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The decision not to impose new restrictions on laptops is a boost to US airlines, which have worried that an expansion of the ban to Europe or other locations could cause significant logistical problems and deter some travel. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

US unveils enhanced airline security plan to avoid laptop ban

US Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said that the measures are not the last step to tighten security.

29 Jun 2017 8:25 AM

Data breaches could cost Indian firms more this year: IBM

A breach is described as an event where an individual's name and a medical/financial record is potentially put at risk.

21 Jun 2017 2:46 PM

How does AI secure organisations from cyber-risks?

Increasing number of organisations are now switching to AI technology in order to safeguard themselves from vulnerabilities.

21 Jun 2017 10:43 AM

Indians have 'rather few' deposits in Swiss accounts, says bank association

According to the Swiss National Bank data, the funds held by Indians with Swiss banks fell to CHF 1,217.6 million in 2015.

18 Jun 2017 2:52 PM

Swiss banks demand secrecy for automatic info exchange with India

The Swiss Federal Council has ratified the AEOI with India to facilitate sharing of details about suspected black money.

18 Jun 2017 2:23 PM

Google has officially announced and released the beta version of Android O, and will release the public final version of Android O in September, where it will announce the name of the Android version.

Google will cease support for Pixel/XL

Google’s current flagship devices, the Pixel and Pixel XL, were launched last year in September.

12 Jun 2017 12:53 PM

Cracks in the cloud: The next frontier for cybercrime

According to a new survey, cloud security is a top concern for Indian chief information security officers (CISOs).

07 Jun 2017 4:02 PM

North Korea, cyberattacks and 'Lazarus': What we really know

With the dust now settling after “WannaCry”, cybersecurity experts are taking a deep dive into how it was carried out.

04 Jun 2017 12:13 PM

Wipro receives second threat email, beefs up security

An anonymous sender is demanding Rs 500 crore in bitcoin and threatening a bio attack on employees.

02 Jun 2017 3:22 PM

Security researchers have urged taking the threat seriously after the Shadow Brokers released a group of NSA hacking tools in April, including one that was used to launch this month's massive "WannaCry" cyber attack.

Group linked to NSA leaks says will release more data in July

The Shadow Brokers group said in an announcement on the internet that it has not yet determined what files will be in the collection.

31 May 2017 8:10 AM

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: AP)

US senator calls Russia’s Putin bigger threat than ISIS

Republican John McCain said Russia's alleged meddling in elections was a danger to democracy.

30 May 2017 8:18 AM

Flights from London's two biggest airports on Saturday were cancelled after a global computer system failure caused confusion and chaos.

Flights from London cancelled as global IT outage causes chaos

The failure, caused by a power supply problem, disrupted BA's flight operations worldwide.

29 May 2017 8:33 AM

Hackers used malware to steal customer payment data from most of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc's restaurants over a span of three weeks.

Hackers hit most restaurants in data breach

It’s not known how many payment cards or customers were affected by the breach.

27 May 2017 9:28 AM

The researcher was awarded a bounty of $7,560 and Twitter fixed the ad service bug within three days of reporting it.

Twitter had a bug, allowed hackers to tweet from any account

Anyone with know-how on the vulnerability could tweet from any account.

24 May 2017 11:34 AM

The hack was performed using an infrared photo of the eye with a simple contact lens over it.

Hackers break Samsung Galaxy S8’s strong iris scanning security with great ease

Iris scanning was expensive and was used in higher security zones such as high profile offices and alike.

24 May 2017 10:07 AM

Web-connected devices are vulnerable: Cyber specialists

The future might well spell connected cars -- but they too are subject to potential remote hacking.

22 May 2017 12:32 PM

Ransonware that has been dubbed 'WannaCry" security is one of the worst and wide spread malware they ever faced.

Overarching security crucial against ransomware attack: Mojo

Organisations around the world have spent weekend trying to recover after being hit by a virus that seeks to seize control of computers

19 May 2017 9:23 PM

Musharraf filed an application before the special court on May 5 in which he expressed willingness to face the trial under military protection. (Photo: AP/File)

Pak refuses military security, safe passage to Musharraf for his high treason trial

However, the government said it was willing to provide ‘all due security’ to Musharraf ‘as per his entitlement’.

18 May 2017 4:07 PM

Version 10.0.931.90 has now been released, which fixes the problem. In order to get the update, visit hp.com and search for the latest audio driver for your device model.

HP updates driver, fixes keylogger issue

The keylogging function has been around since an updated version that was released in December 2015

15 May 2017 4:35 PM

RBI is now seeking global expertise to assist the Committee in matters relating to security aspects, movement and storage of currency.

RBI goes for security upgrade for note storage, transportation

As part part of remonetisation, the RBI (till March 3, 2017) had injected Rs 9.26 lakh crore into the system.

14 May 2017 1:50 PM

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