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India's Cyber Defenses Weak as AI-Driven Scam Fears Mount: Survey

The survey flagged particular concern around email security, with 11% of respondents not enabling MFA on personal email accounts, despite these often being linked to banking, insurance, and social media

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Deepfakes Are Here: Can We Still Trust What We See?

Families of NRIs, elderly parents, and small business owners are especially at risk

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Cybersecurity Burnout Surges in India Amid Talent Shortage

The drivers of this burnout are both technical and human; experts argue that addressing burnout also requires cultural change

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Why Indian Cybersecurity Startups Are Struggling to Match Silicon Valley Counterparts: Saket Modi Explains

Since India hasn't produced many global product companies, there aren't enough people here who know how to build products the right way, says Saket Modi, Co-founder & CEO, Safe Security

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What's Holding Back India's Security Startups?

Investors worry whether Indian founders can build cybersecurity products that scale globally, says Srinivas Shekar, Co-Founder of Pantherun Technologies

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Banks and RBI Collaborate on Real-Time Intelligence Platform to Tackle Rising Digital Payment Frauds

Once operational, DPIP will collect, analyse, and disseminate actionable intelligence in real time, helping financial institutions flag and block suspicious transactions promptly

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Guardians of Digital Trust

"Fraudsters are always finding holes in the system...you lock one area, they'll find a backdoor," Ashok Hariharan, Co-Founder and CEO, IDFY

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India's Cloud Boom Hides a Growing Security Crisis

"If you want to beat the Hacker who is looking at all of your assets all the time, you got to do your testing much more frequently and that too covering all your digital footprint including the cloud," says Somshubhro Pal Choudhury, Co-Founder and Partner at Bharat Innovation Fund

Technology

One in Five ICS Systems in India Targeted by Malicious Activity in Q1 2025

The biometrics sector faced the highest exposure, with 28.1 per cent of ICS machines detecting and blocking malicious objects

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India Leads Asia-Pacific in Cybersecurity Maturity: Report

AI-driven cybersecurity investments set to rise by 41.45 per cent in India; cyber budgets now account for 13 per cent of company revenue

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Apple's Security Flaws: Will They Dent Its Rising Success in India?

In Q1 FY25, Apple registered 23% year-on-year growth in India, its challenge now is sustaining this rise without compromising the trust that built its brand

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Are We Really Ready for Cyberwarfare?

Despite India's top-tier global ranking, gaps in training, infrastructure, and accountability suggest a different reality

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Geography Doesn't Limit Access Anymore: How Acronis Is Bridging the Cyber Gap in India's Smaller Cities

"India has no shortage of skilled people, but we need stronger investment in R&D," says Rajesh Chhabra, General Manager – India & South Asia at Acronis, on the country's potential to lead cybersecurity in South Asia

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RBI to Introduce '.bank.in' Domain to Strengthen Online Banking Security

RBI will also introduce ".fin.in", a dedicated domain for non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and other financial institutions

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Data Privacy Day 2025: Indian Organizations Must Go Beyond Merely Storing Data

Due to growing digital presence, important sectors are attracting more cyberattacks than ever before. The question then arises: how can organizations effectively balance innovation with privacy, security, and trust?