It Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

Over 53,000 cybersecurity incidents were reported in 2017, says IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

Ravi Shankar Prasad said the government has taken a number of legal, technical, and administrative measures to prevent incidents of cybercrimes.

Aadhaar: 71.24 cr mobile connections, 82 cr bank accounts linked, claims IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

The Aadhaar based re-verification of existing mobile subscribers is expected to be carried out by telcos by 31 March, 2018, IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said

India keen to address misuse of cyberspace, stop terrorists from abusing social media, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

Radical elements and terrorists are abusing social media platforms for perpetuating hate and terror but India is determined to address the misuse of cyber space and thwart them, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday.

Government set to release guidelines for smartphone makers to protect user data from data theft and abuse

Standards and guidelines may be announced in a few weeks aiming at data and information protection to avoid data theft through smartphones

Will act against social media firms on Blue Whale game: IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

Govt on 11 August had directed Google, Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram, Microsoft and Yahoo to immediately remove the links to dangerous online game Blue Whale Challenge, which has led to suicide of children in India and other countries

First phase of National Cyber Coordination Centre made operational, says PP Chaudhary

National Cyber CoordinationCentre will be implemented by Indian Computer Emergency Response Team at Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Paytm to launch messaging service to rival Facebook's WhatsApp by month-end

Interestingly, the development comes at a time when WhatsApp itself is working on foraying into the digital payments space.

Transactions of Rs 1,500 cr on BHIM app so far, says IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) is an app that allows transactions using Unified Payments Interface (UPI).

Prime Minister to inaugurate 5th Global Conference on Cyber Space; will focus on digital inclusion

First held in London in 2011, then Budapest , Seoul, and Netherland, India is the second Asian country to host the event.

IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad asks PSUs to be vigilant while securing India's digital infrastructure

IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today exhorted state-owned firms to be "vigilant" while securing digital infrastructure even as he emphasised that cyber attacks should not be a deterrent to building information superhighways in India.