Latest cyber security News & Updates

New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) A 20-year-old man died after he lost control of his vehicle at a sharp turn and drove his car into an open drain near southwest Delhi’s Vasant Kunj area, officials said on Saturday. Residents of the area said that the open drain has been an accident-prone area and the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has not taken any action even after several complaints by them. The tragic incident occurred on Friday morning, when the deceased, identified as Yashvendra, and his friend…

Hyderabad, July 24 (IANS) Telangana’s Director General of Police, C.V. Anand, on Friday directed all unit officers to improve the State’s performance across all cyber security parameters prescribed by the Government of India and strive to secure a top position in the national rankings. Telangana is currently ranked 15th in cyber security parameters. He said that the Telangana Police must stay ahead in technology to effectively combat the growing threat of cybercrime. The DGP reviewed the imple…

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Friday urged Romanian companies to actively participate in India’s growth story as the country has emerged as the world’s fastest growing economy, offering immense opportunities for international partnerships, investment and technology collaboration.Addressing the India–Romania Business Forum at Bucharest, the President said that Romania, with its strategic location at the crossroads of Europe, highly skilled human resources, advanced i…

New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G) T.S. Sandhu on Thursday underlined the need for a comprehensive and future-ready approach to school safety and resilience. Sandhu, who had earlier steered the issue of child safety by getting the month of July declared as “Child Safety Month”, addressed the National Summit on Safe Schools Leadership 2026 at PHD House, highlighting that school safety today extends beyond physical infrastructure to cyber security, mental well-being, and dis…

Tokyo, July 13 (IANS) India and Japan held the 8th Defence Policy Dialogue in Tokyo on Monday, reaffirming their commitment to further strengthen the Special Strategic and Global Partnership and to a free, open, inclusive and rules-based Indo-Pacific. Both sides discussed ways to deepen cooperation in emerging domains, including defence industrial collaboration, technological innovation, cyber security, space, and other areas of shared strategic interest. The two sides also expressed satisfactio…

New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The government on Monday said that it has not found evidence of any critical loss of information following the recent cyber security incident involving Tata Electronics.Speaking at the launch of the latest Digital Threat Report, Electronics and Information Technology Secretary S. Krishnan said Tata Electronics is working closely with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to address the incident.”Tata Electronics is working closely with MeitY. Ba…

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…