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Does cyberterrorism pose a significant threat?
21 Mar 2013
A global survey of experts has revealed that while over half of those questioned see cyberterrorism as a significant security threat, there is very little consensus on what the term means, or whether an attack has even already taken place!
India losing out on internet revolution, warns Google chief
21 Mar 2013
Google chairman Eric Schmidt has warned that lack of infrastructure and adequate technology mean that India was in very real danger of missing the internet revolution completely
IBM completes acquisition of Star Analytics
20 Mar 2013
Microsoft under preliminary probe for foreign corrupt practices: reports
20 Mar 2013
Microsoft is under preliminary investigation of the justice department as also the Securities and Exchange Commission into bribery accusations involving its operations in China, Italy and Romania
UK sets up cyber crime reduction partnership
16 Mar 2013
Chinese cyber thieves hack into DRDO’s web sites
13 Mar 2013
In the first successful tracking of Chinese cyber thieves, Indian intelligence officials have accurately traced the origin of the cyber attack against security establishments
Facebook launches new design for News Feed
08 Mar 2013
Fighting malware attacks to cost consumers $22 bn in 2013: Study
07 Mar 2013
Global enterprises will spend $114 billion to deal with the impact of a malware induced cyber attack, in repairing and recovering from the impact, warns a new study by technology researh firm IDC
TCS ranked world's 4th most valuable IT services brand
05 Mar 2013
TCS was the single largest contributor to the overall Tata brand and was ranked the world’s 39th most valuable brand by UK-based brand valuation firm Brand Finance Plc
Mathematical model ‘describes’ online conflict resolution over Wikipedia articles
05 Mar 2013
Researchers have produced a mathematical model to describe how conflicting opinions are resolved over articles that appear on Wikipedia, the collaboratively-edited encyclopaedia
EC to levy stiff fine on Microsoft over browser ballot: report
02 Mar 2013
In July 2012, the European Commission renewed its probe into Microsoft for its failure to offer European consumers a choice of browsers, as per a settlement 2009 settlement
Kaspersky Lab detects new malware ‘MiniDuke’
01 Mar 2013
The malware, which was created just a week ago used to send well-crafted malicious PDF documents to their targets, which attack Adobe Reader versions 9, 10 and 11, bypassing the software’s sandbox and send a small 20kb file downloader into the victim’s disc
Featured articles
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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