'We spent Rs 59,000 crore on acquiring 36 Rafales and we do not know if we will ever use them. The chances are that we never will,' argues Aakar Patel.
Globally, 6,70,000 complaints have been registered and as on December 31, 2006, the total reported loss was $1.1 billion. According to Indian Computer Response Team (CERT IN), hackers broke into over 2,340 websites till May this year.
Rajan said the RBI is working on upgrading the capabilities of its inspectors to undertake bank system audits as well as to detect vulnerabilities in them
Sources in the National Informatics Centre say they have been getting reports regarding this issue and are doing everything in the book to secure the system.
Digital extortion, in which hackers lock out all your data and seek ransom, is a real threat today, says Veenu Sandhu.
There are 7 key rules one can follow to ensure that the chances of such fraud are almost reduced to a negligible level when shopping online, says Anil Rego
Reflecting concern about Internet security, the United States has said it won't tolerate government-sponsored cyber theft of trade secrets even as it brought cyber-espionage charges against China's five military officers for allegedly stealing classified corporate information.
Aadhaar, says former UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani, has followed 'all the design principles laid by the Supreme Court.'
Sidin Sunny Vadukut explores the wacky, wonderful world of modern banking.
The poor can't withdraw their money from their bank account and other Indians live in constant fear of their money getting stolen by unscrupulous hackers, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
The measures announced by the Treasury Department were also aimed at 17 senior Russian government officials. The state-owned Russian weapons trading company, Rosoboronexport, which has long-standing ties to Syria and its subsidiary, Russian Financial Corporation Bank were also targeted under new sanctions.
In a security breach, ISIS militants have reportedly hacked tens of thousands of Twitter accounts.
The Income Tax department on Tuesday issued an advisory asking taxpayers not to share their personal financial details over email or phone.
The need of the hour, as the Supreme Court readies to rule on the constitutionality of Aadhaar, is for the UIDAI to fix the bugs, says Geetanjali Krishna, in the second and final part of her series.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Wednesday that some of the athlete data leaked by a Russian cyber espionage group has been changed from its initial form, and has asked "affected parties" for feedback on any inaccuracies.
Hackers and virus creators have finally infected the Apple iPod - albeit very marginally since it affects only iPods with the Linux operating system (about 0.01% of all iPods).
The total number of 1,190 in 2007 is much higher than the corresponding two months in 2006, when only 151 websites in January and 178 websites were defaced in February 2006.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Wednesday defended the Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) system after some athletes' confidential medical data was leaked by a group of Russian hackers, shedding light on potential abuse.
Indian entrepreneurs increasingly looking to sell their products in US
Experts say the recent Rs 14,000-crore PNB fraud could have been avoided had there been an integration of PNB's CBS with its SWIFT system
2.0 raises the bar for Indian films, taking them a step closer to Hollywood blockbusters, says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday
After Apple's high profile iCloud fiasco, Google is the latest cybercrime victim with Russian hackers posting usernames and passwords of close to five million Google accounts online.
A security flaw in the popular document-sharing software, Adobe Reader, could be exploited to seize control of a computer system, according to the software's maker.
Pictures from the actress's iCloud account were shared by a hacker on various websites on Sunday, August 31.
The 46-year-old British mother has been using social media to make a series of threats against the West.
WikiLeaks has released what it termed as the biggest-ever leak of confidential documents from the Central Intelligence Agency, claiming the America's premier spy agency partnered with foreign intelligence agencies to turn TVs and smartphones into weapons for surveillance.
Like China, India needs to encourage 'hacker clubs' in view of the challenges of virtual terrorism, says Lieutenant General Prakash Katoch (retd)
Ankit Fadia said he has been appointed the brand ambassador of Digital India on July 1.
Patil will help shape policies and practices to help the US remain a leader in technology and innovation.
Quoting unnamed senior administration officials, CBS News and CNN said the new set of sanctions is likely to target the Russian intelligence agency and its official.
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