New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Cisco, a global technology conglomerate, has announced plans to cut fewer than 4,000 jobs globally as part of a restructuring exercise aimed at sharpening its focus on artificial intelligence (AI) and other high-growth technology areas.The layoffs that will affect less than 5 per cent of the company’s global workforce were disclosed by CEO Chuck Robbins and the Executive Leadership Team in an internal memo issued alongside the company’s third-quarter FY26 earnings.”T…
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Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) State Bank of India is exploring new-age technology such as “Behavioural Biometrics” to strengthen cybersecurity systems and prevent hacking attempts, the bank’s Managing Director Ashwini Tewari said on Wednesday.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event here, Tewari said the country’s largest lender is closely evaluating advanced digital security tools as cyber threats continue to evolve rapidly in the banking sector.“State Bank of India is looking into …
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) Black Box Limited (BSE: 500463 | NSE: BBOX), the technology arm of Essar and a leading global provider of digital infrastructure solutions, today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of 2S Inovações Tecnológicas S.A., a leading Brazil-based provider of digital infrastructure, data center networking, cloud, cybersecurity, and managed technology solutions. The acquisition marks a significant milestone in Black Box’s global growth strategy and further ad…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) India’s rapid digital expansion outpaced its cybersecurity readiness, a report has said, citing a sharp rise in ransomware, phishing, data breaches and cyber espionage that pose risk to critical infrastructure, financial systems and ordinary citizens.The report from India Narrative identified a shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals and urged universities and technical institutes to integrate cybersecurity into mainstream curricula and expand specialised trainin…
Seoul, May 12 (IANS) State-sponsored hackers from North Korea and China have demonstrated “significant interest” in leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to detect previously unknown cybersecurity vulnerabilities, Alphabet’s Google said in a report on Tuesday.”We noted a particular interest from several clusters of threat activity associated with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK),” Google’s threat intelligence group said in the report, re…
Amaravati, May 11 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday announced a large-scale statewide deep-tech skilling initiative in collaboration with IBM SkillsBuild, Andhra Pradesh State Council for Higher Education (APSCHE), Andhra State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC), and Amaravati Quantum Valley. Covering Quantum Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, Cybersecurity, and Entrepreneurship, this initiative aims to reach 2 lakh learners in 2026–27 …
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) India-Vietnam ties have been making steady progress beyond the headlines with the elevation of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Not just defence, the two nations are interested in boosting trade and finance as was showcased during Vietnamese President To Lam’s recent State Visit to India in May, a report has stated. To Lam’s visit to New Delhi within the first month of being elected as Vietnam’s President demonstrates the strength of the partnership with India. T…
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky attributed a global wave of phishing attacks to the SilverFox threat group masquerading as tax related files and warned the campaign now deploys a Python backdoor it has named ABCDoor.Kaspersky said the campaign began in December 2025 with emails in India that closely mimicked notices from the Income Tax Department, and later the same group conducted phishing attacks in Russia in January.Further, attacks were reported in Indonesia, South Afric…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) India has already completed 1,000 kms of secure quantum communication within just three years, achieving the target in less than half the projected timeline, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, said on Friday.Dr Singh said India is moving at a “very fast pace” in emerging technologies including quantum, artificial intelligence, semiconductors and deep-tech, with the country’s youth set to play the central role …
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) India’s enterprises are seeing a significant technology spending surge, with IT spending expected to grow up to 8 per cent in 2026, with AI and data transformation expected to drive 40–45 per cent of change-related tech expenditure, a report said on Thursday.The report by Bain & Company said India’s IT spending growth is expected to outpace the 4-6 per cent increase projected for global peers.Spending has accelerated over the past 12–18 months and the trend is e…