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China behind Marriott hack that collected personal details of 500 mn guests
The compromised Marriott database contains not only credit card information but passport data.
Aadhaar privacy issues extend beyond the security of its biometric database
There is a robust need for safeguarding our data and own responsibility for it.
Scientists at the Kerala Agricultural University prepare a mango database for plant breeders
None of the available databases present the mango germplasm in detail, following the standard International Board for Plant Genetic Resources descriptors.
Aadhaar hearing: Highlights from 38 days of Supreme Court's 2nd longest hearing in history
The Aadhaar hearings are second-longest hearing in the history of the Supreme Court, here's a glance at the major arguments made over the past 38 days of hearings.
UIDAI reaffirms that Aadhaar data is safe and secure
This clarification by the UIDAI, which administers the Aadhaar project, comes in the wake of recent reports of breach in the security of Aadhaar data, which were misused for creating parallel databases.
A centralised database of citizens in the state of Telangana is under consideration
The Telangana govt. is said to be working on creating a database of its residents to strengthen security, ensure compliance and of course, solve crime.
Ransomware: Over 27,000 databases managed by MongoDB held to ransom; 99,000 still vulnerable
Tens of thousands of online databases have been breached by what appears to be a single hacker or group of hackers. The databases in question appear to be managed by MongoDB, a database application.
Jammu and Kashmir launches Internet-based SMIS (School Management Information System)
To create a single database for policy-making, evaluation and distribution of resources, Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday launched the internet-based School Management Information System (SMIS).
Hackers breach seven Indian High Commission websites and publish data online
Two hackers allegedly from the Netherlands claimed to have broken into seven Indian High Commission websites, publishing online the login details, passwords and database.
European intelligence database seen aiding fight against suspected militants | Reuters
BERLIN/AMSTERDAM A European counter-terrorism intelligence database designed to generate greater intelligence sharing among allies to avert deadly Islamist attacks has gone online after overcoming traditional reluctance by spy agencies to sharing information. European officials were spurred into setting up the project by the Paris attacks last November by Islamist militants which exposed intelligence gaps. A total of 130 people were killed in those attacks
Microsoft offers free SQL Server 2016 licenses to lure Oracle customers
Microsoft has its game face on, gunning for Oracle customers by offering free licenses to SQL Server 2016 till the end of this month.
New technology aims to speedily repatriate South Asia's trafficked children
The technology developed by aid agency Plan India and Bangladeshi social enterprise Dnet, the Missing Child Alert (MCA) is a database programme - with the victim's data, including their name, photo and place of origin - which can shared between South Asian nations.
MariaDB names LinkedIn database veteran Nishant Vyas as CTO
Vyas, one of LinkedIn's early employees, is a veteran of database engineering for the web-scale enterprise. He, most recently, led the database engineering and operations team at LinkedIn.
ECB says contact data stolen from database, market-sensitive data unaffected
The ECB said it discovered the theft when it received an anonymous email seeking money for the data.
Interpol probes more suspect passports from missing flight
ROME (Reuters) - Interpol is investigating more suspect passports used to board a missing Malaysia Airlines flight, in addition to two European ones that were falsely used by unidentified passengers, the global police agency said on Sunday. An Italian man and an Austrian man were falsely listed as passengers on Beijing-bound flight MH370, which disappeared after takeoff from Kuala Lumpur early on Saturday with 239 people aboard.
Evaluating Fabric Computing And Integrated Systems
Andrew Butler, VP Distinguished Analyst, Gartner talks about converging integrated systems and disruptive technology, the impact of fabric computing and vendor strategies for these.
EnterpriseDB Releases New Postgres Products For Mission-Critical Demands
New versions of the flagship database and management console to leverage Postgres to enhance performance and stability for enterprises.
SAP Increases Speed And Simplicity For Businesses Adopting SAP HANA
New offering automates the migration process through a series of pre-configured software, implementation services, standardised content and end-user enablement.