suggest that Russia's biggest oil company, Ukraine's international airport as well as global shipping firm AP Moller-Maersk have been impacted by the attack.
Nasscom set up a task force last year, to position India as a global hub for providing cybersecurity solutions
It referred to Article 105 of the Constitution which deals with powers, privileges etc, of the Houses of Parliament and of the members and committees thereof.
A specialised force with 1,000 personnel to be formed in the state for the same.
In a recent blogpost, Google said hijackers routinely attempt to sign in to sites across the web with credentials exposed by third-party breaches. If netizens use strong, unique passwords for all their accounts, this risk disappears, it said.
In total, 17 people, including Telangana Chief Minister and Congress leader Revanth Reddy, have been issued notices to appear before the Delhi police's investigation officer (in connection with the case. Sources, however, said Reddy is "unlikely" to join the probe and may send his representative.
Reflecting concern about Internet security, the United States has said it won't tolerate government-sponsored cyber theft of trade secrets even as it brought cyber-espionage charges against China's five military officers for allegedly stealing classified corporate information.
Computer emergency response teams will be strengthened with ethical hackers who will respond to cyberattacks.
Hari Kumar lauded Adani's efforts in aligning their roadmap to the requirements of the Indian Navy and establishing an ecosystem of partners and capabilities to enable Aatmanirbharta in defence and security.
Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani has received a threat email from an unidentified person seeking Rs 400 crore, police said on Tuesday.
Umesh Keelu said he would be motivating other youngsters from Dharavi slums to join the armed forces.
Chinese characters were seen on the website, indicating that Chinese hackers may be involved in it.
The world needs to wake up to this new dimension of war at sea and be prepared to face the 'unknown enemy' who have the advantage of attacking at their choice of location and time, cautions Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd).
The US army has appointed a senior general to direct and oversee its cyber warfare division. General Keith B Alexander has been entrusted with the Pentagon's new Cyber Command, the Guardian reported.
The US has suffered a spate of cyber-attacks, reportedly from overseas, successfully infiltrating key government systems including the White House and National Weather Service and prompting authorities to shut down the unclassified e-mail system at the State Department.
Uttar Pradesh is getting the cyber savvy to attract investment in the state with an advanced single-window online clearance system, 'Nivesh Mitra'. Interestingly, the suite will also be integrated and linked with social networking sites viz. Facebook, Twitter & LinkedIn given their popularity, reach and impact.
A Europe-like cyber security defence alliance is the need of the hour, say banking technology experts.
Loopholes in the policy need to be addressed to make it more robust and the action plan needs to be implemented.
The complainant, Ajay Agrawal, a Supreme Court advocate and a Bharatiya Janata Party leader, alleged that Suranya Aiyar made objectionable remarks on different social media platforms on January 20, 2024, and other dates.
The study surveyed 545 IT and IT security practitioners in India with an average of 8 years experience in the field, he added.
The People's Liberation Army, of China has formed a special cyber warfare unit, called Blue Team, to safeguard the Internet security of the military, Chinese Defence Ministry has said.
Though chief executive officers from Google, Yahoo and Facebook have declined to attend the summit, the Apple CEO Tim Cook will address the meeting during which he will announce his intent to fold the government's cyber security recommendations into its own cyber strategy.
The Delhi Police said it has conducted a thorough check of all schools that received the bomb threat but found nothing.
The India centre, which is the seventh such facility for the company globally, will function as a satellite to Microsoft's Redmond-based Digital Crimes Unit.
Osama Bin Laden's terror still looms large, even after his death. Now he seems to be creating a problem on the internet. According to Abhijit Limaye, Director, Development, Symantec, cyber criminals look to make a killing by leveraging the big news through spam, phishing and social engineering tactics.
The State Bank of India told the Supreme Court on Thursday it has provided all details of the electoral bonds in its possession to the Election Commission.
Cyber thieves have been using RBI logos to send out mails to cheat customers
Sri Lanka on Tuesday described hacking of the ministry of media and information's website as an act of 'cyber terrorism'.
Cyber crimes caused by the insured's employees also get covered under the policy but would exclude the actual perpetrator.
As part of its initiatives to work with Indian law enforcement organisations towards creating more awareness on cyber crimes, Nasscom is in talks with Maharashtra Director of Prosecution to train 40 prosecutors every month.
The trained officers would be able to analyse and scrutinise data on hard disks, track e-mails, extract evidence using Internet and mobile phones and will familiarise themselves with cyber crime-related legislation.
It directs authorities to improve information sharing on cyber threats.
Supporters of Congress leader Syed Naseer Hussain allegedly shouted pro-Pakistan slogans after his victory in the Rajya Sabha elections.
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