The Union Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has referred a plea that called for a ban porn websites to the Cyber Law Division under the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY).
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The government on Wednesday held out the promise that Section 66A of the Information Technology Act would not be used to stifle political dissent, humour that wasn’t vulgar and contrarian views, before a Supreme Court bench that’s re-hearing a batch of petitions challenging the legality of the law which confers wide powers of arrest on…
An affidavit filed by the Cyber Law Division of the Union Communications and Information Technology Ministry before the Supreme Court on January 8 said the search engines did “have the relevant technology and deep-domain knowledge and expertise to block and/or filter words, phrases, expressions and sponsored links which are in violation of the PC-PNDT Act…
If you don’t see traffic police on the road, don’t try to break the signal as violators shall be caught on camera as part of the E-Challan procedure which will be soon made mandatory by the Maharashtra Government.
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Vaultize takes an information-centric (or document-centric) approach to information security by ensuring that corporate information and data always stays in control of IT. It allows end-users to create, access, edit, annotate and share documents irrespective of where they are (within as well as beyond the corporate fence) and independent of the device they use (laptop,…
In an effort to provide social security to the country’s unorganised workers, the government will soon issue smart cards that will help them avail of multiple benefits related to health, insurance, pension and banking.
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The Pentagon’s Centcom had a surprise yesterday when its Twitter account was hacked by alleged Islamic State Cyber Operatives. According to a Reuters report, the Twitter and YouTube accounts for the US military command that oversees operations in the Middle East were hacked on Monday by people claiming to be sympathetic toward the Islamic State militant…
Any malicious attack in the cyber space can have crippling effect on vital systems in organisations. This has increased the demand for “cyber soldiers” — professionals who are equipped with knowledge to secure data banks, pre-empt hacking and develop effective defence mechanisms. Here’s a look at different courses that can arm this new-age cyber force…
Over the past few years, the most significant divide in the field of marketing has been the chasm between the digital folk and brand marketers. The digerati talk about engagement, obsess about tracking data across the funnel, and have an undying belief that technology can and will change the world. Whereas the brand-driven marketers look…
With 350 million internet subscribers expected by June 2015, India is fast becoming an internet economy to reckon with, globally. With e-commerce market pegged over Rs 63,000 crore and digital payment over Rs 120,120 crore, the dynamics of internet in India is changing and evolving with every passing day. Moreover, the government has expressed its…