Predictions are a dangerous thing. Because even fantastically smart people can be fantastically wrong. And yet predictions are also a safe thing. Because even when you are dead wrong in public, almost nobody remembers. (Which is why your local weatherperson still has a job.) So with this in mind, I offer my five cyber security predictions for…
Nearly every U.S. weapons program tested in fiscal 2014 showed “significant vulnerabilities” to cyber-attacks, including misconfigured, unpatched and outdated software, the Pentagon’s chief weapons tester said in his annual report released Tuesday.
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Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) has been playing an important role in socio economic development of the country. In terms of value, the sector contributes around 8% of GDP and accounts for around 40% of the total exports and around 45% of the manufacturing output. Kalraj Mishra, Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium…
In order to reach out to the citizens and provide them hassle free service, the Kamrup Metro district administration has added a new feature in its e-governance system for smooth and hassle free delivery of the registered deeds executed during 1998 to 2008.
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A recent article by India-based exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen has sparked a controversy among the Muslim community. Various Muslim organisations namely the All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat and the Jamat-e-Islami Hind have condemned the way the writer has misinterpreted the holy Quran claiming that its verses give sanction to Muslims to kill infidels. Taslima made…
Move over jihadis, it’s the season of political intolerance whereby any film, book or artwork which pokes fun or is not in sync with our leaders thinking, cause and outlook is not only banned, vandalized, but, worse, every view is considered an act of sedition. And the writer, film maker or official is given a…
The tragic attack on Charlie Hebdo office, a satirical French weekly newspaper, on January 7 were rightly and unequivocally condemned by those who believe in the freedom of expression; and the utmost solidarity it generated through offline and online viral campaign, “Je suis Charlie” – “I am Charlie” was a clear denouncement of such violence…
The general perception, even amongst people who don’t see themselves as Islamophobes, is that Islam is obscurantist and medieval. What was once progressive no longer applies to the 21st century. Of course, this is true of most religions. But believers in religion X find it hard to grasp that religion Y or B or W…
Tencent Holdings Ltd, China’s biggest social networking firm, has shut down 133 accounts on its hugely popular mobile messaging app for “distorting history”, state media said on Tuesday, citing a government internet authority. The WeChat accounts, including one whose name translates as “This is not history”, spread “fabricated information” and confused the public, the official…
Tencent Holdings Ltd, China’s biggest social networking firm, has shut down 133 accounts on its hugely popular mobile messaging app for “distorting history”, state media said on Tuesday, citing a government internet authority. The WeChat accounts, including one whose name translates as “This is not history”, spread “fabricated information” and confused the public, the official…