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The rise of intelligent endpoint security: Empowering a safe global workforce
May 4, 2026, 3:53 amWorkforces are now global. Traditional endpoint security struggles with this. Security is shifting to understand how work happens. It adapts to context in real time. This involves user identity, device...
Fake Traffic Challan scam: How cybercriminals are exploiting India’s digital trust
May 1, 2026, 2:30 amCybercriminals are exploiting India's digital governance by sending fake traffic challan messages via WhatsApp, tricking vehicle owners into downloading malicious APKs. These apps grant attackers full device control, stealing sensitive...
India’s next tech challenge is trust: Building a safe digital economy in the age of AI and Deepfake
April 30, 2026, 2:30 amIndia's digital lending boom hinges on trust as consumers embrace app-based credit. While AI enhances access and fraud detection, platforms must prioritize transparency, fairness, and data security. The future of...
Mythos AI: New cybersecurity threat accelerates vulnerability exploitation, global firms warn
April 29, 2026, 2:35 amNew AI models like Anthropic's Mythos drastically shrink the time between discovering and exploiting software flaws, creating a critical "kill zone" for companies.
Ransomware 3.0: Why data theft has outpaced backup-led defense
April 28, 2026, 2:32 amRansomware has evolved into a sophisticated, multi-layered threat, shifting from system disruption to data exploitation and quadruple extortion. Traditional backups are no longer sufficient as attackers now target recovery environments,...
Recent Stories
The rise of intelligent endpoint security: Empowering a safe global workforce
May 4, 2026, 3:53 amWorkforces are now global. Traditional endpoint security struggles with this. Security is shifting to understand how work happens. It adapts to context in real time. This involves user identity, device...
AI risks deepening in banks, says Australian regulator; flags governance and cyber gaps
May 4, 2026, 3:43 amThe Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has flagged that rapid AI adoption across financial institutions is outpacing governance, cyber resilience and risk controls, exposing banks to emerging operational and systemic vulnerabilities.
AI-driven cyber threats: Banks urged to accelerate defense and patching
May 4, 2026, 3:37 am“Private sector banks were called, and a meeting was held with the Finance Minister where she emphasised the kind of steps that could be taken, both in terms of government,...
Public sector banks to ramp up IT spend amid cyber risks from Anthropic's Mythos
May 4, 2026, 2:37 amIndian banks are boosting IT investments to protect customer data and financial systems. Advanced AI tools like Claude Mythos pose new cybersecurity risks. Banks are enhancing defenses to counter potential...
OpenAI rolls out Advanced Account Security for ChatGPT users
May 2, 2026, 3:04 amAs part of the initiative, the company has partnered with Yubico to introduce two co-branded YubiKey hardware security keys, designed to reduce phishing risks and prevent unauthorised access to sensitive...
CISO Movement
My prediction for 2026: The shift to “Machine-Speed Defense”
January 5, 2026, 3:51 amIn 2026, the ‘Human-in-the-Loop’ security model will finally break. As offensive AI agents begin to exploit vulnerabilities in milliseconds, human defenders simply won’t be fast enough to react. We will...
Navigating DPDP: Policy debate or execution challenge?
January 1, 2026, 3:57 amAs CISOs and enterprises adapt to a new set of standards, the bigger question is not about compliance but about how to achieve more.
Nantha Ramalingam to lead cybersecurity at Albertsons (India)
November 14, 2025, 5:16 amNantha Ramalingam joins the US-based retailer from Dyson and will lead cybersecurity and security engineering strategy for the company’s India operations.
Sridhar Govardhan joins Angel One as Group CISO
October 4, 2025, 3:34 amAngel One Limited has appointed Sridhar Govardhan as Group Chief Information Security Officer, leveraging his 25 years of cybersecurity expertise from CoinDCX, Flipkart, and Wipro. He will enhance Angel One’s...
BOBCARD names Arnab Biswas as Chief Information Security Officer
September 16, 2025, 3:40 amBOBCARD, a Bank of Baroda subsidiary, has appointed Arnab Biswas as CISO.
Corporate
Related Digital secures financing for $16 billion Oracle data centre in Michigan
April 25, 2026, 3:04 amRelated Digital has secured $16 billion in financing for its Michigan data centre campus, a project for Oracle. The funding includes equity from Related Digital and Blackstone, alongside long-term debt...
Microsoft appoints Aman Malhotra as Security Solution Engineering Leader for India & South Asia
March 5, 2026, 7:06 amMicrosoft has appointed Aman Malhotra as its new Security Solution Engineering Leader for India and South Asia. Malhotra will guide enterprises in strengthening their cybersecurity. He will focus on cloud...
CrowdStrike forecasts fiscal 2027 revenue above estimates on cybersecurity tools demand
March 5, 2026, 4:02 amShares of cybersecurity companies, including CrowdStrike, have fallen recently as investors assessed the potential impact of AI startup Anthropic's Claude Code Security tool, even as some analysts said the worries...
Incident readiness: Can you answer ‘What Happened?’ Before the first hour is gone?
March 3, 2026, 11:12 amWhen an incident hits, the biggest challenge isn’t detecting alerts—it’s quickly producing a credible, evidence-backed account of what happened, what’s impacted, and what to do next. The article explains why...
Google is establishing a full-stack AI hub, part of our 15 billion USD investment in India
February 19, 2026, 10:30 amSundar Pichai addressed the India AI Impact Summit 2026, recalling his student journey and highlighting India's rapid transformation. He announced Google's full-stack AI hub in Visakhapatnam as part of a...
Data Breaches
US security company ADT confirms hacking incident, says some customer data stolen
April 27, 2026, 4:15 amADT, a major US home security provider, has confirmed a data breach where hackers accessed customer information including names, phone numbers, and addresses. The notorious ShinyHunters group is threatening to...
Vercel data breach: How hackers targeted the cloud company and offered its data for sale for $2 million
April 22, 2026, 3:53 amCloud development platform Vercel confirmed a security breach after an employee's Google Workspace account was compromised via a third-party AI vulnerability. Attackers gained unauthorized access to internal systems, targeting non-sensitive...
FBI shuts down ready-made kit that imitated login pages and stole millions from users worldwide
April 13, 2026, 7:30 amA major global phishing operation has been dismantled by the FBI and Indonesian authorities. The W3LL phishing kit, a tool for stealing account credentials, was at the center of this...
China supercomputer breach exposes massive defence data, sparks security concerns
April 11, 2026, 3:24 amA major cybersecurity breach has reportedly exposed over 10 petabytes of highly sensitive data from China's National Supercomputing Centre in Tianjin. The compromised information includes classified defense documents and missile...
Anthropic leak exposes Claude Code source
April 7, 2026, 3:25 amAmerican AI firm Anthropic, a vocal critic of AI exports to China, accidentally leaked the source code for its Claude Code tool. The leak has sparked significant interest among Chinese...
Vulnerabilities & Exploits
Anthropic opens Claude Security to enterprise customers in beta mode
May 2, 2026, 2:32 amAnthropic has launched Claude Security, an AI tool powered by Claude Opus 4.7, for enterprise customers. This innovative solution scans code for vulnerabilities and automatically generates patches, reasoning through code...
Majority of Indian firms hit by ransomware in 2025 pay over Rs 12 crore on average
April 16, 2026, 3:29 amAs per the report findings, India has emerged as the Asia-Pacific epicentre of ransomware activity, with manufacturing organisations witnessing a marked rise in frequency and impact.
Crypto giant Kraken's Fed payment account sparks concerns about risks
April 11, 2026, 3:42 amCrypto giant Kraken secured a Federal Reserve master account, marking a significant step for the digital asset industry. While intended to streamline payments, the "limited-purpose" account raises concerns among banks...
RBI proposes layered safeguards including transaction delays to curb digital payment frauds
April 10, 2026, 3:41 amThe Reserve Bank of India is proposing new safeguards against rising digital payment frauds, including transaction delays and enhanced authentication for vulnerable users. These measures aim to combat social engineering...
Indusface AppSec 2026: 9 billion attacks blocked in India as AI-led exploits rise
March 12, 2026, 3:22 amIndia witnessed a 27% surge in blocked malicious requests in 2025, exceeding 9 billion. Attackers shifted to shorter, targeted LLM-driven assaults, with APIs becoming the primary target, experiencing an eightfold...
NextGen Tech
Why is RBI worried about Anthropic’s Mythos, and what does it mean for banks?
April 24, 2026, 2:59 amAs Anthropic’s Mythos raises the prospect of faster, AI-driven cyberattacks, the Reserve Bank of India and global regulators are stepping up scrutiny of risks to the banking system.
30% of organisations face AI security incidents despite rising risk awareness: Sprinto report
April 24, 2026, 2:56 amA Sprinto CISO Pulse Check finds that 30% of organisations reported major AI-related security incidents in the past year, despite rising awareness and regulatory tracking. The report highlights gaps in...
FM Sitharaman, IT minister Vaishnaw meet bankers over looming Claude Mythos
April 24, 2026, 2:54 amThe finance minister noted that the nature of the emerging threats from the latest AI models is unprecedented and requires a very high degree of vigilance, preparedness and better coordination...
OpenAI, Microsoft expand cybersecurity partnership amid rising AI threats
April 24, 2026, 2:53 amOpenAI and Microsoft are joining forces to combat cyber threats. They will deploy advanced artificial intelligence tools to enhance security. OpenAI's powerful AI models will be accessible to Microsoft. Microsoft...
Will put AI risks 'on the table' with Mythos: Anthropic
April 21, 2026, 10:56 amAI developer Anthropic is cautiously releasing its powerful new cybersecurity model, Mythos, to select US tech and financial firms. The model can reportedly uncover long-standing security vulnerabilities, raising concerns for...
CISO Strategies
India records 265 million cyber attacks; Seqrite releases the India cyber threat report 2026
December 11, 2025, 3:37 amSeqrite’s India cyber threat report 2026 outlines cyber threats observed between October 2024 and September 2025, including high volumes of malware, ransomware, and network exploits across regions and key sectors....
In 2026, AI to the rescue of the CISOs to strengthen the enterprise defense against cyber threats
December 11, 2025, 12:35 amIndian businesses will boost IT spending in 2026, focusing on AI and data centers. Cybercrime will evolve with AI agents and dark AI tools. However, AI will also help close...
The human factor: The one threat CISOs can’t patch
November 19, 2025, 3:35 am“The Human Factor” is the cyber threat no firewall can block. From AI-powered scams to everyday mistakes, here is why people, not machines, remain the most unpredictable risk and how...
Cybersecurity gets smarter with GenAI: A CISO’s guide to staying ahead of AI-driven threats
October 14, 2025, 4:10 amGenerative AI is transforming cybersecurity, offering powerful defense automation while simultaneously fueling sophisticated new threats. Organizations face a critical need to implement robust AI governance and security controls to counter...
AI, law, and authenticity: Building trust and creativity at ETCISO Annual Conclave 2025
September 22, 2025, 5:05 amFrom digital disruption to cinematic storytelling, leaders at ETCISO Annual Conclave 2025 explored how trust, responsibility, and authenticity define success in a rapidly changing world.
Identity & Access Management
Elon Musk's AI startup xAI has made it mandatory for employees to install 'spy software' on their laptops
July 15, 2025, 1:02 pmElon Musk's xAI has reportedly mandated its employees to install Hubstaff, a monitoring software, on company laptops. This decision, aimed at bolstering security, has sparked privacy concerns among staff training...
Cloud incidents linked to IM misconfigurations: What's next? Praveen Mishra, Yes Bank weighs In
September 8, 2023, 6:06 amCloud misconfiguration and compromised access led to the biggest data breach incidents in the past year. Identity and Access Management (IAM) misconfigurations alone contributed to 65% of observed cloud security...
The world’s nearing the end of the user ID, password age
September 5, 2023, 4:25 amA very interesting passwordless initiative that could have a transformational impact on Indians in the coming years is one that has been recently launched by the National Skill Development Corporation...
Security flaw exposes users' emails, passwords of 'smart' chastity cage maker
September 4, 2023, 3:38 amAccording to TechCrunch, the researcher gained access to a database containing records of over 10,000 users using two vulnerabilities. The researcher exploited the bugs to see what data it could...
This AI model can steal passwords by ‘listening’ to the keyboard, here's how
August 18, 2023, 3:49 amUK scientists have created an AI model that can identify sound waves generated whilst typing, even during a video call, which could lead to hackers stealing passwords with near-perfect accuracy,...
Cybercrime & Fraud
AI risks deepening in banks, says Australian regulator; flags governance and cyber gaps
May 4, 2026, 3:43 amThe Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has flagged that rapid AI adoption across financial institutions is outpacing governance, cyber resilience and risk controls, exposing banks to emerging operational and systemic vulnerabilities.
AI-driven cyber threats: Banks urged to accelerate defense and patching
May 4, 2026, 3:37 am“Private sector banks were called, and a meeting was held with the Finance Minister where she emphasised the kind of steps that could be taken, both in terms of government,...
Public sector banks to ramp up IT spend amid cyber risks from Anthropic's Mythos
May 4, 2026, 2:37 amIndian banks are boosting IT investments to protect customer data and financial systems. Advanced AI tools like Claude Mythos pose new cybersecurity risks. Banks are enhancing defenses to counter potential...
US officials weigh cutting deadlines to fix digital flaws amid worries over AI-powered hacking
May 2, 2026, 2:30 amUS cybersecurity officials are looking at drastically cutting the time for government agencies to fix serious IT system flaws. This move comes as advanced AI tools can now find and...
Why India needs unified mobility cybersecurity
May 1, 2026, 2:34 amIndia's digitizing mobility ecosystem faces systemic cyber risks, blurring lines between vehicles, telecom, and infrastructure. Experts call for a unified national mobility-cybersecurity authority and an interconnectable, interoperable ecosystem to detect...
GRC
Japan delays cybersecurity bill amid political uncertainties
November 4, 2024, 8:17 amDespite an expert panel issuing an interim report on strengthening cybersecurity in August, progress stalled when former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida decided not to seek re-election within the Liberal Democratic...
Temu to be investigated by EU tech regulators over sale of illegal products
November 1, 2024, 5:21 amThe European Commission launched its probe under the Digital Services Act (DSA), which requires very large online platforms such as Temu to do more to tackle illegal and harmful content...
Hong Kong bars services like WhatsApp and Google Drive from government computers
October 24, 2024, 5:50 amThe latest IT security guidelines from the Digital Policy Office have many civil servants complaining about added inconvenience.
MHA issues advisory to create 'Special Wing of Cyber Commandos' in all states to counter cyber threats
October 24, 2024, 5:41 amIn the past week, Indian airlines have received more than 100 hoax bomb threats resulting in inconvenience to passengers and monetary loss to the airlines . Most of the threats...
India, US, Australia and Japan announce continuation of Quad Cyber Challenge
October 22, 2024, 5:20 amIndia, the US, Australia and Japan have announced the continuation of the Quad Cyber Challenge for strengthening responsible cyber ecosystems, promoting public resources, and raising cybersecurity awareness.
OT Security
The rise of intelligent endpoint security: Empowering a safe global workforce
May 4, 2026, 3:53 amWorkforces are now global. Traditional endpoint security struggles with this. Security is shifting to understand how work happens. It adapts to context in real time. This involves user identity, device...
OpenAI rolls out Advanced Account Security for ChatGPT users
May 2, 2026, 3:04 amAs part of the initiative, the company has partnered with Yubico to introduce two co-branded YubiKey hardware security keys, designed to reduce phishing risks and prevent unauthorised access to sensitive...
Palo Alto Networks to acquire elevation capital-backed AI infrastructure startup Portkey
May 2, 2026, 2:31 amCybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks is acquiring AI infrastructure startup Portkey to bolster its defences for autonomous AI systems. This move aims to provide enterprises with a centralised control plane...
AI-driven bots reshape internet traffic and security risks
May 1, 2026, 3:20 amAI-driven bots now dominate internet traffic, surpassing human activity. This surge introduces AI agents as a new traffic category, blurring lines between legitimate and malicious automation. Attacks increasingly target APIs...
Device code phishing emerges as scalable threat to Microsoft 365 and Entra ID access
April 30, 2026, 7:50 amAttackers are increasingly exploiting device code authentication to gain persistent access to services like Microsoft 365 and Entra ID. This method, facilitated by phishing-as-a-service tools, tricks users into authorizing malicious...