On Wednesday, officials in India said at least seven people who were quarantined due to flu-like symptoms or as a precaution, have tested negative for the deadly H5N1 strain of the avian flu, Reuters reports.“Five samples are being subjected for further tests. Right now, we have no single (confirmed) human case of avian influenza,” India’s federal health secretary, P.K. Hota, told Reuters. “Even those five cases, if they are established as having H5N1, are unlikely to be full-blown cases.”In Maharashtra, a western Indian state, roughly 400,000 birds have been slaughtered in an attempt to slow the virus’ proliferation.For more related coverage, read India Awaits Results of Avian Flu Tests, Europe Takes Action Against Bird Flu, Researchers: Immunizations, Quarantines Would Stem Flu Pandemic and Planning for Pandemic.Listen to What You Need to Know About Avian Flu, our podcast with Ed Carubis, former CIO of the NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene.Don’t forget to keep checking in at our CSO Security Feed page for updated news coverage. Related content news analysis Companies are already feeling the pressure from upcoming US SEC cyber rules New Securities and Exchange Commission cyber incident reporting rules don't kick in until December, but experts say they highlight the need for greater collaboration between CISOs and the C-suite By Cynthia Brumfield Sep 28, 2023 6 mins Regulation Data Breach Financial Services Industry news UK data regulator warns that data breaches put abuse victims’ lives at risk The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has reprimanded seven organizations in the past 14 months for data breaches affecting victims of domestic abuse. By Michael Hill Sep 28, 2023 3 mins Electronic Health Records Data Breach Government news EchoMark releases watermarking solution to secure private communications, detect insider threats Enterprise-grade software embeds AI-driven, forensic watermarking in emails and documents to pinpoint potential insider risks By Michael Hill Sep 28, 2023 4 mins Communications Security Threat and Vulnerability Management Security Software news SpecterOps to use in-house approximation to test for global attack variations The new offering uses atomic tests and in-house approximation in purple team assessment to test all known techniques of an attack. By Shweta Sharma Sep 28, 2023 3 mins Penetration Testing Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe