Cyber Security
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87% of focused cyber attacks are being detected and blocked, says Accenture
Technology | Apr 17, 2018, 01:24 PM ISTOnly one in eight focused cyber attacks are getting through versus one in three last year- Accenture.
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67% Indian businesses hit by ransomware, 38% twice: Cybersecurity survey
Technology | Mar 14, 2018, 02:27 PM ISTMore than 70 percent surveyed do not have anti-exploit technology, which means these businesses are easy prey for data breaches and complex threats like WannaCrypt.
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s India visit: India, Israel ink 9 pacts; PMs hold talk to boost ties
India | Jan 15, 2018, 03:29 PM ISTIn the joint presser, Netanyahu described Modi as a “revolutionary” leader.
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Majority concerned about protection of Aadhaar details, says survey
India | Jan 10, 2018, 12:27 PM ISTThe survey to find people's take on the cyber security mechanism to protect their data said that 20 per cent were "somewhat confident" while 23 per cent were "quite confident" about UIDAI being able to protect their Aadhaar details
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PM Modi asks top police officials to deal with cyber crime on priority
India | Jan 08, 2018, 07:32 PM ISTModi said cyber security issues should be dealt with immediately and should receive highest priority.
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Info sharing among nations to counter cyber threat, says PM Modi
India | Nov 23, 2017, 06:17 PM ISTPM Modi said that Internet, by nature, is inclusive, but the quest for an open and accessible Internet often leads to vulnerability like cyber attacks.
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Cyber security top concern for corporate IoT deployments: BlackBerry
Internet | Oct 17, 2017, 07:51 PM ISTBlackBerry has released findings from a new global research white paper which surveyed IT decision makers on corporate IoT deployments.
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Facebook joins hands with suicide prevention partners to curb Blue Whale Challenge deaths
Lifestyle | Sep 08, 2017, 03:16 PM ISTFacebook is working with suicide prevention partners to track phrases, hashtags and group names associated with online challenges encouraging self-harm or suicide.
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Trump's cybersecurity advisors resign en masse
World | Aug 27, 2017, 08:56 PM ISTSeven members of Donald Trump's cybersecurity team have resigned, accusing the US president of ignoring the pressing national security matters.
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Cyber security of the banks is a key challenge before us,says Arun Jaitley
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RBI to set up panel on strengthening cyber security
Feb 08, 2017, 06:25 PM ISTRBI today decided to set up an inter-disciplinary panel on cyber security to examine various threats and suggest measures to deal with it.
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Indian banks now face another cyber attack breaching their SWIFT systems: Report
Jan 16, 2017, 10:54 AM ISTWhile the Central government is leaving no stone unturned to turn the nation into a cashless economy, an alarming revelation has raised put a question mark on the security of digital transactions.
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‘No computer is safe’, says Donald Trump, wants couriers, no emails
World | Jan 02, 2017, 10:10 AM ISTDonald Trump says that "no computer is safe" when it comes to keeping information private, expressing new scepticism about the security of online communications
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MHA red flags vulnerabilities, asks e-commerce companies to beef up cyber security
India | Dec 23, 2016, 11:47 PM ISTAmid an exponential increase in number of digital transactions post demonetization, the Ministry of Home Affairs has asked digital payment and e-commerce companies to beef up their cyber security. Sources in the Home Ministry said
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Chinese company admits to planting spyware in mobile phones
Nov 17, 2016, 02:09 PM ISTA Chinese company has admitted that it planted a spyware in some Android mobile phones that sent back to China information about the users and text messages.
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Websites of seven Indian missions ‘hacked’, data dumped online
World | Nov 07, 2016, 05:07 PM ISTKapustkiy and Kasimierz claimed to hack websites of seven Indian missions in Europe and Africa on Monday and confidential data was dumped online.
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Security of mobile wallets under threat by online shopping and social network: Norton report
Jun 28, 2016, 05:13 PM ISTNew Delhi: There are over 1.08 crores apps in over 200 app stores to improve our productivity but one third of them come with malware. These malware hamper the security of majority of mobile wallet
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‘Intruder, Romantic’: Hackers ‘supporting’ Pak lay seige to seven Indian embassy sites
India | Jun 10, 2016, 04:26 PM ISTA day after news emerged of hackers laying siege to several of Delhi’s top bureaucrats comes another shocker. The group, who claim to be supporters of Pakistan, has hacked into the websites of seven Indian embassies.
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Cybersecurity to create 1 million jobs: Nasscom
Apr 19, 2016, 09:19 AM ISTNew Delhi: Increasing incidents of cyber attacks and data protection efforts globally are expected to create $35 billion revenue opportunity and employment opportunities for about a million professionals by 2025 for India, IT industry body
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Pakistan based ring hacks phones of Indian Army personnel
India | Nov 02, 2015, 05:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: A private consortium has claimed that phones of Army personnel, who had downloaded some mobile application related to news, had been compromised by hackers based in Pakistan.However, Information and Technology department denied any