Tag: Data Protection
Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch for Critical ASP.NET Core Flaw
Microsoft has released an emergency, out‑of‑band security update to fix a critical vulnerability in the widely used web framework ASP.NET Core, urging organisations to patch immediately. The flaw, tracked as CVE‑2026‑40372, affects the ASP.NET Core Data Protection cryptographic component and could allow unauthenticated attackers to forge authentication cookies and escalate privileges to the SYSTEM level. The vulnerability is rated 9.1 on the CVSS scale, reflecting...
Accenture: Indian Enterprises Accelerate AI Adoption to Build Business Resilience
Organizations in India are accelerating artificial intelligence adoption at scale, signalling a clear shift from AI experimentation to enterprise‑level deployment, according to Accenture’s latest research. The findings show that Indian enterprises are increasingly using AI as a lever to build resilience, strengthen governance, and redesign operating models, rather than just as a productivity‑enhancing pilot. Accenture’s Pulse of Change survey indicates that 69 per cent of...
Budget 2026: Data Protection Board Gets ₹10 Crore, DPDP Enforcement Begins May 2026
The Union Budget 2026 has allocated ₹10 crore to the Data Protection Board of India (DPB), a five-fold increase from ₹2 crore in FY25–26....
Ransomware Surges 22%, GenAI Data Leaks Rising: Check Point Research
's November 2025 threat intelligence reveals a sustained escalation in cyber risk. Organizations worldwide face an average of 2,003 cyberattacks per week—a 3% increase...
AI Agents Redefine Enterprise Cyber Threat: Google Cloud Report
Google Cloud's Cybersecurity Forecast 2026 identifies a critical inflection point for enterprise defense. As threat actors systematically weaponize artificial intelligence and autonomous agents, organizations face three converging...
Healthcare Speeds Up Ransomware Recovery as Demands Drop
The global healthcare sector is showing signs of meaningful progress in its fight against ransomware. Sophos’ “State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2025” report indicates...
eScan Launches Directional DLP for WhatsApp
eScan (MicroWorld Technologies Inc.) has rolled out a feature that directly tackles one of the most persistent problems in enterprise security: sensitive data leaking...
DPDPA 2023 & DPDP Rules 2025: Expert Insights from Dr. Prashant Mali
India’s data protection landscape has undergone its biggest shift in decades with the introduction of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA) 2023 and...
C-DOT to Build Quantum Communication CoE in Amaravati
The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) has signed an MoU with the Government of Andhra Pradesh to participate in the Amaravati Quantum Valley...
Rubrik Report Warns of Rising Identity Threats Fueled by AI Agents
A new report from Rubrik Zero Labs reveals a sharp escalation in identity-driven cyber threats, driven largely by the rapid adoption of AI agents...
Google Faces Privacy Lawsuit Over Gemini AI’s Alleged Activation Without Consent
Google is facing a major privacy lawsuit in California over allegations that it secretly activated its Gemini AI assistant across key products — Gmail,...
SC Calls for Blockchain Based Overhaul of India’s Property Registration System
The Supreme Court of India has called on the central government to modernize the country’s property registration framework by adopting blockchain technology, describing the...
Netskope: Manufacturers Embrace Approved AI, Cut Shadow AI Risks
A new report from Netskope Threat Labs shows that the manufacturing sector is rapidly improving its governance of artificial intelligence (AI), transitioning from unmonitored...
UIDAI Launches ‘Aadhaar Vision 2032’ for Next-Gen Digital Identity
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has initiated a sweeping technological and strategic review to shape the next decade of Aadhaar’s evolution through...
