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Cost of data breach hits record high during pandemic: IBM
As per the India insights, Rs 5,900 was the cost per lost or stolen record in the 2021 study, an increase of 6.85 percent from 2020.
The top three primary initial attack vectors for data breaches included phishing, malicious insider, and physical security compromise.
Depositors to get up to Rs 5 lakh within 90 days of banks being put under moratorium: Centre
With the recent amendment, depositors will get an insurance of Rs 5 lakh even if a bank is put under RBI’s watch and its operations are suspended.The law will protect 98.3 percent of the bank accounts
Domestic operators lead in growing Indian e-commerce market: Fitch
While there are a growing number of opportunities, said Fitch, there is also increasing competition between new and existing players.
World faces shortage of merchant sailors to crew ships -study
The Delta variant of the coronavirus has hit hard in parts of Asia and prompted many nations to cut off land access for sailors. That’s left captains unable to rotate weary crews and about 100,000 seafarers stranded at sea beyond their stints, in a flashback to 2020 and the height of lockdowns when over 200,000 merchant sailors were stuck on ships. read more
India records 43,645 fresh Covid-19 cases, 640 more deaths: Health ministry
The total number of Covid vaccine doses administered so far as part of the nationwide vaccination drive has reached 44.61 crore.
New York city to offer 100 dollars for vaccination
The announcement comes just days after the mayor said all city workers would have to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by mid-September or face weekly testing. De Blasio also announced that more than 9.9 million doses of vaccine have been administered in the city so far. Sixty-six per cent of adults have been fully vaccinated and 71 per cent have received at least one dose, according to the New York City health department, The Hill reported.
Kerala CM says extreme poverty to be eradicated in 5 years; hails SC verdict
“A first step in this direction is the new project launched by Kerala to eradicate extreme poverty. A survey, that is being conducted as part of it, will be completed within four months,” the Chief Minister said.
After that micro-plans would be prepared under the aegis of local self government institutions and necessary steps would be taken to free families suffering from extreme poverty from their pathetic state, he said.
“Kerala”s aim is to eradicate extreme poverty in the next five years. Let”s all move forward together to achieve that goal in a better way,” Vijayan added.
COVID-19 infections rise, Delta variant spreads to 132 countries: WHO
An average of around 540 000 cases was reported globally each day over the past week as compared to 490 000 cases reported daily the week before.
Of the four COVID-19 mutations that WHO has designated “variants of concern”, the UN agency said that the Alpha variant is present in 182 countries, Beta is in 131, Gamma in 81 and after reaching eight new countries in the past week, the Delta variant is now in 132 countries.
Expand number of types of cybercrimes from 9 to 23, Russia proposes to UN
The draft convention, presented by Gorodov in Vienna, “introduces new elements of crimes committed using information and communication”.
“The draft reflects 23 corpus delicti, including unauthorized access to personal data, illegal distribution of counterfeit medicines and medical devices, terrorism, extremism, rehabilitation of Nazism, illegal trafficking of drugs, weapons, involvement of minors in illegal activities and much more — all the most relevant in the world of cybercrime,” Deputy Prosecutor General Petr Gorodov said.
England scraps quarantine for fully vaccinated EU, U.S. visitors
Top of the list is a reopening of the UK-U.S. travel corridor which is still affected by a ban on all non-U.S. citizens who have been in Britain. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told LBC Radio earlier on Wednesday that he wanted U.S. citizens to come to England “freely” and was discussing making changes.
Travellers also still have to take an expensive COVID-19 test before departure and shortly after arrival in England. BA Chief Executive Sean Doyle said the company’s trials had proved it could check travellers for vaccination status quickly and safely.