Internet

RBI resorts to ethical hacking to test Indian banks' cyber vulnerabilities

During the first phase of the test, the RBI will focus on PSU banks that are understood to be more susceptible than private banks.

Jan 23, 2017

SEC investigates if Yahoo violated civil securities laws by reporting data breaches late

The US SEC is probing if Yahoo should have reported the 2014 data hack – which the company disclosed in September 2016 – earlier to investors.

Jan 23, 2017

Flipkart once again rated most trusted e-commerce brand ahead of Amazon and Snapdeal

Flipkart ranked number one on product selection, customer support, ease of return, refund and reverse pick up speed in a consumer study.

Jan 20, 2017

Facebook lifts ban, but Twitter denies Russia Today access to Dataminr

RT said its relationship with Dataminr was criticised by Wall Street Journal after Twitter denied CIA access to the news-finding tool.

Jan 20, 2017

Will there be another 'Internet blackout'?

In a war between the internet and politics five years ago, the lawmakers had to hold off two important anti-piracy bills.

Jan 19, 2017

Reliance Jio to soon launch automobile telematics device that will track vehicle's movement

Jio is also working on a new tariff plan that will be valid till June 30 and would provide data at a nominal Rs 100, combined with free voice calls.

Jan 19, 2017

Have hackers just turned YouTube into the largest reservoir of porn and pirated content on the Internet?

Porn and pirated videos are making their way to YouTube with a simple trick.

Jan 18, 2017

Barack Obama singing parodies served with takedown requests

Folks at baracksdubs take bits and pieces from Obama's speeches to form the lyrics of popular singles by renowned artistes. The videos are posted on baracksdubs YouTube channel

Jan 17, 2017

Online porn giants PornHub and XVideos blocked in the Philippines over child pornography fears

According to PornHub, the average Filipino spent over 12 minutes on the adult video site each visit, far longer than visitors from other parts of the world.

Jan 16, 2017

Happy Pongal 2017: Best SMS, wishes in English, Gif images, picture messages, photos to share on Whatsapp, Facebook

The harvest festival Pongal is celebrated on January 14, this year.

Jan 13, 2017

Digital India? Not anytime soon as country faces acute shortage of Wi-Fi hotspots

Spectrum availability in Indian metros is about a tenth of the same in cities in developed countries, according to a ASSOCHAM-Deloitte study.

Jan 13, 2017

NSA raw data being shared with more US agencies; privacy may go for a toss

Earlier, the NSA would remove irrelevant names and personal information from feeds it would supply to the other 16 US agencies.

Jan 13, 2017

Reliance Jio GigaFiber: How and where to get 100Mbps FTTH service free for 3 months

Jio GigaFiber FTTH service goes live in Mumbai.

Jan 12, 2017

Watch emotional moments of adopted identical Chinese twins meeting for first time; videos go viral

The kids, who were adopted by different families, met for the first time during Good Morning America show.

Jan 12, 2017

New IRCTC Rail Connect app replaces old ticket-booking software, brings new features

There were many complaints about the Railway ministry's old app, like no ticket being booked despite money being deducted, and problems with data-synchronising.

Jan 11, 2017