Managed security services on the up in India
Indian companies are beginning to adopt managed security services as a lack of internal resources and rapidly changing business models force a change of strategy
View ArticleIs India prepared for Heartbleed?
The Heartbleed bug has put millions of computer users across the globe at risk of losing their credit card data, bank passwords and personal information
View ArticleIraqi government blocks social media
The government in Iraq is reportedly blocking access to social media sites amid growing armed conflict in the country
View ArticleIndia's IT security market to grow by 50% in three years
The information security market in India is expected to grow by 50% in the next three years, according to KPMG
View ArticleTarget hires CISO as more retail breaches surface
Target Corp.'s first chief information security officer took control of the Fortune 500 retailer's security program this week, even as a number of newly uncovered retail breaches highlight the ongoing...
View ArticleSecurity must change in Indian digital marketplace
More than 25% of large digital marketplaces will have explicit strategies for consumer computing and security by 2018, according to Gartner
View ArticleIs AWS cloud security really out of your hands?
As long as security remains a common concern for enterprise consumers, cloud providers must work hard to prove that they deserve their customers’ trust.
View ArticleIndia’s dedicated Cryptology centre gets Rs. 115 crore funding
Work on India’s first dedicated cryptology centre will likely now accelerate as the project has gained initial funding of Rs. 115 crore
View ArticlePass the hash? Severity of Active Directory security flaw questioned
Despite what may be a dangerous new Active Directory "pass the hash" attack variant, Microsoft has downplayed the issue as a technical limitation.
View ArticleIndian businesses wake up to IT security risks
Indian organizations are waking up to the risks that weak security causes as business becomes digitized
View ArticleHow to use defence in depth to secure endpoint machines
Arguably the most important task of any endpoint security system is to protect against malware. However, these products are less effective as attackers develop increasingly novel ways of sidelining...
View ArticleOracle's data redaction security feature riddled with flaws
At Black Hat, David Litchfield skewered Oracle and its approach to security while detailing several flaws in a new Oracle database security feature.
View ArticleBackoff point-of-sale malware hits over 1,000 businesses
In an advisory, the U.S. government estimated that the Backoff point-of-sale malware campaign has struck over 1,000 businesses to date.
View ArticleHome Depot investigating potentially massive data breach
US retailer Home Depot is investigating a possible data breach of customer payment card information that is potentially greater than the Target breach.
View ArticleApple security depends on users, hack shows
Apple has recently come under fire over the security of its customers' data, but the company has done a “nice job” using best practices to secure iTunes backups, according to a security researcher.
View ArticleCyber security failing in execution, says ex-US cyber czar
Cyber security suffers from a lack of execution, former White House cyber security co-ordinator Howard Schmidt has said.
View ArticleWordPress most attacked application
WordPress is the most attacked web application and websites that run the content management system (CMS) are attacked 24% more often than those using alternative systems.
View ArticleSecurity must include domain name protection, say experts
Detecting fake websites needs to be part of all companies' security strategies, according to security and domain name experts.
View ArticleData security concerns force Xiaom into India data center plan
Chinese mobile phone maker Xiaom is to set up a datacenter in India to allay fears over data security raised by the Indian Air Force (IAF).
View ArticleDoes India spend enough on IT security?
India is moving towards a digital future with dreams of smart cities, but Indian IT companies seem to be unconscious to the need for data security
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