What’s in the news? Advancing India’s cyber-preparedness, KAVACH-2023, a national level hackathon was launched to identify innovative ideas and technological solutions for addressing the cyber security and cybercrime challenges of the 21st century. It is a unique kind of national …
Context With the increasing popularity of social media platforms, utilization of education apps and shift to online classes, children these days have a much higher chance of being exposed to harmful content. Hence, the need to secure children’s welfare and …
About Ransomware is a type of malicious software, used by cyber criminals, to infect a computer system by blocking access to the stored data by encrypting the files. A ransom is then demanded from the owner in exchange for the …
What is in the news? The Indian Army has collaborated with industry and academia to build secure communications and cryptography applications to make its networks resistant to attacks by systems with quantum capabilities. Need for ‘quantum resistant’ systems The following …
Why in News: Convenience and quickness in completing payments via mobile applications also played a key role in accelerating mobile payment. This acceleration brings along with it a vulnerability: an increased threat of cyberattacks on mobile devices. Global cybersecurity firm …
CONTEXT Recognising that school-related violence is an infringement of children’s right to education and to health and well-being, UNESCO Member States have declared the first Thursday of November as the International Day against Violence and Bullying at School, including cyberbullying. …
Why in News: The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) has stressed the need for a national framework to thwart cyber attacks that have been on the rise in the country. What the CDS opined While a National Cybersecurity Strategy is …
About UIDAI The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is a statutory authority established under the provisions of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (“Aadhaar Act 2016”) in 2016 by the Government …