China cybersecurity plan aims to protect state secrets: Official paper

Last Updated: Thursday, May 28, 2015, 11:42

Beijing has recently bolstered legal protection of its information technology, after former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden disclosed that U.S. spy agencies planted code in American tech exports to snoop on overseas targets.

NSA asked Germany to spy on tech giant Siemens: Report

Last Updated: Sunday, May 10, 2015, 17:42

The US intelligence agency NSA asked its German partner service BND to spy on the European country`s engineering and technology giant Siemens, a German newspaper reported Sunday.

India may adopt US-style law to block M&A to address security concern

Last Updated: Monday, April 27, 2015, 19:16

India may adopt an American-style mechanism where the head of the government has the authority to block or unwind mergers and acquisitions by foreign companies that could threaten national security.

US Congress should pass IMF reform to integrate rising powers like India: Rice

Last Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2015, 07:58

The US Congress should pass "quota reform" of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to better integrate the rising powers like India, National Security Advisor Susan Rice has said.

Americans eye ways to skirt online snooping: survey

Last Updated: Monday, March 16, 2015, 20:24

Americans have been stepping up efforts to keep their data private since the revelations about vast US government surveillance programs, a survey showed Monday.

China investors top US list of 2013 national security reviews

Last Updated: Friday, February 27, 2015, 08:22

The report could add to tensions between Washington and Beijing as they negotiate a bilateral investment treaty.

US penetrated North Korean networks years ago: Report

Last Updated: Monday, January 19, 2015, 08:45

The US National Security Agency began tapping into North Korean computer networks in 2010, an effort that ultimately helped provide evidence to persuade the Obama administration that Pyongyang was behind the cyber attack on Sony Pictures, the New York Times reported on Sunday.

North Korea still a suspect in Sony attack despite denial

Last Updated: Friday, December 5, 2014, 10:11

North Korea is a principal suspect in the cyber attack on Sony Pictures, a US national security source told Reuters on Thursday, while a North Korean diplomat denied Pyongyang was behind the crippling hack.

German minister criticises US over NSA activities

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 06:34

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere criticised the secret surveillance actions of the US National Security Agency and described them as being excessive.

Jairam Ramesh among leaders angered by NSA surveillance

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 21:21

Leaders from several countries, including Union Minister Jairam Ramesh, have reacted angrily to revelations that the US spied on their governments at the 2009 Copenhagen climate summit, according to a media report.

Obama to nominate Navy Vice Admiral M Rogers as NSA chief

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 10:34

US President Barack Obama will nominate a senior US Navy officer as the Director of the National Security Agency (NSA), the federal body embroiled in a row over its spying programme.