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 …
Context Recently, India has been ranked 10th in Global Cyber Security Index (GCI) 2020 released by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations (UN) agency for information and communication technologies (ICT). The US topped the chart, followed by the …
Why in News? Emails and passwords of hundreds of Union government officials have been exposed to hackers due to the recent data breaches of Air India, Domino’s and Big Basket. What are cyberattacks? A cyberattack is a malicious and deliberate …
CONTEXT A string of high-profile cyber attacks in recent months has exposed vulnerabilities in the critical infrastructure of even advanced nations. This has reinforced the need for improved defences against actual, and potential, cyberattacks by all countries across continents. AMERICA …