Ways in which you can keep your password strong to ward off that initial intrusion. ...
06:49 AM, Feb 28, 2013
India will soon have a cyber security policy that will ensure preventive measures against cyber crime and fraud, the government said Wednesday. ...
04:45 PM, Feb 27, 2013
India is setting up a national cyber security architecture to protect critical information infrastructure and other networks, National Security Advisor (NSA) Shivshankar Menon said on Monday. ...
01:40 AM, Jan 22, 2013
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said that social media is the new challenge that the national security faces and a system needs to be put in place to stop its misuse. "The use of bulk SMSes and social media to aggravate the communal situation is a new challenge that the recent disturbances have thrown before us. We need to fully understand how these new media are used...
01:09 PM, Sep 08, 2012
Islamabad: Officials in the Pakistani Prime Minister's office went into a tizzy after unidentified persons attempted to circulate an email purportedly containing the premier's message for Defence Day, exposing the lack of cyber security in the office's media arm. An email titled "Prime Minister's Message on Defence Day" was sent to scribes from the ID "pmmediaofficer@gmail.com", which is very similar to one of the IDs used by the premier's media...
03:38 PM, Sep 04, 2012
New Delhi: Computer security analysts have issued an alert for Internet users and operators against hackers attempting to target websites of "reputed" government and private organisations. Cyber security agencies have also asked Internet users to deploy adequate firewalls and security measures to combat these attacks originating through Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS). "It is observed that some hacker groups are launching distributed denial of service attacks on websites of government...
10:19 AM, May 27, 2012
Washington: US intelligence officials accused China and Russia on Thursday of systematically stealing American high-tech data for their own national economic gain. It was the most forceful and detailed public airing of US allegations after years of private complaints. US officials and cybersecurity experts said the US must openly confront China and Russia in a broad diplomatic push to combat cyberattacks that are on the rise and represent a "persistent...
09:29 AM, Nov 04, 2011
Washington: Microsoft Corp said hackers exploited a previously unknown bug in its Windows operating system to infect computers with the Duqu virus, which some security experts say could be the next big cyber threat. "We are working diligently to address this issue and will release a security update for customers," Microsoft said on Tuesday in a short statement. News of Duqu surfaced in October when security software maker Symantec Corp...
09:03 AM, Nov 02, 2011
London: India has called for global coordination to ensure that Internet continues to thrive without the fear of its misuse. Sachin Pilot, Minister of State for Information and Communications, told the London International Cyber Conference that "given the nature of the task and the fact that IT networks can be attacked from anywhere in the world and that digital footprints are easy to hide, global coordination is essential to ensure...
08:46 AM, Nov 02, 2011
Idaho Falls: The lights went out. Hackers had infiltrated the chemical company's computer network. The firm's own experts ran around from computer to computer trying to fight back and regain control. "We're flying blind," the chief executive of the fictitious ACME chemical company said. The cyber attack exercise was part of a week long training program that the Department of Homeland Security offers to industries to help them learn how...
07:57 AM, Oct 02, 2011
Beijing: The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has formed a special cyber warfare unit, called Blue Team, to safeguard the Internet security of the military, Chinese Defence Ministry has said. It is important for the military to strengthen its defence capabilities against the Internet attacks, Defence Ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng has been quoted as saying in the official media here today. "Cyber attacks have become an international problem affecting both civilian...
03:35 PM, May 27, 2011
Houston: Social networking site Facebook removes about 20,000 profiles from the site every day for various infractions, including spam, inappropriate content and underage use, as part of its efforts to boost cyber security. Facebook chief privacy advisor Mozelle Thompson appeared before the Australian Parliament's cyber-safety committee on Monday to discuss Internet-related security issues. Representatives from Microsoft and Yahoo were also on the panel. Thompson's appearance made headlines when he was...
02:18 PM, Mar 24, 2011
Experts says need to demystify security to make people like to learn more. ...
07:20 PM, Feb 19, 2010
Beware of emails from friends asking for money. It could be a scam. ...
12:12 PM, Jan 08, 2009
Perth: Australia might have taken an invincible 3-0 lead over India in the four-match Test series but skipper Michael Clarke doesn't want to take his foot off the pedal and said his team's goal is to be the number one side in the world. We are a long way from the team we want to be. It's a nice feeling to have won the series but our goal is to...
12:34 PM, Apr 11, 2008
New Delhi: Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar is understood to have finalised a three year endorsement deal estimated around Rs 20 crore with beverage major Coca Cola, after rival PepsiCo dropped him about two-and-half years back. According to industry sources, Coke has struck a three year deal estimated to be worth around Rs 6 crore per year with the ace batsman. PepsiCo had dropped Tendulkar as part of its strategy to...
07:43 AM, Nov 26, 2007
