Researchers have observed a 44 per cent increase in malware as compared to 2021. Credential phishing remains the top path that a hacker takes to exploit cyber security vulnerabilities in the email security landscape with a 478 per cent increase in malicious emails identified, a recent report shows. In the annual report from Cofense, a […]
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To make digital data safer, encrypted information can only be decoded by authorised users who have access to a cryptographic “key”. Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has developed a true random number generator (TRNG) device, which can improve data encryption and cyber security for sensitive digital data such as credit or debit card details, passwords […]
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UGC colleges and universities lack a cyber security ecosystem as they do not have required handbooks, courses and policies on cyber safety. University Grants Commission (UGC), has not taken necessary action to develop a cyber security ecosystem in educational institutions. This comes after the Ministry of Education’s notification to UGC regarding development of a cyber […]
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Old software in universities makes student information easily accessible to cyber-crimes and security threats. Bengaluru: Old technology, used to store student information in universities, is making the student database vulnerable to hackers and cyber-attacks. Software needs regular upgrades in general and if not updated on time, it is prone to cyber-attacks. Bangalore University’s (BU) server […]
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Indian companies have become a soft target for hackers across the world. The surge in number of data breaches reported by Indian companies is making their customers wonder, if their data is in safe hands. According to the Internet Security Threat Report, published by Symantec in March 2018, India ranks second in the list of […]
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