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The Government of India has sanctioned 111 posts for cyber security professionals for the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (ICERT), which falls under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY). This might come after the ransomware WannaCry attack that...
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded ITAMCO, the developer of Crypto-Chat, the advanced privacy app, with the Phase 1 grant to make a secure, non-hackable messaging platform for the U.S. military. The Phase 1 will run into...
Cybersecurity company, FireEye has stated that nation backed Vietnamese hackers are most likely targeting Philippines state agencies to gather maritime related intelligence with regard to the South China Sea dispute. The Vietnam government hasn’t made a comment about the subject,...
The Mississippi court has sentenced three Nigerian nationals, for running online dating scams that deceived numerous people into shelling of millions of dollars, to a total of 235 years in prison. The culprits Oladimeji Seun Ayelotan was sentenced to 95...
The world is nearing the desired futuristic connectivity. The Internet of Things in Buildings (BIoT) is paving way to this with numerous innovations and tangible business benefits. A new report on the market for Cyber Security Hardware, Software &...
In its budget proposal for fiscal 2018, which begins on October 1st, the administration of Donald Trump claims it will undertake measures that toughen the information security of governmental agencies, even while cutting the cyber security budgets of a...
Cybersecurity firm Hexadite has been acquired by Microsoft. The financials details of acquisition were not revealed by the firms, but Calcalist, a financial news website from Israel, in May, had reported that the deal would be cracked for a...
While WannaCry wreaked havoc across the world, users of Linux and MacOS just kept staring at the confusion and sighed a relief that they weren’t affected. Gladly so, as even the open source Samba server of Linux had a...
Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have discovered a new class of android vulnerability. Dubbed as ‘Cloak and dagger’, the new vulnerability affects android devices including the latest version of Nougat (7.1.2). According to the researchers, the attacks allow...
Seems like even 2017 isn’t that great for Samsung. Its flagship phones have always been marred by different controversies, be it exploding batteries, or hacks on advanced security features. The new S8 comes loaded with a slew of safety features,...