Latest cyber security News & Updates

Auckland/ New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) India and New Zealand on Saturday reaffirmed their shared resolve to deepen cooperation in combating terrorism, enhancing cyber-security, and addressing other emerging security challenges.Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon agreed to pursue greater engagement through regional and multilateral forums to promote global peace, security, and resilience.“The Prime Ministers reaffirmed their shared commitment to strengthe…

Melbourne, July 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian PM Anthony Albanese on Friday issued a joint statement after their Annual Leaders’ Summit in Melbourne, announcing a series of landmark agreements across defence, security, energy, critical minerals, cyber technologies and trade that further deepen the India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.The two leaders also unveiled a Joint Declaration on Defence and Security Cooperation and reaffirmed their shared commitment …

Jakarta, July 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and agreed to enhance cooperation in preventing and countering terrorism and violent extremism conducive to terrorism. PM Modi and President Subianto called for decisive and concerted international efforts to combat terrorism in a comprehensive and sustained manner and in accordance with international law. The two leaders also c…

Washington, July 3 (IANS) The United States and Japan agreed to deepen cooperation on cyber security following two days of talks in Washington, committing to expand intelligence sharing, strengthen protection of critical infrastructure, combat cybercrime across the Indo-Pacific and accelerate adoption of post-quantum cryptography.The commitments were announced in a joint statement issued after the 11th US-Japan Cyber Dialogue, held in Washington on June 30 and July 1.The United States hosted the…

New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The National Security Advisors (NSAs) and senior security officials of BRICS countries called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday following the conclusion of the two-day 16th BRICS National Security Advisers’ Meeting in the capital. Taking to X, PM Modi said that he was pleased to meet the visiting security advisors and senior security officials.”In a changing global landscape, BRICS has a vital role in deepening security cooperation and addressing s…

Washington, June 23 (IANS) Indian-origin IBM Chief Executive Arvind Krishna joined senior Trump administration officials and technology leaders at the White House on Monday as President Donald Trump unveiled a new strategy to accelerate America’s quantum computing ambitions and strengthen its cyber security infrastructure.Krishna, one of the most prominent Indian-origin executives in the United States, welcomed two executive orders signed by Trump that seek to speed the development of advanced q…

Washington, June 23 (IANS) The United States launched an ambitious new push into quantum technology as President Donald Trump signed executive orders designed to speed the development of advanced quantum computers and move federal agencies more quickly towards quantum-resistant cyber security systems.The White House said the twin measures are intended to strengthen America’s position in a technology field increasingly viewed as critical to economic competitiveness, scientific discovery and natio…

Taipei, June 14 (IANS) Civic groups slammed China for its law on promoting ethnic unity and progress set to be promulgated on July 1, saying that it amounted to forced assimilation and cultural cleansing, local media reported on Sunday. The groups said on Saturday that the law will impose a single national identity, weaken the identities of non-Han ethnic groups and promotes the “integration” of different ethnic groups through policies across several sectors such as education, housing, populatio…

New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The future utility of the Quad will not be defined by its transformation into an ‘Asian NATO’ or by rhetorical rivalry with Beijing. Instead, its relevance will depend on whether it can evolve into a flexible strategic mechanism capable of stabilising an increasingly fragmented maritime and economic order stretching from the Pacific to the Gulf, a report has stated.During the recent visit of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to India, the consistent public response unde…

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Over Rs 6,800 crore hitherto stuck in unclaimed bank deposits has been restituted to nearly 29 lakh claimants across the country during the past six months as part of the stepped-up drive to help citizens recover their money, the Finance Ministry announced on Friday.Secretary, Department of Financial Services (DFS), M. Nagaraju, chaired a review meeting of public sector banks (PSBs) to assess their performance and progress across key operational, financial and strategic …