To deal with problem of cyber crimes in the banking sector, the Reserve Bank today asked banks to set up committees to focus exclusively on information security management. "For banks, as purveyors of money in physical form or in bits and bytes, reliable information is even more critical and hence information security is a vital area of concern," an RBI working group sa
Iranian hackers targeted Bahrain`s Housing Ministry website to post anti-government messages, the ministry officials has claimed. Cyber criminals with links to Iran were said to be responsible for the ministry hacking attempt, the officials said, adding that no personal data had been stolen from the website. "The ministry wishes to reassure the citizens of Bah
To overcome sudden surge of demand for passports in Karnataka in the last few months, Regional Passport Office, Bangalore, is looking at bringing down the `appointment availability time` to one-day by June, a top RPO official said today. The demand for passports has increased by 88 per cent in the last 11 months, Regional Passport Officer K J Srinivasa told reporters here.
Keeping in view the growing demand for data centre services, state-run telecom operator, MTNL, plans to open five data centres this year, its Chairman and Managing Director said. The PSU today launched its first two data centres at Worli and Belapur and plans to open one each in Delhi, Chennai and Hyderabad in the current year. "The data centres would provide
At a time when US president Barack Obama has urged his citizens not to opt for "cheap treatment" in India, two Indian doctors have made it possible for anyone in need around the world to consult best global experts from various super speciality fields through their e-hospital. The new virtual hospital `Mediangels`, provides comprehensive, cost-effective online consultat
Sony today apologised for a security breach that compromised millions of users, and said that while it had no evidence that credit card information was stolen it could not rule it out. Sony executives bowed in apology and said the company would begin restoring its PlayStation Network and Qriocity online services in the next week and improve security measures after the breach that
The government on Saturday finally appointed Rakesh Kumar Upadhyay as the Chairman and Managing Director of telecom giant BSNL. "He (Upadhyay) will join office (of BSNL chief) today," DoT Secretary R Chandrashekhar told PTI. However, no decision regarding the appointment of chief of MTNL, another public sector telecom major, has been taken, he added.
Extending greetings to the people of Maharashtra on the occasion of state`s 51st anniversary, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan promised on Sunday to provide more facilities through e-governance. "The government has decided to provide more facilities to the people through e-governance. We would make available all the decisions, information, rules and regulations on the websit
India has slipped from 43rd rank last year to 48th rank on the networked readiness index. The index is part of the global information technology report 2010-11 published by world economic forum and Insead business school. Sweden tops the 2010–11 rankings for the second time followed by Singapore, Finland, Switzerland and United States. China has consolidated its position a
Global 3D and product life cycle management (PLM) solutions provider Dassault Systems today said it is planning to double its India revenue in another 3-4 years. "We have set up our first corporate office in India three years ago, during which we have more than doubled our strength. We are planning to more than double our revenue from the country in the next 3-4 years,"
Telecom service provider Idea Cellular today said it has enrolled one million third generation (3G) users within the first month of launch in India. The company started these operations in nine cities in March this year. Idea now covers over 400 towns with 3G network across the country, the telecom service provider said in a statement. "Early tr
Sony said it was working with investigators after hackers stole data from users of its PlayStation Network, and told customers it would restore services only when it was confident it was secure. The PlayStation Network and Qriocity streaming music service were turned off on April 20 in the wake of an "external intrusion," according to Sony spokesman Patrick Seybold.
A Sri Lankan court on Thursday ordered temporary blocking of a popular anti-government news portal over the contempt of court charges. The Pugoda Magistrate`s Court asked the country`s Telecommunication Regulatory Commission to block the access of the `Lankaenews` website until the conclusion of the court hearings regarding one of the portal`s journalists, who had been arrested o
Noting that Indians have been benefited most from the H-1B and L1 work visas, a senior US official has said there have been some cases of abuse of these visa categories in India. "Our consulates or the embassy in India had become aware of certain abuses of those categories of visas, and they are taking measures to make sure that those abuses do not continue," Janice Jac
Training institute NIIT Uniqua, a joint venture between IT training firm NIIT and BPO major Genpact said on Thursday they will impart technical and soft skill training for Uttar Pradesh Police personnel. "We are pleased to join hands with NIIT UNiqua. I am confident that through this novel initiative of Seva 100 we will be able to reach timely and efficiently help citizens,&
Google and Apple have agreed to testify before a Congressional committee next month about consumer privacy issues related to smartphones, tablets, and other mobile technologies. The two major American companies agreed to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 10, a day after its Chairman, Patrick Leahy, shot off a letter to the CEOs of Apple and Google, encouraging
IT firm Mahindra Satyam said on Thursday it plans to hire about 18,000 people during current fiscal. "We have plans of hiring about 18,000 people this year (FY`12). Over 5,000 are from campuses and the rest are from lateral hiring or recruitment of experienced hands," Mahindra Satyam Head Recruitment and Media Sridhar Maturi told PTI. At the end of the th
Telecom services provider Tata Communications said on wednesday that its shareholders have given nod to merge Tata Communications Internet Services with itself. "Tata Communications have intimated that the shareholders of the company at the meeting have granted their consent to the said scheme of amalgamation," Tata Communications said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Ex
Maharashtra Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat on Wednesday announced a single window system for getting various certificates as a part of the e-governance initiative. "As a part of e-governance, the department has initiated a project `Suvarna Jayanti Rajaswa Abhiyan` from May 1 to give the citizens services quickly without a long process," Thorat told reporters.
Does your child spend hours surfing the net? Beware, it may increase the youngster`s chances of taking drugs and indulging in unprotected sex, a new study has claimed. Researchers at the Queen`s University in Canada found that young adults who are regularly glued to their screens are far more likely to engage in risky behaviour than their peers. Such teenagers, the
