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New Delhi hosts 12th India Security Summit

On 29th August 2019, the 12th India Security Summit (ISS) was held in New Delhi on the theme “Towards New National Cyber Security Strategy”. During the conference, the various issues discussed such as protection of critical national infrastructure, emerging cyber threats: Incidents, Challenges and Response. The Government of India (GoI) has taken various measures to ..

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • Summits and Conferences

Topics: Computer network security • Computer security • Cryptography • Cybercrime • Cyberspace • Cyberwarfare • Information governance

India 3rd most vulnerable country in terms of risk of cyber threats

India is emerged as the 3rd most vulnerable country in terms of risk of cyber threats, such as malware, spam and ransomware, in 2017, as per latest report by security solutions provider ‘Symantec’. The list is topped by U.S., followed by China. The global threat ranking is based on 8 metrics: malware, spam, phishing, bots, ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018

Topics: Computer network security • Cybercrime • Cyberspace • Cyberwarfare • Internet security • malware • Phishing • Prevention • Ransomware • Security • Security breaches • Spamming

World Economic Forum to launch a new Global Centre for Cybersecurity to safeguard world from hackers

On 25 January 2018, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced to launch a new Global Centre for Cybersecurity in a bid to safeguard the world from hackers and growing data breaches — especially from nation-states. The centre will be headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and will become operational from March 2018. It will function as ..

Topics: Computer network security • Computer security • Cryptography • Cybercrime • Cyberwarfare • Information governance • Information Technology • Organizations • World Economic Forum

Ravi Shankar Prasad launches first NIC-CERT to prevent and predict cyber attacks on government utilities

Ravi Shankar Prasad, the Union Minister of Law & Justice and Electronics & Information Technology, has launched the first NIC-CERT in New Delhi to prevent and predict cyber attacks on government utilities. The NIC-CERT is a setup of National Informatics Centre. It has been setup with an objective of creating a comprehensive framework that integrates ..

Topics: Computer network security • Computer security • Cryptography • Cybercrime • Cyberwarfare • Government of India • Information governance • Ministry of Communications and Information Technology • National Informatics Centre • Ravi Shankar Prasad

5th edition of Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS)

The 5th edition of Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS) has inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on November 23, 2017. The theme of the conference is “Cyber for All: A Secure and Inclusive Cyberspace for Sustainable Development”. The main objective of the conference is to have mutual understanding of latest practices ..

Topics: Computer network security • Computer security • Cryptography • Cybercrime • Cyberspace • Cyberwarfare • GCCS • Global Conference on CyberSpace • Information governance

Foreign telecom equipment serving critical networks must be banned: Panel

Inter-ministerial panel in its report has recommended ban on use of foreign telecom equipments for all critical networks. The panel supported 100% domestic sourcing of such equipments. Objective: The move was taken due to apprehension over intrusion and control of vital cyber networks by foreign countries like China which can compromise with the security of ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012

Topics: Computer network security • Computer security • Crime prevention • Cybercrime • E-commerce • National security • Prevention • Security engineering • Telecommunications