Every news item that you read about spammers, spam attacks, the future of spam, etc. tells you one thing over and above all else – that the threat of spam attacks is only increasing and will continue to do so. The new report by Kaspersky Lab on spam/spammers has something to say along similar lines. As per the report, unsolicited correspondence in email traffic grew slightly (+0.53% points) to reach...

A report by Symantec Corporation, which provides antivirus solutions, has revealed that Bot infections in India have catapulted to a level of 280% in its Internet Security Threat Report, Volume 18 (ISTR). The report also emphasized that this stat is a whopping 42% rise in global targeted attacks of the similar nature, than the earlier year. These cyber attacks hit small and medium enterprises the hardest,...

In a bid to strengthen the security measurements around its ecosystem and it’s app hub Google Play Store, Google has added a new condition in their Google Play Developer Program Policies. The new addition states that any app vendor/distributor/developer that provides app updates to Android users outside the Google Play Store will be banned and removed from the official Play Store. Simply speaking,...

Even though the web has grown tremendously since the early 90s, one thing has more or less remained the same – passwords. Passwords are our only defence from data theft, account break-ins and so on. Now since we use so many different web services for specific tasks, it is getting harder to manage one’s accounts and passwords as new services keep popping up. Recently, companies like Facebook...

As more people and services come online, there seems to be a strong surveillance and data access trend among Government enforcement agencies, according to Google. It seems that the Indian Government and its enforcement agencies are demanding requests for takedown or personal information at a  rate of 13 requests per day, on an average. Google’s latest transparency report suggests that governmental...

The travel business is rapidly undergoing a Paperless Transformation. After Railways, the airlines too, could soon start accepting virtual boarding passes received on the smartphones of travelers. The Aviation Ministry has asked the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) to formulate an automated system that will allow flyers to receive & subsequently flash a bar-coded message that will serve...

According to the latest report from Sophos Labs, India has now climbed down two spots to become the third biggest spam spewing nation in the world. The USA and China now occupy the first two slots. In their previous report from last year, India had topped among other nations as the world’s biggest spam spewing country. The report called Dirty Dozen lists the top 12 spam spewing countries in the...

Online Shopping is known for its simplicity, efficiency & speed. However, its major concern has always been the last but most important step –   Payment. Credit Cards are a workable option, but the need to input multiple details is often cumbersome. To ease the online shopper’s payment procedure Payment Processing Company American Express which also offers its own branded Credit Card has...

Facebook has recently announced through official channels that the organization has sustained a sophisticated hacker attack. There has been no evidence till now of user data compromise. The attack was executed when some of the company officials visited a mobile developer website that had malicious software that compromised their systems. There was no apparent attempt to access user data and this attack...

Bigtree Entertainment has given its website BookMyShow a thorough overhaul. The website which is part of the Network18 Group will now features a completely new layout in an attempt at simplification & streamlining. Starting from the core color-combination, gone are the trademark Yellow & White. Instead, the cash-rich website is now completely draped in simple white layout which enhances focus...