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In the absence of evidence of any market or regulatory failure with respect to the existing mechanism, OTT [over the top] services should not be brought under the regulatory framework of the Broadcasting Bill, the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) says in its submission to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) on the draft Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill, 2023.

Over 80% of companies are increasing their investment in cybersecurity, according to a report by software company Capterra. The survey, conducted with 1,264 employees in India, focused on how companies engage employees in cybersecurity, handle phishing attacks, and provide security awareness training.

The country s interim budget is about to be presented. Before this, various types of reactions are coming from industry leaders on the budget. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is going to present the sixth budget of her career. She will be the second Finance Minister after former Prime Minister and Finance Minister Morarji Desai to do so.

The interim budget focuses on the government s objective of making India a $5 trillion economy and a developed nation by 2047, Assocham President Ajay Singh said on Thursday. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her sixth Budget on Thursday in which she announced a Rs 11.11 lakh crore spending on infrastructure among other proposals.

We welcome India s Union Budget 202425 unveiled today and applaud the Indian Government for putting digitalization, inclusive and sustainable development, and enhanced capabilities and contribution to the generation of resources to power investments at the core.

At a time when cyber-attacks are rampant on government institutions, the Indian government in the 2024 interim budget nearly doubled the allocation for cybersecurity projects from Rs 400 crore in 20232024 to Rs 759 crore in 20242025. Majority of these projects are taken up by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).

US based cybersecurity company Proofpoint is laying off 280 employees, or around six per cent of its total workforce of 4,500. The job cuts will include around 20 employees in its Israel offices, which number around 300 people, reports Calcalist.

On an average, it takes teams six days to address a security alert whereas attackers require only hours to exploit newfound vulnerabilities. Manually responding to each one is impossible, says Anil Valluri, MD & VP India & Saarc, Palo Alto Networks. Automation is critical in any organisation s cybersecurity armour.

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), an AI powered, cloud delivered cybersecurity platform provider, has announced the launch of Check Point Quantum Spark 1900 and 2000, the latest additions to its firewall series for small and medium business (SMBs).

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., a leading AI powered, cloud delivered cybersecurity platform provider, announces the launch of Check Point Quantum Spark 1900 and 2000, the latest additions to its next generation firewall series for small and medium business (SMBs). These advanced security gateways are specifically engineered to protect SMBs from ever evolving cyber threats.