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Guidelines for cybersecurity released by Govt. for the first time
3 years ago
To create a secure cyber ecosystem, the release of guidelines for cybersecurity in the power sector were announced for the first time by the govt. on Thursday under the direction of Union Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh. They have to be adhered to by all power... Read more
To create a secure cyber ecosystem, the release of guidelines for cybersecurity in the power... Read more
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UN Members Seek New Cyber Discussions Amid Rising Ransomware Attacks
3 years ago
Researchers say that although the number of countries responding to the growing number of ransomware attacks, the future of UN-led efforts to create rules about how nations need to behave in cyberspace remains disturbingly unclear. In March, an UN-based cyber discussion group struck an agreement on a set of guidelines... Read more
Researchers say that although the number of countries responding to the growing number of ransomware... Read more
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Biden tells top CEOs at White House summit to step up on cybersecurity
3 years ago
USA President Biden called on the leaders of companies including Apple, Google, and JPMorgan Chase to respond to cybersecurity threats during a summit on Wednesday at the White House. The White House estimates roughly half a million cybersecurity jobs remain open amid an onslaught of cyberattacks. The shortage of professionals... Read more
USA President Biden called on the leaders of companies including Apple, Google, and JPMorgan Chase... Read more
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Crypto Market Reclaims Market Cap Of $2 Trillion
3 years ago
With the development of Bitcoin, cryptocurrency has made the leap from academic concepts to virtual reality. Recent news states that Bitcoin has topped $48,152 over the weekend, its highest level since May 2021. Bitcoin’s rise helped push the value of the entire cryptocurrency market above $2 trillion on Saturday, the... Read more
With the development of Bitcoin, cryptocurrency has made the leap from academic concepts to virtual... Read more
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Amazon, Google, Microsoft join US cyber team to fight ransomware
3 years ago
US network safety authorities on Thursday said Amazon, Google, and Microsoft have enrolled to help them fight ransomware and safeguard cloud computing frameworks from hackers. The tech titans are among firms endorsed to be essential for a Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative planned to consolidate government and private abilities and assets... Read more
US network safety authorities on Thursday said Amazon, Google, and Microsoft have enrolled to help... Read more
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China imposes restrictions on zero-day vulnerability researchers
3 years ago
The Chinese government has mandated that any Chinese citizen who finds a zero-day vulnerability must pass the details to only the Chinese government and not to any third-party outside China. A zero-day vulnerability is a computer-software vulnerability unknown to those who work towards resolving those very bugs. Hence, until the... Read more
The Chinese government has mandated that any Chinese citizen who finds a zero-day vulnerability must... Read more
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EU seeks to ban high-risk AI
3 years ago
The proposed regulations of EU may lead to the banning of use of AI in some technical fields. With the increase of involvement of AI in technology and the average user not knowing much about how to protect themselves, the EU has decided to step in to this matter. The... Read more
The proposed regulations of EU may lead to the banning of use of AI in... Read more
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Google creates new method of tracking users
3 years ago
Google has created a new tracking method called FLoC (Federated Learning of Cohorts) and has automatically turned it on for millions of Google Chrome users. It groups you based on your interests and demographics, derived from your browsing history, to enable creepy advertising and other content targeting without third-party cookies.... Read more
Google has created a new tracking method called FLoC (Federated Learning of Cohorts) and has... Read more
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Stricter Laws not Knee-jerk Bans Needed To Ensure Data Privacy
4 years ago
TikTok, WeChat, UC Browser and now PUBG. The Indian government has banned another 118 apps on September 2, linked to China, after the recent ban on 59 China based apps in June and another 47 in July. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has cited privacy and cybersecurity reasons... Read more
TikTok, WeChat, UC Browser and now PUBG. The Indian government has banned another 118 apps... Read more
