Thursday, November 30, 2023

Top cyber threats in India. Computer Security Day

 

Computer Security Day serves as a way to spread awareness about computer viruses and cyber crimes. It falls on November 30th.

Top cyber threats in India:

  1. Malware
  1. Malicious employees
  1. Third-party error
  1. Poorly designed systems
  1. Phishing and whaling
Source: Sophos


TLDR:

For Computer Security Day 2023, India's top experts have shared their best practices for staying protected from cyber threats. Keep reading to learn all about:

  • Ways to effectively measure the cybersecurity awareness of your employees and stakeholders
  • How to comply with evolving data protection laws and regulations
  • Methods to set up patch management without disrupting critical systems and workflow
  • How to enforce advanced password protection policies without compromising user experience (UI)
  • Advanced security techniques to protect your network infrastructure

Cyber attacks targeted 36 government websites in 2023

In the first half of 2023, 36 government websites experienced hacking incidents, and over 4.29 lakh cyber security incidents related to financial institutions were recorded, according to data shared by Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar.

As many as 36 websites of ministries and departments under the central and various state governments faced hacking incidents in the first six months of 2023, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.

Cyber security watchdog CERT-In tracked these incidents.
According to data shared by the Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar in Lok Sabha, a total of 1,12,474 cyber security incidents have been tracked by CERT-In.
As per the data, 36 websites of ministries and departments under the central and various state governments faced hacking incidents.
The minister also shared that over 4.29 lakh cyber security incidents pertaining to financial institutions occurred in the first half of 2023.

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