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  • Awareness and implementation of cyber security and water conservation measures is very important – Supreme Court Justice Prashant Mishra

    Raigarh. A workshop on cyber awareness and water conservation was organized in the Municipal Corporation Auditorium from 5 pm on Thursday. Supreme Court Justice Prashant Mishra was the chief guest of the program. Finance Minister O.P. Choudhary attended the program as a special guest. In the workshop, detailed information was given through presentation on cyber awareness and water conservation. This workshop was organized under the joint aegis of District Legal Services Authority and District and Police Administration. In this, District and Sessions Judge Raigarh Jitendra Kumar Jain, Collector Karthikeya Goyal, Superintendent of Police Divyang Patel, CEO District Panchayat Jitendra Yadav, all the judges from the District Court, officials of the district and police administration were present.

    Addressing the workshop, Justice Prashant Mishra said that cyber awareness and water conservation are two topics which are directly related to the lives of all of us in today’s time. Being aware of it is the most important link to protect against cyber crimes. Today technology is developing rapidly. In such a situation, such crimes can be avoided by keeping ourselves updated and implementing information related to cyber crimes and methods to prevent them. Describing the incidents around him, he said that cyber thugs also try to cheat people in the name of people associated with judiciary. In such cases, it is necessary to act with caution and prudence. Regarding water conservation, he said that this is a matter in which participation of every citizen is necessary. Only by creating awareness and implementing water conservation measures can we create a better environment around us. For this everyone needs to work with positive thinking. He said that a good effort is being made by the District Legal Services Authority, District and Police Administration to make people aware. More and more people should take advantage of this and make others around them aware.

    Finance Minister O.P. Chaudhary said that it is necessary to increase the level of vigilance among the people as the scope of cyber crimes has increased rapidly. In today’s digital age, if one does not act wisely, a person can lose all his savings in one click. He said that people are now suffering more financial loss due to cyber fraud than crimes like theft. The government and administration are working at their level to curb such crimes and punish the criminals. But as a responsible citizen everyone needs to be cautious. Cyber ​​crimes can be avoided by increasing the understanding of the methods of cyber crimes and the emotions behind them and by making oneself and one’s family aware about the ways to prevent them. Praising the water conservation campaign of the district administration, he said that this is an important work towards the conservation of ground water and environment in Raigarh. He told that at the government level, work of planting Peepal trees is being done extensively by running ‘People for People’ campaign in Nava Raipur. This work has been done on a large scale in Raigarh district also. Work is being done to deliver the water of Kelo Dam to the farmers through canals. He said that nature worship has an important place in our culture. Keeping this in view, we all have to work together towards water conservation. He said that from the point of view of environmental protection, work is also being done towards flyash and ESP management at the government level.

    Addressing the workshop, Collector Karthikeya Goyal said that awareness regarding cyber security and water conservation is very important for every citizen of the society today. Solving these problems is possible only with the joint efforts of everyone. Expressing his gratitude in the program, Superintendent of Police Divyang Patel said that fulfillment of these social objectives will be possible only with the coordinated efforts of everyone. In the workshop, Municipal Corporation Commissioner Sunil Kumar Chandravanshi, SDM Raigarh Praveen Tiwari, DSP Cyber ​​Abhinav Upadhyay and cyber team along with Helping Hands Club Foundation patron Manoj Goyal, President Ankit Aggarwal, Vinny Saluja, Nilesh Aggarwal, Rajesh Aggarwal, Kavita Beriwal, Anju Bansal, Dignitaries of the city including Divya Urja Lions Club, Lions Club Pride, Ranisati Seva Samiti, Lions Club City, Divya Shakti were present.

    Water sharing campaign will be successful with public participation

    In the program, CEO District Panchayat Jitendra Yadav gave information about the work done by the district administration on the subject of water sharing with public participation. He said that work is being done on a large scale in the entire district with departmental coordination regarding water conservation. In this, along with making people aware about water conservation, their active participation is being ensured in the efforts being made to save water. In this campaign, work is being done in every Panchayat of the district. A soak pit has been built near more than ten thousand hand pumps. 50 thousand Peepal trees have been planted. Work is being done with the aim of Jal Shakti through women power. Jal Shakti Center has been established in Raigarh. Work of deepening and expansion of ponds is being done under Amrit Sarovar Yojana. Various types of water conservation structures have been constructed by the departments. Farmers have been linked to the cultivation of horticultural crops. Work is being done for environmental protection under cleanliness service. In which people have participated enthusiastically. He said that water conservation is a subject in which we all have to work together. This will ensure that future generations continue to receive this gift of nature.

    Awareness is the first line of defense to protect against cyber crimes, use two step verification.

    DSP Cyber ​​Abhinav Upadhyay gave detailed information through a presentation regarding awareness of cyber crimes. He said that awareness is the first line of defense to avoid cyber crime. People are being given information about the methods of online crime happening nowadays through Cyber ​​Awareness Fortnight. He said that today criminals have invented new methods of cyber fraud. Its scope is increasing, to prevent which we have to alert ourselves as well as our family and society about it. He told that people are resorting to fraud to get more profit in less time, guarantee of getting money on clicking a link, online fake share trading scam, black mailing by shooting obscene videos, extorting money by cloning social media profiles, etc. People are being cheated in ways like demanding money by giving false information about harm to close ones, difficulty in delivery of online shopping etc. He said that one can suffer losses by trusting unknown people online. He said that you can avoid these crimes by taking steps like using social media profiles cautiously, using two-step verification.

    In case of cyber crime, you can get help by giving information on 1930 and 94792-81934.

    DSP Abhinav Upadhyay said that in case of any type of cyber fraud, the first one hour is called gold hour. Therefore, if ever such an incident occurs, immediately inform the police. You can seek assistance by giving information on 1930 and 94792-81934.

  • Need To Balance Confidentiality With Cyber Threat Intelligence Sharing: Centre |

    New Delhi: There is an urgent need to balance confidentiality with threat intelligence sharing and secure digital applications by design amid evolving challenges in cyber security, the government said on Wednesday.  Addressing an event here in the national capital, S. Krishnan, Secretary, MeitY, said there is a need to create independent information security verticals across organisations to act as watchdogs and first lines of defense.

    Krishnan stressed upon continuous learning to protect systems across government and society. The event, part of the ‘Cyber Surakshit Bharat’ initiative, witnessed participation from over 250 CISOs, deputy CISOs, frontline IT officers, and senior officials from various ministries and state departments.

    Abhishek Singh, Additional Secretary, MeitY underlined the growing importance of cyber security as part of the ‘Digital India’ campaign and called for robust cyber crisis management plans, akin to disaster management frameworks. He introduced the ‘Cyber Swachhata’ initiative, urging organisations to cleanse their systems of malware and likening the effort to the ‘Swachhata Abhiyan’.

    Nand Kumaram, President and CEO, National E-Governance Division (NeGD), underscored the vital role of conducting CISO Workshops, recognising the continuous transformation organizations are undergoing in both hardware and software domains.

    According to Savita Utreja, Group Coordinator (Cybersecurity) at MeitY, with the rapid adoption of emerging technologies, all organisations are now directed to appoint CISOs. With a proactive approach, organizations must identify assets, detect threats, respond effectively, and improve resilience to stay ahead of cyber challenges, she added.

    The workshop on cyber security aimed to provide valuable insights and strategies that will help CISOs stay ahead in securing our digital landscapes. Launched in 2018, the CISO training programme has been a successful collaboration between the government and the private sector under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. It provides an essential platform to engage in discussions on the evolving challenges in cyber security, contributing to the development of a safer and more resilient digital landscape in India.

  • Indian Cyber Agency Finds Multiple Bugs In Microsoft Edge, Advises Users To Update |

    New Delhi: The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), which comes under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, on Monday, warned users of multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) which could allow an attacker to compromise the targeted system.

    The affected software includes Microsoft Edge Stable versions prior to 125.0.2535.85. “Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) which could allow an attacker to compromise the targeted system,” said the CERT-In advisory.

    According to the cyber agency, these vulnerabilities exist in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) due to ‘out of bounds’ memory access in keyboard inputs; out of bounds write in streams API; heap buffer overflow in WebRTC, use after free in dawn, media session and presentation API.

    An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted file, the agency mentioned. Cert-In advised users to apply appropriate security updates as mentioned by the company.

    Meanwhile, the cyber agency warned users of multiple vulnerabilities in Android which could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information, gain elevated privileges and cause denial-of-service (DoS) conditions on the targeted system.

    As mentioned in the advisory, these vulnerabilities exist in Android due to flaws in the Framework, System, Google Play system updates, Kernel, Arm components, MediaTek components, Imagination Technologies and Qualcomm closed-source components.

  • Getting Fake Calls Threatening To Disconnect Your Mobile On Behalf Of DoT/TRAI? Report At THESE Numbers |

    New Delhi: Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued an advisory to citizens to not to take fake calls being received by the citizens wherein callers are threatening to disconnect their mobile numbers, or their mobile numbers are being misused in some illegal activities. DoT said that it does not make calls to citizens threatening disconnection.

    The DoT had also issued advisory about WhatsApp calls from foreign origin mobile numbers (like +92-xxxxxxxxxx) impersonating government officials and duping the people.

    Cyber criminals through such calls try to threaten or steal personal information to carry out cyber-crime/financial frauds. 

    Where To Report Fake Calls?

    The DoT/TRAI said it does not authorise anyone to make such call on its behalf and has advised people to stay vigilant and report such fraud communications at ‘Chakshu – Report Suspected Fraud Communications’ facility of Sanchar Saathi portal (www.sancharsaathi.gov.in/sfc). Such proactive reporting helps DoT in prevention of misuse of telecom resources for cyber-crime, financial frauds, etc.

    The DoT also advises citizens to report at cyber-crime helpline number 1930 or www.cybercrime.gov.in in case of already a victim of cyber-crime or financial fraud.

    Various measures have been taken to combat suspected fraud communications and to curb cybercrime activities. Under CHAKSHU facility, 52 Principal Entities, involved in sending malicious and phishing SMSs to the citizens have been blacklisted. 700 SMS content templates have been deactivated. 348 mobile handsets blacklisted on pan- India basis across all telecom operators.

    10,834 suspected mobile numbers flagged for re-verification to the telecom operators out of which 8272 mobile connections disconnected failing re-verification till 30th April 2024. 1.86 lakh mobile handsets blocked on pan India basis for involvement in cybercrime/financial frauds.

    Advisories have been issued on a regular basis for the public to create awareness on fake notices impersonating DoT/TRAI, suspected fraud communications and malicious calls via press, SMS, and social media, said DoT.

     

  • Cyber Attack, Data Breach Among Top Risks For Businesses In India: Survey |

    New Delhi: Cyber attacks and data breaches are the top business risks for organisations in India, according to the 2023 Global Risk Management Survey. Cyber attacks and data breaches were placed seventh in the 2021 business risks survey.

    Global professional services firm Aon collected inputs from around 3,000 risk managers, c-suite leaders, treasurers, talent professionals, and other executives from 61 countries and territories to identify the most pressing business challenges. (Also Read: Free Aadhaar Update Deadline Extended: Check List Of Required Documents To Do The Same)

    The biennial survey said that India’s dependency on technology is likely to increase with the widespread adoption of digital infrastructure like the Unified Payments Interface, Aadhaar, and Open Network for Digital Commerce. (Also Read: Poco X6 5G Gets A Significant Price Drop On Flipkart: Check Details)

    “With increasing digitisation, cybercrimes continue to become rampant with costs and complexities associated with such breaches forcing organisations to look at risk mitigation and transfer mechanisms to better manage cyber risks,” the survey noted.

    Business interruption and failure to attract or retain top talent were marked as the second and third biggest risks facing organisations in India, respectively.

    “There is a compelling need for Indian businesses to leverage advanced data analytics and experts to understand and manage the dynamics of integrated risks,” said Nitin Sethi, Chief Executive Officer of Talent Solutions in India at Aon.

    Failure to meet customer needs, rapidly changing market trends, supply chain disruptions, and personal liabilities were marked down the list as other critical challenges for businesses in India.

  • Twitter, LinkedIn, Telegram And Other Platforms Face Data Breach, 26 Billion Records Leaked |

    New Delhi: According to Forbes, security researchers have revealed that a massive database containing no fewer than 26 billion leaked records has been discovered on an unsecured page. Security researchers are calling it the supermassive data leak or the “Mother of all Breaches.” This data leak, likely the largest ever recorded, has affected numerous platforms, including Twitter, Telegram, Chinese messaging giant Tencent, Weibo, Adobe, Canva, LinkedIn, and Dropbox.

    Researchers from Security Discovery and Cybernews detected the breach, which reportedly spans a size of 12 terabytes. The research team suspects that the database was compiled by a malicious actor or data broker.

    According to researchers, “Threat actors could leverage the aggregated data for a wide range of attacks, including identity theft, sophisticated phishing schemes, targeted cyberattacks, and unauthorized access to personal and sensitive accounts.” (Also Read: Google Chrome To Get 3 New Generative AI Features, Will Make Your Browsing Experience Easier)

    However, the most dangerous part is that it includes numerous combinations of usernames and passwords. Cybercriminals could exploit this information to execute various attacks, including identity theft, advanced phishing schemes, targeted cyber assaults, and unauthorized entry into personal and sensitive accounts.

    Jake Moore, a global cybersecurity advisor at ESET, reckons that “We should never underestimate what cybercriminals can achieve with such limited information. Victims need to be aware of the consequences of stolen passwords and make the necessary security updates in response.” (Also Read: Apple Rolls Out iOS 17.3 Update With THESE Features; Check Here)

    Other notable breaches include MySpace (360 million), Twitter (281 million), LinkedIn (251 million), and AdultFriendFinder (220 million).