About 16 million mobile devices have been infected by malicious software globally in 2014, according to the latest report by Alcatel-Lucent’s security arm Motive Security Labs. Such malware is used by “cybercriminals for corporate and personal espionage, information theft, denial of service attacks on business and governments, and banking and advertising scams,” the report said.…
With the passing of 8 new draft bills under the banner of “Digital Economy” by the Thai junta cabinet and awaiting approval by the rubber-stamping ersatz-parliament, the National Legislative Assembly (NLA), the main focus of the criticism is aimed at the cyber security bill and the amendments to the 2007 Computer Crime Act (CCA). Read…
To address those cyber crimes that have spread much of a havoc recently, Microsoft has launched its fifth global Cyber crime Satellite Centre in Singapore. The facility is an effort to eradicate all those possibilities that would let hackers to conceive a cyber attack in the Asia-Pacific region.
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US President Barack Obama presided over the White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection, which took place last Friday. An executive order was signed at the Summit, which concentrates on private companies working together with the government agencies to fight off cyberthreats. Barring Apple CEO Tim Cook, other top tech guys from the US decided to give…
British Prime Minister David Cameron today condemned the shootings in Copenhagen that left two people dead as an “appalling attack on free speech and religious freedom”. A 55-year-old man was killed at a panel discussion about Islam and free speech yesterday, and in a second attack, a young Jewish man was killed outside Copenhagen’s main…
Ever since rumours regarding the Indian launch of Internet.org app by Facebook in a tie-up with Reliance were confirmed, there has been lively speculation about whether the move is a violation of net neutrality. The app presents an opportunity for internet access (The stated objective ambitiously being internet access for the two thirds of the…
At a time when reason seems to have taken a holiday, it appears terror has taken over the world and freedoms are in peril like never before, at least not since the Middle Ages. People of different faiths, and even those who profess atheism and rationalism, have been attacked. Religious freedom was under fire in…
“We, Tanmay Bhat, Gursimran Khamba, Ashish Shakya, Rohan Joshi at AIB hereby offer an unconditional apology to the entire Christian community for any offence that may have been caused to its members as a result of the AIB Knockout.
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Scytl, the worldwide leader in election modernization, online voting and eGovernance technology, once again receives leading industry expert recognition for its end-to-end eDemocracy platform. The recent Frost & Sullivan 2014 Global Award for Competitive Strategy Innovation and Leadership awarded to Scytl recognizes the company as a leader not only for the its investment in R&D,…
E-commerce heavyweight Flipkart has signed a memorandum of understanding with the CSC e-governance India Limited to work out a mechanism to help Common Service Centers (CSCs) pan India to leverage Flipkart’s e-commerce platform. The MoU has emphasis on development of ancillary industries (packaging, logistics) and employment avenues in rural areas to help reduce rural migration and enhancing the revenue generation opportunities…