Cyberspace

Britain accuses Russia of allegedly directing a host of cyber attacks globally

Russian military intelligence (GRU) was cast as a pernicious cyber aggressor using a network of hackers.

Centre seeks to up the ante against cybercrimes; key steps include creating dedicated IT cadre, bringing in domain experts

It is interesting to note that India has 120 crore telephone subscribers, 42 crore Internet subscribers, 28 crore mobile internet users and is ranked at the 23rd position out of 165 nations in Global Cybersecurity Index 2017 of the United Nations.

Britain to create a new cyber force of up to 2,000 personnel to tackle cyber threat

The new force which is expected to be announced soon would represent a nearly four-fold increase in manpower.

China has shut down more than 13,000 websites after 2015 for breaking the law

Authorities including the Cyberspace Administration of China have summoned more than 2,200 websites operators for talks during the same period, he said.

Fall of ISIS has not diminished the groups ability to inspire attacks using cyberspace: US national security

The US-led coalition fighting ISIS estimated on 5 December that fewer than 3,000 fighters of the Sunni militant group remain in Iraq and Syria.

Apple and Facebook praise China at an internet conference, despite western social media site bans in the country

Facebook and Google aren’t accessible in China behind the country’s Great Firewall, along with major Western news outlets and social media sites.

China think tank calls for 'democratic' internet governance to eradicate inequality

China ranks fifth among 38 nations globally in standards of cyber governance, a top state-backed internet think tank said.

Threats associated with cyberspace have thrown up a new set of challenges for countries: Sushma Swaraj

The minister said the internet thrown up new set of challenges for which there are "no preset solutions".

Aadhaar helped UIDAI locate 500 missing children; govt data shows 180 kids go missing every month

Biometric based Aadhaar has made UIDAI's task of locating missing children a much easier exercise

Microsoft's cybersecurity centre reached out to 126 organisations in a year; helped reduce malware and digital risk

With the aim to make cyberspace safer, Microsoft also rolled out a nationwide campaign to increase awareness of cybersecurity.