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Cyber crimes soaring in Africa amid weak defenses: Report

Sub-Saharan African region could be the next epicentre of the space-tracing government installations, private businesses and ordinary citizens thanks to weak deterrent measures, says a report launched in Nairobi on Tuesday.

Didn't do enough to prevent Facebook from being used to harm others: Zuckerberg

As Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's testifies before Congress fro the first time, he accepted that the company didn't do enough to prevent the platform from being used to harm others.

'Regret Facebook's slow pace in identifying Russia's 2016 operations'

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who is testifying in the wake of Facebook's data breach scandal and Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, has said that he regretted what happened two years ago."This is one of my top priorities is to get this right. One of my greatest regrets is we were slow in identifying the Russian operations in 2016," Zuckerberg said in the joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees, at the Capitol Hill here.His reply came in response to Senator Dianne Feinstein, who asked Zuckerberg what his company was doing to prevent foreign interference in US elections?The 33-year-old billionaire, in the hearing, also said the Facebook users have full control over their ad experience and they can also turn off the sharing of the information with the third-party.The hearing is taking place after reports started pouring in March that the social networking site had compromised with the personal data of over 87 million Facebook users to ...

FB wants to ensure protection of integrity of elections: Zuckerberg

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg during his congressional hearing today said he wants to ensure protection of integrity of elections, mentioning that he knows the importance of the upcoming polls in countries, including India, Hungary and Brazil. Zuckerberg faced a joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees. He noted that there are several important elections in 2018 in countries like India, Hungary and Brazil and his company wants to ensure protection of integrity in these elections. Zuckerberg, 33, testified before the senators and a House panel amid a firestorm over the alleged hijacking of data of millions of Facebook users by British firm Cambridge Analytica.

It was my mistake, and I'm sorry: Zuckerberg

"It was my mistake, and I'm sorry," Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said in the joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees, at the Capitol Hill here.Zuckerberg, who is testifying in the wake of Facebook's data breach scandal and Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, said, "I started Facebook, I run it, and I'm responsible for what happens here.""It's clear now that we didn't do enough to prevent these tools from being used for harm as well. That goes for fake news, foreign interference in elections, and hate speech, as well as developers and data privacy. We didn't take a broad enough view of our responsibility, and that was a big mistake. It was my mistake, and I'm sorry," Zuckerberg said.The scandal came out in the open when reports started pouring in March that the social networking site had compromised with the personal data of over 87 million Facebook users to Britain-based Cambridge Analytica - which allegedly influenced voters during ..

Zuckerberg tells lawmakers 'I'm sorry' for data abuses

Facebook chairman Mark Zuckerberg offered an apology to US lawmakers today as he made a long-awaited appearance in a congressional hearing on the hijacking of personal data on millions of users. Reading from his written testimony, Zuckerberg repeated a statement he had previously made, saying the misuse of data "was my mistake, and I'm sorry." "It will take some time to work through all of the changes we need to make, but I'm committed to getting it right," Zuckerberg told a Senate hearing.

Facebook hearing is under way

The first of two congressional hearings with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has begun. Zuckerberg is testifying in the Senate on Tuesday and the House on Wednesday. He agreed to testify after revelations that Cambridge Analytica, a data-mining firm affiliated with Donald Trump's presidential campaign, gathered personal information from 87 million users to try to influence elections. Senators are expected to also ask him about Russian interference on his company's platform in the 2016 election. In testimony released Monday, Zuckerberg apologizes for the privacy scandal and for not recognizing Russian interference sooner.

Data breach: Before senate hearing, Zuckerberg posts a Facebook message

In the wake of Facebook's data breach scandal, its embattled CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted a message on his page on the social networking website just an hour before he headed into the joint committee hearing at the Capitol Hill in Washington, United States of America."In an hour I'm going to testify in front of the Senate about how Facebook needs to take a broader view of our responsibility -- not just to build tools, but to make sure those tools are used for good," Zuckerberg wrote. "I will do everything I can to make Facebook a place where everyone can stay closer with the people they care about, and to make sure it's a positive force in the world."He also included a photo of the Capitol building, where the hearing is taking place.

Homeopaths should do more research to raise credibility: Vice President

Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday called on homoeopathy professionals to undertake more research in the field to increase its credibility and promised full government support for carrying out high quality research.

Facebook sends privacy alerts to affected users

Facebook has begun alerting some users that their data was swept up in the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal. Anthony Bagnetto was one of many people who woke up Tuesday morning to a notification on his Facebook feed informing him that "one of" his friends used Facebook to log into a now-banned personality quiz app called "This Is Your Digital Life." The notice says the app misused the information, including public profile, page likes, birthday and current city, by sharing it with the political data-mining firm Cambridge Analytica. "Anybody can be taken by this," said Bagnetto, 38, a triathlon coach who lives in Bloomfield, New Jersey, and said he didn't blame whichever of his friends took the quiz for exposing his data. "It shouldn't take the pressure off Facebook because people cannot be expected to be that aware of what they're signing up for," Bagnetto said. As many as 87 million users who might have had their data shared were supposed to get the detailed message on their news ..

Portronics launches wireless stereo soundbar - Pure Sound Pro III

Prominent leader in portable digital product market, Portronics, on Tuesday launched high-quality and versatile re-chargeable wireless stereo soundbar - Pure Sound Pro III.Pure Sound Pro III is a perfect blend of versatility, robust design, premium sound quality, and convenience, at a competitive price.The gadget connects and synchronizes all of one's favourite music compilations scattered around in multiple storages and devices like smartphone, tablet, laptop, pen-drives, non-Bluetooth devices like MP3 players and desktops.Pure Sound Pro III allows one to connect with any of these music sources through latest Bluetooth 4.2v, AUX-IN, USB drive and FM.One can simply change modes by the press of a mode button, and it will orally announce the current mode for your convenience.It comes with two powerful 5 W (RMS) inbuilt speakers with great amplifiers to offer sound output at low-min and high frequencies in the range of 180Hz to 18KHz and signal to noise ratio of 75dB.Further, the 2500 ..

Personal information data breach looms large in India: Verizon

Lack of strong data protection and privacy legislations makes India highly vulnerable to data breaches related to personal information, according to digital network solution firm Verizon. "Specifically with respect to India, the threat of PII (personally identifiable information also called sensitive personal information) data breaches looms large due to lack of a strong data protection and privacy legislation," Verizon Enterprise Solutions, Managing Principal for APJ, Ashish Thapar said. The company today released data breach investigations report (DBIR) which found that social engineering targeting personal information in education segment is high, which is then used for identity fraud. "Highly sensitive research is also at risk, with 20 percent of attacks motivated by espionage. Eleven percent of attacks also have fun as the motive rather than financial gain," the report said. Thapar said that with hyper increase of e-commerce, and e-governance transactions and the rate at which ..

Jaipur discom registers 62% growth in online bill payment

Jaipur discom has registered 62 per cent growth in number of electricity subscribers paying their bills online, an official said. The discom had started a scheme for subscribers to pay their bills online, after which 84,281 subscribers paid their bills through various online modes. In July, 2017, 1,34,429 subscribers paid their electricity bills online, which rose to 2,18,710 in February 2018, he said. A total of Rs 25.87 lakh was given as online bill payment encouragement prize to 1,000 subscribers selected through lottery. The sum was adjusted in their electricity bill, Jaipur discom managing director R G Gupta said in a release. He said that under the scheme, 100 subscribers are selected through a lottery every month that pay their electricity bill of up to Rs 20,000 online. The selected subscribers are given a maximum of Rs 5,000 or actual bill amount, whichever is less, as a reward, which is adjusted in their bills.

Google files appeal against Rs 136 cr fine by CCI

Google on Tuesday said it has filed an appeal against a judgment by fair trade regulator Competition Commission of India (CCI) that fined the tech giant Rs 136.86 crore for abuse of its dominance and biased search practices in India.

Anti-trust case against Google in India goes to appeal

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Google has appealed against a ruling by India's competition watchdog that found it guilty of "search bias", while the website that brought the case also challenged the outcome, complaining the online search giant had got off too lightly.

Panasonic India unveils new cameras with 4K video recording

Japanese device manufacturer Panasonic on Tuesday introduced two new lightweight cameras -- Lumix G7 and Lumix G85 -- in the "Digital Single Lens Mirrorless (DSLM)" category with 4K video recording in India.

Tech Mahindra, Balbix tie up for AI-based cyber security platform

Tech Mahindra today said it has entered into a strategic partnership with Silicon Valley-based Balbix for launching an artificial intelligence-powered threat assessment platform to check cyber security breaches. The Tech Mahindra and Balbix platform uses deep learning and specialised AI algorithms to predict how attacks can happen and propagate, providing actionable insights to mitigate the risk of breach, the Indian firm said in a statement. "With Balbix, Tech Mahindra's intelligent security operations centre (iSOC) offering can now predict and proactively avoid cyber-breaches by continuously monitoring IT inventories for hundreds of breach risk factors and take appropriate mitigating steps," it said. The iSOC improves reporting by accurately measuring overall breach risk and cyber-resilience, it added. Tech Mahindra Global Head of Enterprise Security and Risk Management Rajiv Singh said the agreement is a big step forward towards an integrated approach to security and risk ...

ACT Fibernet, Jio unveil offers with Google 'Home' devices

Internet service provider ACT Fibernet and Reliance Jio on Tuesday partnered with Google to provide bundled offers with the newly-launched Google "Home" smart speakers.

MSME Min, GSTN to soon ink pact for data sharing

The MSME ministry will soon sign an agreement with GSTN, the IT backbone of GST, for sharing of data related to small and medium enterprises as it looks to widen its reach to such enterprises, an official source said. Around 44 lakh micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are registered with the ministry's Udyog Aadhaar portal, while the number of MSMEs on GSTN database is around 1 crore. As a result of the move, the number of MSMEs registered under Udyog Aadhaar could shoot up to one crore, the official said. The data-sharing will enable the government to reach out to more MSMEs and educate them on benefits offered by government schemes. Moreover, these businesses will be able to acquire credit at a lower cost, while improving the flow of credit. The GST database of MSMEs has reached one crore. That is very authentic data, so now we are hoping that we can link our figures based on the Udyog Aadhaar with the GST data, a senior official in the ministry told PTI. According to ...

Hikvision launches AI-powered products at Secutech India

Hikvision, the world's largest supplier of video surveillance products and solutions, successfully launched and showcased their latest technology and signature products during Secutech India.The latest SECONA Shield award wins in three categories reinforce Hikvision's excellence in innovation and their value proposition to offer vertical solutions for Hotels, Hospitals and Banks. Three organizations have also been recognized with SECONA Shield Awards under three exclusive categories, 'Security Project Design of the Year', 'Safe Hospital of the Year' and 'Safe Bank of the Year'. These awards are a huge recognition for Hikvision's vertical solutions team, which executed these projects.With the recently launched products including the Turbo HD 5.0 and DarkFighterX Series Cameras, along with many innovative and unique features, Hikvision has reaffirmed its customers' trust as a global leader in implementing cutting-edge technology solutions. Continuing to bring the international ...