The US will lose a cyber war as it lacks online security "hygiene", a former top American official said on Sunday, amid reports of over 70 attacks on its installations along with that of countries like India in the last five years. "If the nation went to war today in a cyber-war, we would lose. We would lose. We`re the most honorable. We`re the most connected. We h
Shares of IT companies, which earn a major chunk of their revenue from the US and the Europe, fell sharply on the bourses on Monday on concerns over the US losing its top-notch credit rating due to mounting debts. All the three top IT companies -- TCS, Wipro and Infosys -- witnessed a huge fall in their share prices in morning trade on the BSE. Shares of the largest IT exporter T
Chinese state media on Friday condemned as "irresponsible" suggestions the country was behind a massive global cyber spying campaign uncovered this week by a US computer security firm. California-based McAfee described the sophisticated hacking effort as a "five-year targeted operation by one specific actor", without naming a country, but analysts and reports
Madurai bench of the Madras High Court has been informed that Passport Seva Kendra System was introduced keeping in view of the large number of applications pending in passport offices besides denying issue of passports to ineligible applicants. In his counter filed in response to the writ plea by Approved Travel agents` Welfare association, the Tiruchi Passport Officer said 9.5
Making it clear that no compromise can be made with regard to nation`s security, a Parliamentary panel has expressed discontent over several extensions given by the DoT to Canadian firm offering BlackBerry services in highly encrypted format without a satisfactory solution. "The committee expresses unhappiness over the way the extension after extension are being given to res
In its bid to make Tamil Nadu a global IT hub after its success in attracting automobile majors, the state government has plans to conduct road-shows across the state in coming weeks to attract more investors to Information Technology special economic zones (SEZ). At present, eight IT-SEZs are being set up at Sholinganallur near Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai (two SEZs), Tirunelvel
Milind Deora, Union Minister of State for Communications and IT said on Friday that norms for measuring electromagnetic radiation (EMF) from telecom masts are being framed by the government. "We are working on a national level telecom policy. This will include norms for measuring EMF radiation from cellular phone base stations. These will be in accordance with the norms laid
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday wished speedy recovery to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who has gone abroad for a surgery. "Have come to know through media about Mrs Sonia Gandhi`s surgery. I pray for her speedy recovery and good health," tweeted the BJP leader, who was engaged in a bitter war of words with Gandhi in the past especially during variou
Facebook`s director of marketing Randi Zuckerberg, sister of the social network`s billionaire founder Mark Zuckerberg, is leaving her brother`s company to start her own social media consulting firm. Randi, who has been with Facebook for the last six years, said she feels it is the "perfect time" to move outside of Facebook to build a company focused on the "excitin
A group of techies in Thiruvananthapuram have come up with a web-based service to inform parents to ensure their children reach school and attend classes regularly. The service, titled "Gurusparsh" developed by the start start-upfirm "Thought Ripple", will be offered free of cost to schools which are interested in utilising it. The web application service coul
The Reserve Bank on Thursday said prepaid payment instruments like smart cards, magnetic stripe cards, mobile wallets can be issued by banks only to corporates listed in India. In a circular issued to all banks, the Reserve Bank said, "Prepaid payment instruments can be issued only to corporate entities listed in any of the stock exchanges in India". It further said th
The West Bengal government plans to prepare a fresh IT policy to boost investment in the sector in the state. The base IT policy will be framed very soon and submitted to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, IT minister Partha Chatterjee told a CII seminar in the state capital. The base draft policy will seek suggestions and inputs of a high-power committee comprising Sam Pitroda and
Telecom major Bharti airtel, operating in 19 countrties across Asia and Africa, on Thursday announced launching of 3G services in Kolkata. In a statement, the company said that more than 3.6 million-plus airtel mobile customerrs across Kolkata would now be able to experience the 3G advantage and enjoy a host of innovative service capabilities. Airtel 3G services,
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has expressed dissatisfaction over the delay in implementation of a free laptop scheme to meritorious students in the state and asked the education department to take necessary steps for its speedy execution. During a meeting held last evening, Nishank expressed unhappiness over the "unnecessary delay" in the implement
Malaysia`s Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM), one of Asia`s top telecommunications company, has entered into a year-long strategic partnership with Internet search engine giant Google Inc to provide an online marketing tool for the small and medium enterprises using its services. Under the collaboration, selected TM SME customers will be offered Google AdWords marketing coupons worth 150
Even the human bloodstream isn`t safe from computer hackers. A security researcher who is diabetic has identified flaws that could allow an attacker to remotely control insulin pumps and alter the readouts of blood-sugar monitors. As a result, diabetics could get too much or too little insulin, a hormone they need for proper metabolism. Jay Radcliffe, a diabetic who experimented
India remained the most popular source of spam or junk mail in June while Brazil returned to second place with an increase of 4.4 percentage points compared to May, a new study has said. According to Kaspersky Lab`s spam report for June 2011, the most noteworthy changes saw South Korea fall from second to fourth in the rating that tracks where spam originates, while Russia droppe
After experimenting generation of power from garbage, the Delhi government now wants to try and explore whether electricity can be generated from medical and electronic waste in the capital. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit admitted that power in the national capital has become expensive and there was a need for change in mindset. The government was working on partner
Seventy-seven passport seva kendras will be set up across the country for timely delivery of services. The project under national e-governance plan aimed at delivering passport services to citizens in timely, transparent and reliable manner, Rajesh Dogra, head of All India Operations of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), which is the service provider, said. Speaking
Telecom industry body COAI on Thursday welcomed Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal`s endorsement of evolved guidelines to reduce the element of DoT`s discretion while deciding penalty for violation of licence conditions and make the process as scientific as possible. "This (Sibal`s view) reinstates the faith that the government has in telecom industry, which makes a significant co
