Starwood Hotel database hacked, 500 million may be affected

Marriott International has said hackers stole about 500 million records from its Starwood Hotels reservation system in an attack that began four years ago,...

India may impose higher penalties to ensure companies report cyber security breaches

The government wants to impose higher penalties on companies that fail to immediately report incidents of data breach of Indian users to the authorities,...

Security sector urged to move away from focus on manpower

More security guards does not mean better security. Instead companies should base their security contracts on outcomes which provide more productive and effective solutions...

Woman student from Mysuru bags gold medal for wireless home security system at All...

The National Design and Research Forum (NDRF) of The Institution of Engineers-India (IEI), annually organises a National-level Design Competition for Engineering students across the...

Cisco joins forces with the UK Police to help online safety

Cisco have recently announced its partnership with UK police forces to help provide cybersecurity training for officers across the nation. With over 120,000 officers...

Dell announces security breach

US-based hardware giant Dell has announced that a security breach took place on November 9. Dell says it detected an unauthorized intruder (or...

W Bengal orders watchtowers, CCTV cameras along Bengal-Jharkhand border

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has asked the police to erect watchtowers and install CCTV cameras along 110 km of the state’s border with...

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Panasonic cyber security platform takes IFSEC award

Panasonic’s secure communication platform has been named as the holistic security system of the year at IFSEC’s Security & Fire Excellence Awards 2018. The...

ICAO stresses need for global security plan

Canada-based International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has stressed the need for a global aviation security plan with a shared common goal of enhancing aviation...