Information Technology (IT) today has become an important tool for an efficient banking system, and Indian banks have put in place a fairly strong infrastructure to leverage its benefits. The ‘Digital India’ campaign has the potential to transform the Indian banking industry. Highlighting the progress of ‘Digital India’, more than 12,000 rural post office branches…
In a recent seemingly sci-fi incident, a first of its kind cyber-attack grounded a Polish airline completely paralyzing its ground operations and forcing a cancellation of 10 flights from Warsaw! An even more unexpected attack was successfully carried out when hackers broke into a large, global retail giant’s network through the remotely managed HVAC system(!)…
Make Jammu and Kashmir corruption free! As the chief minister Ms Mehbooba Mufti asserted that her government will utilize e-services so that work is completed on-time and corruption is routed out, social and e-governance activists in J&K state have petitioned her office to take immediate steps to implement the laws. An online petition signed by scores…
There is growing momentum behind the idea that children’s rights need renewed support and fresh thinking in today’s digital age. How can children’s right to privacy be respected when anything and everything seems to be online, permanently? How can they be protected, when the internet has been designed for adults and doesn’t even know which…
New 4G entrants may try to disrupt the market by offering data for free. This prediction by Rajiv Sharma, an analyst with HSBC Securities and Capital markets India, may be music to the ears of many who are itching to get on the 4G bandwagon and are already using the promotional offers rolled out by…
“Can you deny a woman her right to climb Mount Everest?”, the Supreme Court asked on Monday. In using the Everest example, the top court was underscoring the point that the constitution, not custom, should govern what is banned and what is not, anywhere, including in temples. The court added that the constitution – not…
Muslim women in India are petitioning the country’s Supreme Court to ban ‘triple talaq’ as a means of instant divorce, arguing it is unconstitutional, discriminatory and contrary to Islamic law. A ‘triple talaq’ allows a husband to instantly divorce his wife, either orally or in writing, simply by repeating the term ‘talaq’ – or divorce –…
WhatsApp has found itself on the receiving end of Indian government’s scrutiny since itintroduced end-to-end encryption for all texts, voice calls and videos across all device platforms last week. The 256-bit encryption on WhatsApp, which allows only the recipient to view the files, messages and texts sent over the platform, has raisedquestions over the app’s legality…
A survey by Chinese telecom giant Huawei has ranked India at 44th on Global Connectivity Index among the list of 50 countries. Announcing its third GCI report in Shanghai in China, the Huawei mapped the improvements internationally in the field of internet connectivity. The report divided the 50 countries in three categories, Starter, Adopter and Frontrunners.…
New Delhi, Apr 7 (KNN) With a view to empowering MSMEs with knowledge and messages to deal with challenges concerning internet security, a focused internet safety programme has been launched. Data Security Council of India (DSCI) in partnership with Google India, has conceived the ‘Internet Safety Program’ for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), which…