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Following days of restrictions, mobile phone services have been resumed in five districts of Jammu region. (Photo: File)

Mobile phone services restored in 5 districts of Jammu

The services were suspended across J&K on August 5, in view of security concerns following Centre's decision to abrogate Article 370.

29 Aug 2019 8:52 AM

A man who was taken into custody in Kerala under the suspicion that he helped terrorist to enter Tamil Nadu does not appear to have links to the security threat, said police on Saturday. (Representational Image)

Suspected terrorist detained in Kerala has no link to Tamil Nadu terror alert: Police

In Kerala, security has been strengthened around airports, railway stations, bus stands, places of worship and other public places in state.

25 Aug 2019 10:06 AM

The malware is designed to target just French computer users with Varenyky being aimed at those subscribed to Orange customers. (Photo: Pixabay)

Watch porn? New malware waits until you visit porn site, then starts recording

The Varenyky spambot starts recording your screen whenever you visit a porn website.

12 Aug 2019 1:31 PM

The device, 'Self-Security Bangle for Women' is activated when a woman tilts her arm at a particular angle. The tilt action gives an electric shock to the aggressor holding the woman's arm and at the same time, sends its live location and alerts to relatives and nearby police stations. (Photo: ANI)

Hyderabad boy develops smart bangle to make women feel safe

Gadi Harish along with friend, Sai Teja, invented bangle which generates shock, sends live location and warnings to police in danger.

08 Aug 2019 1:32 PM

‘The entry to meeters and greeters area will be barred w.e.f. 10th August to 20th August 2019. Any inconvenience caused is regretted,’ IGI Airport authorities said. (Photo: ANI | Representational)

IGI airport tightens security ahead of Independence Day

Domestic flyers have been requested to reach minimum of 3 hours in advance, international flyers to reach 4 hours prior to scheduled flight.

08 Aug 2019 1:18 PM

A man from Maharashtra’s Dhule called Mumbai airport’s control room to enquire about job openings, referred to the city by its old name, Bombay, resulting in the formation of a bomb threat assessment committee and heightened security. (Representational Image)

Bombay misheard as ‘bomb hai’ by airport official, creates chaos

As per reports, the incident happened on July 19 at 4.30 pm.

26 Jul 2019 12:05 PM

'We have planned to deploy around 8ooo personnel. We will also use drones and helicopters for surveillance. Keeping in mind terrorist activities, Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) will be deployed. Snipers will also be deployed,' DGP Singh said. (Photo: ANI)

8000 security personnel, drones, snipers to be used this Kanwar Yatra

In the meeting, Singh directed the officials to ensure successful completion of Kanwar Yatra, scheduled to commence from July 17.

08 Jul 2019 10:18 AM

Irked by this decision of the Jagan Mohan Reddy-led state government, TDP leaders expressed dissent on the fact that the former Chief Minister and his family were not apprised of the decision, which has been taken when Naidu and his family are not in the country. (Photo: File)

Security slashed for Chandrababu Naidu's son, other family members

Earlier this month, Naidu's Z+ category security was withdrawn by the state government, which led to demonstrations staged by TDP members.

25 Jun 2019 7:55 PM

To deal with the terror threats, forces have deployed, apart from regular units, six specialised Quick Action Teams (QATs) which are equipped with ultra-modern gadgets and have been part of over 30 successful counter-insurgency operations since January 1 last year. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

Ahead of Shah’s Kashmir visit, forces plan to deal with any attack on Amarnath Yatra

According to sources in Home Ministry, agencies have highlighted 2 big security concerns, an IED attack and an attack in Jawahar tunnel.

25 Jun 2019 5:35 PM

The smart products have all been created to provide peace of mind for users, while making them as easy as possible to use.

These EZVIZ products offer smart living solutions

The EZVIZ range will bring households into the 21st century by making it easier for individuals to connect to everything.

04 Jun 2019 6:28 PM

The statement was sent in response to a report by security news website Krebs on Security.

Product defect could have caused customer data exposure: First American

First American said it had shut down access to the application and was evaluating the impact of the defect.

27 May 2019 8:28 AM

The company said it was still investigating the breach but believed only a “select number of users were targeted through this vulnerability by an advanced cyber actor.”

WhatsApp security breach may have targeted human rights groups

WhatsApp, a unit of Facebook, said it had notified the US Department of Justice to help with an investigation.

15 May 2019 10:22 AM

Facebook suspended apps and accounts associated with Rankwave, and asked the court to order Rankwave to abide by its rules for applications, according to Romero.

Facebook sues South Korea data analytics firm Rankwave

Facebook was investigating Rankwave data practices relating to advertising and marketing.

11 May 2019 2:59 PM

The roll-out of 5G networks in Britain could be delayed, Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright said, adding that he would not trade off the economic benefit of using cheap kit with security risk.

5G roll out could be delayed by security concerns

Wright was not able to say when the report into network security would be published.

09 May 2019 9:27 AM

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating allegations that Facebook failed to live up to a 2011 consent decree to protect users’ privacy by inappropriately sharing information belonging to 87 million users with the now-defunct British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica.

Privacy-minded US lawmakers divided over giving more powers to FTC

Facebook said last month the settlement could cost between $3 billion and $5 billion.

09 May 2019 9:25 AM

The real-time data provided by the app results in a swifter and progressively compelling experience for drivers.

World's 1st voice integrated vehicle security system Letstrack launched

Vehicle owners can benefit from this voice system in a manner they had not contemplated before.

08 May 2019 10:54 AM

Vodafone paused the deployment of Huawei equipment in its core networks in January as the British group waits for Western governments to give the Chinese company full security clearance. (Photo: AP)

Vodafone had found security flaws in Huawei equipment

Vodafone said it had found security vulnerabilities in two products and that both incidents had been resolved quickly.

01 May 2019 2:51 PM

When Apple found out about these guideline violations, they communicated these violations to the app developers, giving them 30 days to submit an updated app to avoid availability interruption in the App Store. Several developers released updates to bring their apps in line with these policies. Those that didn’t were removed from the App Store.

Apple cracks down on third-party parental control apps from App Store

Apple removes multiple parental control apps from its App Store citing risk of privacy, security.

29 Apr 2019 10:23 AM

The CamEye features driver and car monitoring features, GPS Tracking with Route Playback, AI based Smart Alerts on your phone.

KENT RO launches KENT CamEye automotive security device

This is a car camera that ensures 100% security for your loved ones and your car.

27 Apr 2019 11:40 AM

Beapy is a cryptojacking campaign impacting enterprises that uses the EternalBlue exploit and stolen and hardcoded credentials to spread rapidly across networks.

What should you do: Cryptojacking worm Beapy hits enterprises

Beapy (W32.Beapy) is a file-based coinminer that uses email as an initial infection vector.

26 Apr 2019 11:01 AM

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