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Sri Lankan government defeats no-confidence motion over Easter Sunday bombings that killed over 250 people
•The Sri Lankan government on Thursday defeated a no-confidence motion brought by an opposition party over what it called 'criminal negligence' in failing to prevent Easter Day bomb attacks
Taliban attacks on schools in Afghanistan increased three-fold in 2018, says UNICEF report
•UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore said, "The senseless attacks on schools; the killing, injury, and abduction of teachers; and the threats against education are destroying the hopes and dreams of an entire generation of children."
#SriLanka: Taking a closer look at the tragedy that rocked the Sri Lankan capital on Easter
Fp Staff •Here's What We Know So Far About the Decade's Worst Terror Attack
2018 saw most religion-based hate crimes, deaths in decade: Adityanath's UP saw most such clashes, followed by Bihar
Factchecker •With 93 attacks as of 26 December, the year 2018 saw the most hate crimes motivated by religious bias in India in a decade. In 2018, 30 people were killed – the highest number since 2009 – and at least 305 were injured in such attacks.
Symantec introduces a new threat isolation technology to thwart email attacks
Ians •The technology works by creating a secure remote execution environment between users and malicious content.
Vishal Sikka resigns as Infosys CEO, says good work has been undermined: Read full text of resignation letter
Fp Staff •In the long-running war of words with Infosys co-founder NR Narayanamurthy, Vishal Sikka has thrown in the towel and has resigned as CEO of Infosys.
Brighton siege: Australian police confirms terror link after Islamic State claims responsibility for attack
•Australian police confirmed Tuesday that a shooting and hostage situation in Melbourne which killed two people, including the gunman, was an act of "terrorism", after the Islamic State claimed responsibility.
Russian hackers are conducting cyber attacks on German think-tanks ahead of national elections
Fp Archives •Hacquebord and other experts said the attacks, which took place in March and April, suggest Pawn Storm is seeking to influence the national elections in the two European Union powerhouses.
A10 Networks Annouces A10 Thunder TPSTMSeries
Fp Archives •Designed to provide high-performance, network-wide protection against a variety of volumetric, protocol, resource and more sophisticated DDoS attacks.
Asian, European Governments Hit By Targeted Attacks
Fp Archives •Fake message document contains a malicious attachment, which exploits vulnerability in Microsoft that was patched more than a year ago.