PWC Survey on Security preparedness

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Vijayashankar Na

Dec7: PWC has released the findings of its “The State of Information Security survey-2013” indicating that there is an increasing interest and budget allocations for Information security in the Indian companies. Report

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Centralized IMEI data base to go on trial in a month

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Vijayashankar Na

Dec 5: In a measure that could put a break on Mobile thefts, Government of India has approved a trial running of a centralized IMEI data base in India. This would enable tracking of stolen mobiles and make it difficult for sellers of stolen mobiles to find buyers. Report

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Cyber Fraud Survey in India by KPMG

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Vijayashankar Na

Dec 5: KPMG has released a Cyber Fraud survey amongst business units which is a useful document of record. Called the Fraud Survey 2012, it identified Cyber crime, IP fraud, Identity theft as frauds of the future and concluded that “Indian Firms ill-equipped to mitigate fraud”. It identified that 70% of companies had no effective mechanism to tackle frauds. It also said that 38% of respondents had experienced cyber crimes but 78% were unaware of the risks. 40% did not have policies for access to web. Details

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“Photo Sync” from Facebook-A New Threat to Privacy

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Vijayashankar Na

Dec 4: Facebook has introduced a new feature called “Photo Sync” for mobile users which is likely to be a new threat to privacy to casual users. If enabled, the feature will automatically upload the photographs from the mobile to Face book. Though initially it is not shared, it will get into Facebook and may eventually be either shared with some unsuspecting click or otherwise be available for Facebook hackers. What is worrying is that a person’s photograph may be uploaded if it is captured by another person in his mobile and if and when it is deleted on placement of a complaint from the mobile it may still be available in the Facebook. Users of Android.iphones are advised to ensure that this feature is deactivated. Details :: ಫ಼ೇಸ್ಬುಕ್ಕ್ ಇಂದ ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ಹೊಸ ಆತಂಕ

 

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GOI to file Reply on CAT Chairperson appointment in Karnataka High Court

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Vijayashankar Na

Dec 3: The PIL regarding the non appointment of the Chair person for Cyber Appellate Tribunal (CAT), in New Delhi was heard in Karnataka High Court today. The PIL filed by an advocate Sri Chaitanya has alleged that the non appointment of a chair person to CAT has placed several Bank fraud victims at a disadvantage since their cases are held up without judicial scrutiny since June 2011 and requested the Judiciary to direct the Government to take necessary action. The counsel for the GOI has requested for 6 week’s time for filing the reply from the Government side.

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Julian Assange on Internet Freedom

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Vijayashankar Na

Dec 3: Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange speaks of how an infrastructure for total control of Internet is already in place and is beig also used partially. … Details

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