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While the Dirty Secret of Network Firewalls survey indicated that 30% IT managers think their organizations current defenses are not sufficient to block cyberthreats they have seen in the past year.

Cyber attacks: 31% Indian organisations to be victims in future

We need to collaborate to stay protected from cyberthreats, increase our resilience over a period of time.

15 Oct 2018 6:51 PM IST

Increase the minimum password length beyond 8 characters.

Stringent password can prevent fraud: Study

The practice can cause more harm to the employers with many users and valuable assets protected by passwords.

15 Oct 2018 8:03 AM IST

Xiaomis 360-degree camera runs on a simple micro USB power cord and a 5V power adapter, but when connected to the internet, it can keep an eye out for everything that happens behind your back.

Mi Home Security Camera 360Â° 1080p review: Xiaomi's eye keeps watch...

Home and office users can keep watch on their premises from anywhere in the world.

13 Oct 2018 4:17 PM IST

A recent survey of security professionals shows their conviction that IoT devices will become the preferred attack vector for nation state actors.

Security of IoT set to worsen before it gets better

Consumers are an unlikely target for deep-pocket hackers.

12 Oct 2018 3:00 PM IST

The government wanted Facebook-WhatsApp to appoint a grievance officer and find a technological solution to trace the origin of fake messages.

Facebook says it purged more than 800 spam accounts, pages

The social network said these accounts spread "sensational political content."

12 Oct 2018 10:23 AM IST

Googles written testimony did not identify specific prior mistakes but the company has come under fire for privacy issues. (Photo: AP)

Google to explain delay in disclosing vulnerability

Republican US senators asked Google to explain why it delayed disclosing vulnerabilities with its Google+ social...

12 Oct 2018 9:10 AM IST

The combination would also make Dell a publicly listed company.

ISS says renegotiating Dell tracking stock offer would be best option

Dell issued the tracking stock in 2016 to buy data storage company EMC Corp for $67 billion.

6 Oct 2018 9:50 AM IST

The cases that are often registered include phishing, online fraud, cheating, stalking on social media, email abuse, hacking and copyright violations.

UK cyber security agency backs Apple, Amazon China hack denials

Systems contained malicious computer chips inserted by Chinese intelligence services.

6 Oct 2018 9:40 AM IST

The Aadhaar-issuing body UIDAI has delayed the introduction of face recognition facility for authentication by one month to August 1 in order to get enough time to prepare for a smooth rollout.

Facial recognition tech at schools fuels privacy debate

The benefits of facial recognition are largely unknown, and the damage to privacy could be exceedingly high, Adam...

1 Oct 2018 8:11 AM IST

Kelvin Chan Photo- AP

European privacy search engines aim to challenge Google

Sites like Britain's Mojeek, France's Qwant, Unbubble in Germany and Swisscows don't track user data, filter results or...

22 Nov 2018 9:57 AM IST

The cases that are often registered include phishing, online fraud, cheating, stalking on social media, email abuse, hacking and copyright violations.

WannaCry is still alive, 75,000 users affected in Q3 2018

The percentage has risen over the last year, demonstrating more than two thirds growth against Q3 2017.

17 Nov 2018 9:33 AM IST

The company earned USD 5.14 billion, or USD 1.76 per share, up 9 percent from USD 4.71 billion. (Photo: AP)

Facebook caught in an election-security Catch-22

Facebook had 2.27 billion monthly users at the end of the quarter, below the 2.29 billion analysts were expecting..

1 Nov 2018 9:57 AM IST