Page 8 - Cybersecurity

Best of BS Opinion: Illegal surveillance, co-operation ministry & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Saturday

Decoded: The stealth with which Pegasus spyware infects phones, listens in

Pegasus can also be deleted remotely. It's very hard to detect and once it's deleted, leaves few traces.

US, key allies squarely blame Chinese govt for recent cyber attacks

The group of nations said Monday that the Chinese government has been the mastermind behind a series of malicious ransomware, data theft and cyber-espionage attacks against public and private entities

Pegasus: Rahul Gandhi, Prashant Kishor among those allegedly targeted

Other top targets in India included Gagandeep Kang, one of India's eminent medical scientists, former election commissioner Ashok Lavasa and several others

Reports of snooping on Indians aimed at maligning Indian democracy: IT Min

The minister made this statement in response to media reports that spyware Pegasus was being used to conduct surveillance on several Indians

China's cyber-watchdog announces on-site Didi cybersecurity investigation

China's cyber-watchdog on Friday announced an on-site cybersecurity investigation of ride-hailing service Didi

Microsoft likely to buy cybersecurity firm RiskIQ, pay more than $500 mn

RiskIQ's customers include Facebook Inc, BMW AG, American Express Co and the US Postal Service

Game changer: Making sense of open source software in digital economy

Earlier government projects used open-source technology, but the codes were never opened up to the larger community, reports Neha Alawadhi

Up to 1,500 businesses affected by ransomware attack, says US firm's CEO

Between 800 and 1,500 businesses around the world have been affected by a ransomware attack centred on US information technology firm Kaseya, its chief executive said

In crosshairs of ransomware crooks, cybersecurity insurers struggle

Cybercriminals who hack into corporate and government networks to steal sensitive data for extortion routinely try to learn how much cyber insurance coverage the victims have

200,000 tech support scams detected in India in Q1 2021: Report

Tech support fraud remains a massive issue in India.

Scale, details of Kaseya ransomware attack affecting 17 countries emerge

An affiliate of the notorious REvil gang infected thousands of victims in at least 17 countries on Friday, largely through firms that remotely manage IT infrastructure for multiple customers

Microsoft warns Windows users of unpatched critical vulnerability

The bug can help hackers install malicious programmes and access key data on their systems.

A quiet leader: Why Malaysia ranks high in global list of cybersecurity

While neither a technology powerhouse nor a prolific hacker, Malaysia's standing comes from a solid national strategy.

Twitter brings security key as your only 2FA method to mobile, web

Twitter has announced that users can use their security keys as only form of two-factor authentication (2FA) on both mobile and web, which is the most effective way to keep the Twitter account secure

Cryptocurrency-related cyberattacks increased by 192%, finds report

This is between October 2020 and May 2021

'Data breach in trading platform has put millions of customers at risk'

The customers' data has been put up for sale on a data sharing platform on June 15 and the incident has been reported to Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) by Technisanct.

Industry growth to largely be led by next-gen technologies, services: Wipro

IT industry's growth will largely be led by next-gen technologies and services with areas like data, cloud and cybersecurity expected to see huge incremental growth, Wipro CEO Theirry Delaporte said

Paying fortifies ransomware gangs but scant support for bans from US govt

If your business falls victim to ransomware and you want simple advice on whether to pay the criminals, don't expect much help from the US government. The answer is apt to be: It depends

MHA running national helpline, reporting platform to fight cyber fraud

The national helpline is 155260