Pentagon designing cyber ''scorecard'' to stay ahead of hackers
The US Defense Department is building a massive, electronic system to provide an overview of the vulnerabilities of the military`s computer networks, weapons systems, and installations, and help officials prioritize how to fix them, the deputy commander of US Cyber Command said on Thursday.
Sep 18, 2015, 10:05 AM IST
Novel typing method to prevent cyber crime
Researchers have developed a new keystroke algorithm that can make online authentication processes more secure, reliable and cheap.
Sep 14, 2015, 14:04 PM IST
China urges US to stop cyber attack accusations
China has urged the US to stop its "groundless accusations" of cyber attacks, adding that cyber security should be an area of cooperation rather than a source of frictions, the media reported on Saturday.
Sep 12, 2015, 13:12 PM IST
Cyber-attacks emanating from China 'not acceptable': Barack Obama
Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's US visit, President Barack Obama has said cyber- attacks emanating from China are "not acceptable" and will be treated as a "core national security threat".
Sep 12, 2015, 12:12 PM IST
Cyber threat cannot be eliminated: US intel chief
Chinese cyber espionage continues to target a broad spectrum of US interests, including national security information, sensitive economic data and intellectual property, America's spy chief Thursday.
Sep 10, 2015, 22:57 PM IST
Help us fight fakes, Alibaba tells global brands
When it comes to fighting fakes, Alibaba`s head of internet security says cooperation beats the courtroom any day.
May 18, 2015, 17:06 PM IST
RBI plans IT wing as financial crimes rise in cyber space
The Reserve Bank is planning to set up an information technology wing to face the rising challenges coming from the cyber world, Governor Raghuram Rajan said Thursday.
May 14, 2015, 18:07 PM IST
Invasive cyber tech poses greater risk to legitimate trade
The easy availability of invasive cyber technology poses a greater risk now to legitimate trade, resulting in both economic and commercial damage to the operators, an insurance provider has warned.
May 05, 2015, 17:05 PM IST
U.S. urges companies to do more to fight cyber crime
Cyber crime is probably the biggest risk facing companies across the world, and they need to do more to help governments tackle the problem, U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Sarah Bloom Raskin said on Wednesday.
Mar 25, 2015, 17:32 PM IST
Twitter working with probe on online threats
Twitter said Monday it was working with law enforcement officials on unspecified threats, amid reports that the social network had been targeted for blocking accounts linked to the Islamic State.
Mar 03, 2015, 00:10 AM IST
US creates new agency to lead cyberthreat tracking
Calling the destructive cyberattack on Sony Pictures "a game changer," a top White House official on Tuesday announced a new intelligence unit to coordinate analysis of cyberthreats, modeled on similar U.S. government efforts to fight terrorism.
Feb 11, 2015, 05:23 AM IST
Investors robbed of $11 mn Bitcoins in four years: Study
Frauds such as online ponzi schemes have skimmed at least $11 million in Bitcoin deposits from unsuspecting cyber customers over the past four years, a study says.
Jan 31, 2015, 13:45 PM IST
1 billion posts deleted in year-long Internet cleanup in China
Almost one billion pornographic and harmful posts in 2014 have been self-inspected and deleted by Chinese websites in an Internet cleanup operation.
Jan 17, 2015, 20:05 PM IST
Obama calls for stronger, standardised online data protection
US President Barack Obama has said that he will introduce a new legislation to step up and standardise data protection on the Internet, for guarding the identity and privacy of Americans from commercial interests.
Jan 13, 2015, 11:01 AM IST
Microsoft sues Indian company for technical support scam
Microsoft`s suit said that 3.3 million Americans fall victim to technical support scams every year and lose $1.5 billion.
Dec 31, 2014, 09:32 AM IST
Hacker develops way to copy fingerprints using digital camera
A member of Europe's oldest hacker collective, the Chaos Computer Club has claimed to have developed a method to copy fingerprints using a common digital camera.
Dec 30, 2014, 19:06 PM IST
'Cyber crooks scouting for vulnerabilities in Apple Pay'
Cyber criminals are looking at ways to exploit tech giant Apple's recently-launched digital payment solution Apple Pay, according to top cyber security solutions firm Trend Micro.
Dec 29, 2014, 15:43 PM IST
India logs 40% annual increase in cyber crime cases
Hacking, publication of obscene contents, credit card and banking frauds among other cyber crimes have registered an annual increase of more than 40 percent in the country in the past two years.
Dec 28, 2014, 09:36 AM IST
Sony threatens Twitter with legal action over hack
Sony Pictures has threatened Twitter with legal action unless it removes confidential material stolen from the movie company's computers that someone has posted on the social networking site.
Dec 23, 2014, 17:48 PM IST
Sony hacking an act of vandalism not war: Obama
President Barack Obama Sunday described the Sony hacking case as a costly act of "cyber vandalism", but did not call it an act of war and said the US is mulling whether or not to place North Korea back onto its list of state sponsors of terrorism.
Dec 21, 2014, 22:45 PM IST