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Acronis issues warning of critical privacy risks in 2021 Late last year, Acronis issued a timely report that warned 2021 would be the “year of extortion”, where ransomware attacks weren’t just seeking a ransom to decrypt your data, but a ransom not to leak it all over the Internet, too . Deloitte & Touche Buys Threat-Hunting Firm Deloitte & Touche has purchased most assets of cyber threat-hunting services firm Root9B (R9B), which will now be part of Deloitte's Detect and Respond service offering for clients. Google’s BeyondCorp Enterprise security platform is now generally available Google today announced that BeyondCorp Enterprise, the zero-trust security platform modeled after how Google itself keeps its network safe without relying on a VPN, is now generally available. North Korean hackers targeting cybersecurity community: Google Google has identified a North Korean government hacking group that is targeting members of the cyber-security community engaging in vulnerabil...

  Google investigates ethical AI team member over handling of sensitive data Alphabet Inc's Google is investigating a member of its ethical AI team and has locked the corporate account linked to that person after finding that thousands of files were retrieved from its server and shared with external accounts, the company said on Wednesday. Stolen Employee Credentials Put Leading Gaming Companies at Risk of Severe Cyber Attacks Israeli-based cybersecurity firm Kela says more than 500,000 leaked credentials belonging to more than two dozen leading gaming companies were on sale on the dark web. Cybersecurity trends turned unpredictable after COVID, says PwC The pandemic and the worldwide adoption of remote working resulted in cybersecurity undergoing years’ worth of transformation in a matter of months and therefore it is tough to understand the current cybersecurity landscape and predict security trends, PwC India said on Friday. After the big hack of the U.S. government, Biden enli...

  Kaspersky experts connect SolarWinds attack with Kazuar backdoor Kaspersky’s experts found various specific code similarities between Sunburst and known versions of Kazuar backdoors – the type of malware that provides remote access to a victim’s machine. The new findings provide insights that can help the researchers move forward in the investigation of the attack. Google launches $3 million funds to fight vaccine misinformation The Google News Initiative on Tuesday launched a global open fund to fight misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, worth up to $3 million.   Com Olho becomes India’s first company to win the patent for advertising fraud detection Com Olho, one of the fastest-growing companies to protect enterprises from digital frauds, has become India’s first company to receive a patent for Advertising Fraud detection. The company creates innovative – new-age technology to help enterprises mitigate the risks arising from various kinds of digital frauds. IBM Helps Au...

  Deep tech adoption driving growth for India's tech startups in 2021: Report   Covid-19 has led to significant momentum in the deep-tech space with increased interest from VC firms and funding agencies to invest in deep-tech start-ups. 14% of total investments in 2020 were in deep-tech start-ups, up from 11% in 2019. Further, 87% of all deep-tech investments were in AI/ML start-ups, in 2020.   Threat Intelligence Market Will Obtain $16.1 Billion by 2025 Threat intelligence market size is projected to grow from USD 10.9 billion in 2020 to USD 16.1 billion by 2025, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 8.2% during the forecast period. Motorola Solutions Expands Cybersecurity Services to Secure Mission-Critical Operations   Motorola Solutions announced expanded cybersecurity services to help public safety and enterprises continuously secure their mission-critical operations. Private companies, PSUs may get access to govt's crime database, for a fee Private compani...

  Google unveils machine learning model for Indian languages Google has unveiled a machine learning tool for Indian languages to help researchers, students, and startups keen on building local language technologies with a common framework across several languages in the country.   Hackers Amp Up COVID-19 IP Theft Attacks   Attackers are looking to the healthcare space as a rich repository of intellectual property (IP) now more than ever, as critical research of COVID-19 therapeutics are developed and Pfizer, Moderna, and other biotech firms begin to mass-produce vaccines.   Medical Cyber Security Market to Witness Huge Growth by 2025   The Global Medical Cyber Security Market survey analysis offers energetic visions to conclude and study the market size, market hopes, and competitive surroundings.     IBM: Hackers targeting vaccine distribution ops   IBM security researchers say they have detected a cyber espionage effort using targeted phish...