Cybersecurity Morning Roundup: Fortinet Critical Advisory, Ransomware Surge, DPDP Compliance & More

• 31 May, 2026
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Good morning, Here’s your cybersecurity morning roundup for Sunday, May 31, 2026.

🔴 CERT-In Issues Critical Advisory for FortiOS & FortiProxy

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a critical severity advisory (CIAD-2026-00XX) regarding multiple vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy. These stack-based buffer overflow flaws could allow unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems.

Affected Products: FortiOS 7.6.x, 7.4.x, 7.2.x | FortiProxy 7.4.x, 7.2.x

Recommended Action: Immediately upgrade FortiOS to 7.4.5+ and FortiProxy to 7.4.3+. Restrict management access to trusted IPs and enable MFA on all admin accounts.

⚠️ Ransomware Attacks on Indian Enterprises Surge 62%

A new cybersecurity report reveals that ransomware attacks targeting Indian enterprises have increased by 62% in 2026 compared to the same period last year. Threat actors are specifically targeting manufacturing, healthcare, and financial services sectors using advanced evasion techniques and double extortion tactics.

Recommended Action: Implement regular offline backups, deploy endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions, and conduct regular tabletop exercises for incident response teams.

📋 DPDP Act Compliance Deadline Approaching

The Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act compliance deadline is fast approaching, requiring all Indian companies handling personal data to implement robust data protection measures. Organizations need to ensure they have proper consent mechanisms, data localization strategies, and breach notification procedures in place.

Recommended Action: Conduct a DPDP Act readiness assessment, appoint a Data Protection Officer (DPO), and review data processing agreements with third-party vendors.

📊 India SIEM Market to Reach ₹2,800 Crore by 2027

The Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) market in India is projected to reach ₹2,800 crore by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 18.5%. The growth is driven by increasing regulatory compliance requirements, rising cyber threats, and growing adoption of cloud-based security solutions among Indian enterprises.

🔒 Fortinet FortiOS 7.6: New Security Features & AI-Powered Threat Detection

Fortinet has announced FortiOS 7.6 with significant security enhancements including AI-powered threat detection, improved zero-trust network access (ZTNA), and advanced SD-WAN capabilities. The update also introduces enhanced API security and automated threat response workflows.

🕵️ Cisco Talos Q2 2026 Report: Rising APT Activity Targets South Asia

Cisco Talos has released its Q2 2026 threat report highlighting increased Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) activity targeting South Asian organizations, particularly in the government, defense, and critical infrastructure sectors. The report notes a shift toward living-off-the-land (LotL) techniques.

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