The Indian Cyber Space has seen tremendous growth in terms of Internet users in the last 2-3 years. The penetration rate now lies at somewhere around 40%, which was a mere 10% in 2013-14. But when we are talking about … Read More
The Advocate-General of India, Mr. Mukul Rohatgi has recently stated in his submissions to the honorable Supreme Court that the Government is working on a Data Protection & Privacy Law. The AG also said that TRAI has already started drafting … Read More
The use of Internet among people is increasing day by day specially, the younger generation. They are using it for just about everything (studying, shopping, banking, social interaction, finding jobs, earning money) but few use it for committing cyber crime … Read More
The names of Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and a few other Indians coming up in the news suddenly, Iceland’s Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson taking temporary leave from office, etc. all are linked with Panama based law-firm Mossack Fonseca. … Read More
In 2014, Apple added an additional encryption on its iPhone series that wipes your device clean after 10 unsuccessful unlock attempts. It was done for consumer privacy and security, but it has now resulted in the company being locked in a public … Read More
As long as we engage with the Internet, viruses surround us. The fact that viruses exist and keep on infecting computers is that no one has entirely figured them out yet. In fact, it is pretty amusing that a lot … Read More
Although you take steps to improve your privacy and security while browsing the web, it is impossible to be totally anonymous on the Internet. Most Internet users feel that using Incognito Mode or Private Browsing mode on their browsers makes … Read More
This post is the third in the series about the myths people in India have about Computers, Mobiles, the Internet and Cyber Space. Here are some common theories about Facebook in India. With over 120 million users on Facebook, India … Read More
(1) Active X Active X is an add-on of the Windows Operating System that some websites require to view certain elements or take actions. Criminals use Active X to create or add malicious Active X controls to web pages to … Read More