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Hacker steals 17 million Zomato users’ data, briefly puts it on dark web: by Prasad Krishna — published May 20, 2017 — filed under: Cyber Security, Hacking, Internet Governance, Privacy
Records of 17 million users were stolen from online restaurant search platform Zomato, the company said in a blog post on Thursday.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Hakon 2016: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 15, 2016 — filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance
Udbhav Tiwari attended attended Hakon 2016, a conference held between September 30 and October 2, 2016 at Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India,on behalf of CIS under the Hewlett Cyber Security Project.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
How Long Have Banks Known About The Debit Card Fraud?: by tiwari — published Oct 22, 2016 — filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance, Privacy
The recent security breach in an Indian payment switch provider, confirmed earlier this week by the National Payments Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), has forced domestic banks into damage control mode over the past few days.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
IEEE-SA InDITA Conference 2018: by Admin — published Jul 18, 2018 — last modified Aug 01, 2018 11:04 PM — filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance
Gurshabad Grover participated in the IEEE-SA InDITA Conference 2018 organized by IEEE Standards Association held IIIT-Bangalore on July 10 and 11, 2018.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Improving the Processes for Disclosing Security Vulnerabilities to Government Entities in India: by Karan Saini, Pranesh Prakash and Elonnai Hickok — published Mar 20, 2019 — last modified Apr 01, 2019 12:02 PM — filed under: Cyber Security, Vulnerability Disclosure
The aim of this policy brief is to recommend changes pertaining to current legislation, policy and practice to the Government of India regarding external vulnerability reporting and disclosure. The changes we recommend within this brief aim to strengthen the processes around voluntary vulnerability and bug disclosure by third parties.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Incident Response Requirements in Indian Law: by Vipul Kharbanda — published Dec 28, 2016 — last modified Dec 28, 2016 01:19 AM — filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance, Privacy
Cyber incidents have serious consequences for societies, nations, and those who are victimised by them. The theft, exploitation, exposure or otherwise damage of private, financial, or other sensitive personal or commercial data and cyber attacks that damage computer systems are capable of causing lasting harm.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
India is falling down the facial recognition rabbit hole: by Prem Sylvester and Karan Saini — published Jul 25, 2019 — filed under: Cyber Security, Facial Recognition
Its use as an effective law enforcement tool is overstated, while the underlying technology is deeply flawed.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
India needs better cyber police: by Prasad Krishna — published May 23, 2014 — last modified Jun 04, 2014 07:56 AM — filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance
On Wednesday, one of the largest online shopping and auction portals, eBay, revealed that earlier this year, cybercriminals accessed details of 145 million of its customers.
Located in News & Media
India's National Cyber Security Policy in Review: by Jonathan Diamond — published Jul 31, 2013 — filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance, Privacy
Earlier this month, the Department of Electronics and Information Technology released India’s first National Cyber Security Policy. Years in the making, the Policy sets high goals for cyber security in India and covers a wide range of topics, from institutional frameworks for emergency response to indigenous capacity building.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
India-China Tech Forum 2018: by Admin — published Dec 26, 2018 — filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance
Arindrajit Basu spoke at the India-China Tech Forum 2018 organised by ORF and Peking University at the Ji Xianlin Centre for India-China Studies, Mumbai on December 11 - 12, 2018. The event functioned as a bi-annual dialogue that fosters co-operation in this space between the two countries.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media

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