'Companies Will Be More Powerful Than Nations'

'If you align your ambition with India's rise, the peak of your careers will unfold alongside the peak of India's power. Businessman Gautam Adani's advice to students of IIT-Kharagpur. IMAGE:......

Russia is 'greatest threat of any nation on earth' to US: FBI chief

Russia presents greatest threat to American national security, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey has told lawmakers. "Certainly in my view, (Russia presents) the greatest threat......

Cyber crime should get priority attention: Patil

With cyber crime posing greater threat to national security, the government favoured "priority attention" of lawmakers and law enforcement agencies to create a cyber culture security awareness and......

'Government websites hold so much unprotected data'

The prime minister’s Office has named Gulshan Rai as their next cyber security chief.  The director-general of the Computer Emergency Response Team-India will step into his new role on......

Beware! GhostNets are here to stay

In March this year, when many government agencies around the world were attacked by unknown botnets (network of computers used to carry out automated tasks such as spamming) for espionage purposes,......

Malware re-birth a new threat?

Scientists have claimed that new breeds of malware could leave computer systems and even critical infrastructure defenseless to attack from cyber criminals or foreign governments. An international......

Microsoft unveils cybercrime centre in US

Software giant Microsoft has set up a new Cybercrime Center in Redmond, the US, as part of its efforts to develop new solutions to fight global cybercrime. The centre combines Microsoft's legal and......

TDL-4: The Virus that escapes scrutiny

If you figure among those Indians who lurk around adult sites, sniff around pirated media hubs or are tempted by affiliate programmes, you are typically inviting trouble online. So, if you have......