India, U.S. sign accord to secure their cyber spaces – Silicon India

The accord on cyber security cooperation was signed between the Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERT-IN and US-CERT) – the lead agencies in the respective countries to respond to virtual attacks … website was hacked or virus by terrorists or other …


UPDATE 1-Tainted electronics pose security threat-US lawmaker – Reuters India

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 11 (Reuters) – The United States needs to be more wary of computers and other electronics imports that could be laden with malicious software, according to a leading congressional expert on cyber security. Hackers are …


Anil Ambani’s email ID hacked – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Unidentified hackers attempted what seems to have been a cleverly disguised phishing attack on billionaire … is no limit to what such a virus can do. It cannot only steal your data, but can even control your computer remotely , without your …


‘Hotmail, Yahoo users hit with same phishing attack as Gmail’ – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Users of Yahoo and Hotmail email have also been hit by the same kind of targeted attacks as were disclosed by Google earlier this week, according to security vendor Trend Micro. In a blog post Trend Micro says, “Google recently revealed details …


‘Digital ants’ army may soon protect computers against virus – Silicon India

Houston: As the chances of cyber attack increases, programmers have been finding foolproof protection for computers against virus, but it still find ways to attack and jeopardize the system. However, a few of the programmers have been inspired by watching …


India, US sign cyber-security cooperation agreement – Deccan Herald

India and the US are likely to give a boost to cyber-security cooperation, with a deal between the CERT-IN and US-CERT—the lead agencies in the respective countries to respond to cyber attacks. The CERT-IN (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team …


Cybercrooks do not go on summer break, warn experts – Silicon India

Online stalking, spams, phishing attacks and illegal content including pornography are the various tools used by cybercrooks and parents need to exercise extra caution to protect children, they say. Do you think ITBP is justified in asking reimbursing …


Osama’s death nets jackpot for cyber criminals! (re-issue) – India Talks

London, May 8: With the world turning to the internet for more details of Osama Bin Laden’s death, cyber criminals are looking to make a killing by leveraging the big news through spam, phishing and malware. The first spam using news of the dreaded …


Smartphone more vulnerable to virus attacks – Silicon India

This reassures the solid foundation of Apple in the market. In anticipation of such attacks computer security companies like Norton and Kaspersky started developing their anti-virus software even before the first attacks were launched against the smartphones.


SPECIAL REPORT – In cyberspy vs. cyberspy, China has the edge – Reuters India

The official figures don’t account for intrusions into commercial computer networks, which are part of an expanding cyber-espionage campaign attributed to China, according to current and former U.S. national security officials and computer-security experts.