Using computers and internet technologies without understanding the basics of cybersecurity is akin to driving a car without seatbelts. Even as information technology (IT) as a discipline has flourished in universities and colleges across the world, cybersecurity as a structured curriculum is a relatively recent phenomenon. Although India has fared

“Pandemic” was the word of the year, with runners up including quarantine, coronavirus and asymptomatic. They make sense, of course, but two phrases that should also be included in that list are “remote worker” (or work from home, take your pick) and “new normal.” In the cybersecurity world, everything revolved the

The Christmas shopping season is in full swing. This year, online retailers pushed the boundaries with “Black/ White/ Yellow Friday” deals in the hopes of improving their online sales, thanks to the uncertainty around in-store shopping due to COVID-19, leading many customers to make their purchases from the safety of

The cybersecurity industry is trending upwards. More people are sharing sensitive data online, which entices criminals to find new ways to attack internet users. Every industry faces change, but the change the cybersecurity industry is facing may threaten job security.  What Change is Threatening Job Security? First of all, it’s

As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, 2020 has been a year marked by rapid digitalisation at an unprecedented pace. But this process has also come with increased cyber-security risks in the form of QR code scams, WhatsApp hijacking and phishing e-mails, as hackers and scammers look to exploit the