Yearly Archives: 2018

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As the West warns of Chinese cyber spies, poorer nations welcome gifts with open arms

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Credits: Wired

China’s government is on a digital giving spree. Over the past five years, the government has donated computers and equipment to governments in over 35 countries around the world. These gifts have been gratefully accepted by parliaments, political parties, government […]

By |June 11th, 2018|Cyber News|

Cyber cell marred by lack of PIs, infra

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Credits: TOI

The presence of just one police inspector at the Goa police’s cyber crime cell has put brakes on its functioning and investigations. Out of the 1,500-odd complaints received annually, very few are actually registered. In fact, for the first six […]

By |June 11th, 2018|Cyber News|

Bitcoin price plunges after news of a cyber attack on South Korean exchange Coinrail

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Bitcoin prices are currently at $6,757 according to Coindesk, down from around $7,200 earlier on Sunday, which brings this year’s bitcoin recession to more than 50 per cent after analysts have had hopes that bitcoin would more than double […]

By |June 11th, 2018|Cyber News|

Facebook kept sharing users’ data with some companies after the cutoff date

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Credits: The Wall Street

A “small number” of partners such as Nuance Communications were given extensions of weeks or months beyond May 15 to access data on Facebook users’ friends, while other developers were cut off

Facebook Inc. struck customized data-sharing deals that […]

By |June 10th, 2018|Cyber News|

Cyber Command Steps Up Recruiting Efforts With Special Hiring Authority

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Credits: defense.gov

A special authority called Cyber Excepted Service is helping the nation’s newest unified combatant command to streamline and expedite its recruitment and hiring processes.

The CES gives U.S. Cyber Command hiring managers the discretion to hire people directly and make on-the-spot […]

By |June 10th, 2018|Cyber News|

Marine Corps weighs wooing older members for new cyber force

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The head of the Marine Corps says it’s time the U.S. military branch known for its fierce, young warriors becomes a little more mature.

The Marine Corps is considering offering bonuses and other perks to entice older, more experienced Marines […]

By |June 10th, 2018|Cyber News|

Federal government biggest target for cyber security attacks

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Credits: canberratimes

A third of all cyber attacks investigated during the last financial year by Australia’s cyber security agency were targeted at the federal government.

Figures from the Australian Cyber Security Centre revealed that of the 671 cyber security incidents during 2016-17 that warranted […]

By |June 10th, 2018|Cyber News|

Tripura and Mizoram take steps to strengthen their setup for fighting cyber crime

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Tripura and Mizoram have taken steps to strengthen their existing setup to deal with the growing incidents of cyber-crime, including misuse of social media, officials said on 9 June.

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in Tripura has recently decided to set […]

By |June 10th, 2018|Cyber News|

Cyber attacks among key security challenges facing India: Home Secy

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Credits: IndiaToday

Cyber attacks are among the key security challenges that India is facing and they could pose wide-ranging threats to key installations and cripple financial institutions, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba said today.

Addressing a conference on homeland security, Gauba said that […]

By |May 31st, 2018|Cyber News|

Wearables Could Make Children Vulnerable To Cyber Crime

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Credits: forbes

Families are currently facing one of the most critical issues at the moment, protecting personal information in a hyper-connected world. Every day we connect our lives to external sources without realizing the many ways others can exploit our digital connections.

‘Many parents […]

By |May 31st, 2018|Cyber News|