India ranked 18 out of 24 countries, falling from rank 17 in the same study conducted three-years ago. BSA is a non-profit which counts Apple, Microsoft, Adobe, Cisco and IBM as members. “The finding is a sign that the legal and regulatory environment for cloud computing in India is not keeping pace with cloud innovation,”…
There are four key aspects that can be gleaned from the text of this paragraph. First, the abuse of ICTs (including the internet) in violation of United Nations Charter and international law, “for terrorism and other criminal purposes”. Second, the need for countering such abuse by strengthening cooperation, and developing an international treaty for addressing…
Twitter has been long missing tools to deal with multiple abusive tweets but the social media company has finally announced updates for iOS, Android and desktop users that promise to take care of the problem. Earlier, users had to flag off individual tweets to Twitter’s safety team to report abuse online. The new updates, in…
Symantec’s Internet Security Report (ISTR), 2016 reported a worrying shift to highly organized and professional cybercriminal activity. Even more worrying is that India is a prime target of this activity. The IRTS also notes a sharp increase in mobile device related scams. It lists a range of new mobile device related cybercrimes that were discovered…
The central government should declare “parental alienation” a crime and make shared parenting mandatory in order to protect the rights of the children, an activist said on Sunday. “Parental alienation” refers primarily to the manipulation and brainwashing of a child that a parent resorts to in order to exclude the other parent from the life…
Washington:India ranks an abysmally low at 133 among 180 countries in the latest annual World Press Freedom Index which says Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems “indifferent” to the threats against journalists. The 2016 ‘World Press Freedom Index’ released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is led by Finland, which retained its top spot for the sixth…
Symantec’s Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR), Volume 21, reveals an organisational shift by cyber criminals: They are adopting corporate best practices and establishing professional businesses in order to increase the efficiency of their attacks against enterprises and consumers. This new class of professional cyber criminal spans the entire ecosystem of attackers, extending the reach of…
Union minister Giriraj Singh proposed on Thursday to revoke the voting rights of people with more than two children to control the population. “If Malaysia and Indonesia can make the law, then there must be a strict law. The nation won’t progress without population control. There must be a balance. Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians…
Six marriages took place over two days around the Hindu festival Akshaya Tritiya, which is believed to be an auspicious time for child marriages in rural India.
Britain on Thursday said it was aware of “particular concerns” over violence against women and girls in India during a review of the global human rights situation in 2015. It also listed 30 nations as “human rights priority countries” where it plans to “prioritise engagement”. India does not figure in the list that includes Myanmar,…