RBI plans IT wing as financial crimes rise in cyber space

Last Updated: Thursday, May 14, 2015, 18:07

The Reserve Bank is planning to set up an information technology wing to face the rising challenges coming from the cyber world, Governor Raghuram Rajan said Thursday.

China blasts Google security move as 'unacceptable'

Last Updated: Thursday, April 2, 2015, 18:51

A Chinese cyberspace bureau on Thursday denounced Google for deciding not to recognise the agency's authority after a Beijing-linked security breach, calling the US Internet giant's action "unacceptable and unintelligible".

1 billion posts deleted in year-long Internet cleanup in China

Last Updated: Saturday, January 17, 2015, 20:05

Almost one billion pornographic and harmful posts in 2014 have been self-inspected and deleted by Chinese websites in an Internet cleanup operation.

Ransom-demanding virus on prowl in Indian cyberspace

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 19:08

Cyber security sleuths have warned Indian Internet users against a potent Trojan virus in the social media and email circuit which stealthily encrypts important documents of the user and then asks for a `ransom` to unlock proprietary messages.

Scientists who took chemistry into cyberspace win Nobel Prize

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 10:50

Three US scientists won the Nobel chemistry prize on Wednesday for pioneering work on computer programs that simulate complex chemical processes and have revolutionized research in areas from drugs to solar energy.

Priyanka Chopra beats Sunny Leone; becomes India`s most dangerous celeb online

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 25, 2013, 10:25

Actress Priyanka Chopra has topped the list of the most dangerous celebrities in the Indian cyberspace this year followed by Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan, according to a study.

Cyberspace abuzz with Narendra Modi speech

Last Updated: Monday, April 8, 2013, 23:15

A war of words broke out in the cyberspace over Narendra Modi`s hour-long interaction organised by the FICCI Ladies Organisation.

`No proposal to set up new commands for space asset`

Last Updated: Monday, March 18, 2013, 16:55

Govt has not received any proposal to set up new commands to handle country`s space assets, cyber infrastructure and for controlling commando operations, Defence Minister AK Antony told the Lok Sabha Monday.

Search engine virus on prowl in Indian cyberspace

Last Updated: Sunday, February 24, 2013, 14:19

A trojan virus called `Bamital` has been detected in the country`s internet network, Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) said in its advisory to internet users.

`Unfriending` on Facebook has real-life consequence

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 21:22

Unfriending someone on Facebook may be as easy as clicking a button, but the repercussions often reach far beyond cyberspace, according to a new study from the University of Colorado Denver.