India is Highest for Spam Emails Security Report says: India has been named as the top country for receiving the highest amount of spam emails. The country is getting more spam than countries such as America and Brazil. Cisco conducted their 2017 Annual Cybersecurity Report and found the surprising results. They calculated how much email countries…
TRAI shifts deadline for Net Neutrality comments to March 15: Telecom regulator Trai today extended the last date for comments on the contentious Net neutrality by a month to March 15. Telecom operators and Internet-based companies have been at loggerheads on the issue which is linked to providing preferential access to select customers. Read More
India’s proposed mass surveillance programme seen as a blow to internet freedom: India’s new mass surveillance project, dubbed Centralised Monitoring System (CMS), will reportedly be fully operational by the first quarter of 2017, according to a draft Universal Periodic Review (UPR) report, which is due to be reviewed by the UN in the coming months.…
Online extortion: India’s confidence tricksters are scamming women worldwide: An increasing number of women abroad are falling prey to extortion after striking up friendships on social media with men based in India, say law enforcement authorities in Delhi. However, it is difficult to arrive at the exact number of such cases as there is no…
Sextortion, sexting, terror; growing perils of online access in India: Microsoft study: There is a growing concern for cyberbullying, terror recruiting, sexting, revenge porn and sextortion among Indian users as internet penetration shows an increase, a new study released by Microsoft on Tuesday has found. Read More
Letter to MeitY raising concern about frequent Internet shutdowns in India: In the last few years, India has witnessed a constant increase in the instances of Internet shutdowns in the country. These incidents point to the issuance of orders mostly by State Governments to block mobile and/or fixed line Internet services in an attempt to…
IAMAI Wants a Law to Enforce Payment Neutrality: Taking a cue from the Finance Minister’s budget speech and Ratan Watal committee recommendation, Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) suggests formation of a law on payment neutrality in India. As net neutrality is critical for Indian internet companies to flourish, payment neutrality is essential for…
Alibaba in talks with Telecom operators to provide free Internet in India: Alibaba’s UCWeb, the internet software and services provider has big plans for India, the company is currently negotiating with telecom operators and Wi-Fi providers to provide free internet in India Read More...
How a suspicious call led police to a telephone exchange scam (and international espionage?): The crackdown on an illegal telephone exchange last fortnight has led the Uttar Pradesh anti-terrorism squad to what they believe is an international espionage network. The police have made 12 arrests in the case so far and are trying to find…
Lax reporting by banks spoils arrest of cyber crime: Dy Guv: MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India has said that Indian banks are being lax in reporting cyber attacks to the regulator exposing the financial system and that state run banks are at a higher risk of such crimes than their private peers. Read More