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Denmark laws to screen Foreign Investment
Denmark has passed a law to allow the screening of foreign investments so that they do not pose any threats to the National Security. Why the new law?...
GoI to launch National Programme on Artificial Intelligence
The Government of India is to launch National Programme on Artificial Intelligence. Under the programme, high value data sets in Public Sector Units are to be identified. These...
What is Solarwinds Orion Hack?
The United States of America recently issued an emergency directive on all federal civilian Agencies to power down their solarwinds Orion IT management tools. The direction was issued...
India to hold first ever virtual bilateral summit with Australia
On June 4, 2020, PM Modi will hold a virtual bilateral summit with the Australian PM Scott Morrison. This is the first ever virtual bilateral summit to be...
“Cyber Safe Initiative” launched by Maharashtra Government
On January 3, 2020, Cyber Safe Initiative was launched by Maharashtra Government. The initiative was launched commemorating the birth anniversary of Indian Social Reformer Savitribai Phule. Savitribai Phule...
Trakea: A Unique bar-coding software used by Haryana Police
The Haryana Police Department has adopted a unique barcoding software. The software is used to ensure that 1000s of digital forensic reports are stored safe and secure. It...
Manipur man detects WhatsApp bug, enters Facebook Hall of Fame 2019
Zonel Sougaijam, a civil engineer from Manipur was included in Facebook Hall of Fame 2019, for detecting a WhatsApp bug that violated privacy of a user. Key Highlights...
Russia President Putin signs “Sovereign Internet” law
Russian President Vladimir Putin on 2 May 2019 signed into law a “sovereign internet” bill which will allow Russian authorities to isolate the country’s internet. The move expands...
UN Secretary General sets up panel on digital cooperation to tackle cybersecurity threats
United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres has established first-of-its-kind panel on digital cooperation aimed at addressing concerns of cybersecurity threats and rise in hate speech. The high-level...
MHA to upgrade National Information Security Policy and Guidelines to secure government data
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will be upgrading National Information Security Policy and Guidelines (NISPG) to secure government data and control access to it inorder to prevent...
GravityRAT: Malware allegedly designed by Pakistani hackers became stronger
According to Maharashtra cybercrime department officials, GravityRAT, a malware allegedly designed by Pakistani hackers has recently been updated further and equipped with anti-malware evasion capabilities. GravityRAT was first...
