Most cyber crime cases registered in the year 2016 remain unsolved: The cases of banking frauds — vishing, cyber stalking, impersonation on social media sites, and job and lottery frauds registered with the city’s cyber police department in the year 2016 have decreased significantly. However, the number of cases solved by the cyber cell has…
Eight threats to free expression in India that lay the ground for attacks on Taslima, Bhansali: Some years ago, I characterised our country as a “50-50 democracy”. India is largely democratic in some respects, such as free and fair elections and the free movement of people, but only partly democratic in other respects, such as…
How India can bank on the unbanked with reliable internet network: Digitisation and universal access to financial services that have the potential to transform lives of millions of citizens in a short span of time, should get prominence in this budget. A large share of India’s population is either un-banked or under-banked. The percolation of…
Cyber Security: Insurance is critical in a digitised world: TECHNOLOGY plays a very critical role in the world of business and for long has been leveraged as an asset, making businesses increasingly dependent on it. Today, with the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes in India, transactions over the internet are playing…
Kaspersky Lab says India is at risk of security attacks because of poorly secured infrastructure: There is a rise in the number of cyber attacks on critical infrastructure in India and it will not stop as most of the sectors are poorly protected, a top executive from the global internet security giant Kaspersky lab said…
Global cos wary of India due to fraud, security concerns: Fraud, cyber and security incidents are now the ‘new normal’ for companies across the world, according to executives surveyed for the 2016-17 Kroll Annual Global Fraud and Risk Report. Globally, the proportion of executives that reported that their companies fell victim to fraud in the…
Rohith Vemula’s death: HRD Ministry rejects RTI query to make panel findings public: The Human Resource Development Ministry has reportedly rejected an RTI appeal that asked for the Roopanwala commission’s report on the death of University of Hyderabad (UoH) research scholar Rohith Vemula to be made public. According to a PTI report, the HRD ministry stated…
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has ruffled the Net Neutrality feathers yet again. Last year, the regulator floated a paper on Net Neutrality and differential pricing, which was followed by a heated debate amongst stakeholders. Net Neutrality, the principle of keeping the internet a fair and open platform, won last year’s differential pricing debate…
Madhu Kishwar And Other Cases: Criminal Defamation Has No Place In A Free Society: Another session of Parliament has passed by without any movement on attempts to decriminalise defamation, despite the fact that such a move would enjoy the support from politicians cutting across party lines. While lack of political momentum has doomed any hopes…
How—and why—you should use a VPN any time you hop on the internet: One of the most important skills any computer user should have is the ability to use a virtual private network (VPN) to protect their privacy. A VPN is typically a paid service that keeps your web browsing secure and private over public…