Cyber Security
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Ahead of Modi-Obama meeting next month, India and US agree to bolster cybersecurity cooperation
World | Aug 14, 2015, 11:46 PM ISTWashington: Facing common threat from overseas cyber attacks, India and the US on Friday decided to join hands in combating cyber crime that would not only help them address these challenges, but also advance Prime
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India, US to enhance cyber security cooperation
World | Aug 14, 2015, 09:38 AM ISTWashington: India and the US have committed to robust cooperation on cyber issues to increase global cyber security and promote the digital economy.They have identified a variety of opportunities for increased collaboration on cyber security
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International hacking ring steal up to $1 billion from banks
Feb 16, 2015, 06:56 AM ISTNew York: A report from a cybersecurity firm says an international hacking ring has stolen up to $1 billion from banks around the globe in what would be one of the biggest banking breaches known.The
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Obama pushes for cybersecurity, urges firms to share data
World | Feb 14, 2015, 09:08 AM ISTWashington: US President Barack Obama signed an executive order Friday urging companies to share cybersecurity threat information among themselves and with the government.The executive order encourages the creation of Information Sharing and Analysis Organisations (ISAOs),
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US to spend $14 billion for cyber security
World | Feb 05, 2015, 07:53 AM ISTNew York: In a bid to bolster the cyber security defence of the country, the US President Barack Obama has proposed a budget seeking $14 billion for the fiscal year 2016.The budget was released on
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Obama to focus on cybersecurity ahead of annual speech
World | Jan 11, 2015, 11:19 AM ISTWashington: President Barack Obama will spend most of the coming week previewing more of the proposals he will outline in his annual State of the Union policy address, including on identity theft, electronic privacy and
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US to ask China to restart cyber-security working group
Jun 29, 2014, 08:32 AM ISTWashington: The United States wants to restart a cybersecurity working group that China shut down after the U.S. indicted five Chinese military officers on charges of hacking into American companies' computers to steal trade secrets.Assistant
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Revealed! Top cybersecurity threats for 2013
Dec 16, 2013, 08:26 PM ISTWashington: The top cybersecurity threats in 2013 reportedly included hacktivists targeting users' privacy at the top spot, followed bycyberespionage campaigns along with the newest craze of stealing bitcoins. Security firm Kaspersky Lab said that the
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US needs to build partnership with India on cyber security
Jul 24, 2013, 10:48 AM ISTWashington, July 24: The US needs to build up partnership with India on cyber security issues, eminent American experts have said, noting that New Delhi faces threat in the cyber sphere from Pakistan, China and
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China wants cyber security communication with US
World | May 22, 2013, 07:14 AM ISTBeijing, May 22: China has appealed for communication with the US on cyber security, Xinhua reported yesterday.While stressing that cyber security was a global issue, confronting not only America but also China, a foreign ministry
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NSA asked to tackle cyber security threat
India | Aug 31, 2012, 10:45 PM ISTOn Board PM's Special Aircraft, Aug 31: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has directed the National Security Advisor to find a viable policy to tackle cyber terrorism threat.“I have been asking my NSA to zero in
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Chidambaram for national centre on cyber security
India | Apr 30, 2012, 05:28 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 30: In the backdrop of rising cyber crime, Home Minister P Chidambaram disclosed today that the government proposed to create a national structure for cyber security and establish a National Threat Intelligence
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India, Kazakhstan Sign Nuclear, Oil Pacts
World | Apr 16, 2011, 03:24 PM ISTAstana, Apr 16: Embarking on an ambitious roadmap to consolidate their strategic partnership, India and Kazakhstan today signed seven pacts, including a framework agreement in civil nuclear field and a stake-sharing accord in oil sector,