Hollywood, the glamorous film industry of the world’s biggest votary of free speech, the US, has withheld the release of “The Interview” after threats linked to North Korean hackers upset over the comedy built around the assassination of its leader, Kim Jong-un. The US and North Korea are in a diplomatic face-off, with Pyongyang denying…
The government has asked all central and state departments and ministries to stop using private email services for official communication and instead use indigenous services provided by NIC, to prevent “misuse” or “leakage” of classified data. A recent circular, accessed by PTI, issued to all government bodies by the CERT-In under the Union ministry of…
As the government draws out the blueprint of 100 smart cities across the country, India’s first smart city project at Dholera is expected to get a boost at the seventh edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Summit. The Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) is expected to be one of the main investment draws at Vibrant Gujarat…
The year 2014 recorded an all-time high number of cyber crimes instances and in 2015, there would be further spike in number of cases, Supreme Court lawyer and cyber law expert Pavan Duggal said here on Saturday. He was speaking at the workshop on ‘Important trends and developments in cyber law,’ organised by the New…
The year 2014 recorded an all-time high number of cyber crimes instances and in 2015, there would be further spike in number of cases, Supreme Court lawyer and cyber law expert Pavan Duggal said here on Saturday. He was speaking at the workshop on ‘Important trends and developments in cyber law,’ organised by the New…
The Cell that dealt with 146 e-commerce fraud cases and deleted 346 fake profiles and objectionable postings on social media sites last year, is apprehensive that unsecured WiFi connections could be an open invitations to terrorists or criminals to use for any purpose, including posing risk to national security.
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A Kharghar youth lodged a complaint with cyber crime cell on Friday, alleging that he was cheated of Rs 4,500 by a friendship club. He also claimed that he gave them the money as he wanted to bust their racket. The victim, Mohsin Sha, a resident of sector 35, Kharghar said that he received a…
People should never share their debit and credit cards details with any caller claiming to be a customer care executive from any bank.
In over 100 cases reported last year, fraudsters pretended to be bank officers and collected Personal Identification Numbers (PIN) and One-Time Passwords from the victims and emptied their accounts.
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The recent cyber attack on Sony Pictures by North Korean hackers has again put the spotlight on the dangers stalking a world digitally connected like never before. Till now mainly restricted to personal computers and laptops, the threat will only get bigger with smartphones and tablets becoming devices of daily use.
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The New Year 2015 will see Indore’s beat constables get digitally smart! Considered backbone of policing, around 500 beat police constables deployed in city’s police stations will soon start performing routine but crucial task of beat policing on GPS-enabled smartphones equipped with a dedicated information and observation notebook application software.
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