Washington: The US intelligence and investigation agencies have asserted that Russia was behind the cyberattacks on US government’s critical computer networks. In the cyberattacks exposed last month, computer systems of the Commerce, Energy and Trade departments along with the Nuclear Weapons Network, were found to have been targeted. US Secretary of State had openly confessed […]
Hyderabad: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Hypersonic Wind Tunnel developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at Hyderabad. This Hypersonic Wind Tunnel technology will be crucial for testing the hypersonic aircraft, missiles and engines. India becomes the third country in the world, after the United States and Russia, to indigenously develop this […]
Washington/Moscow: US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, openly accepted a Russian hand in the cyberattack in the United States saying, ‘There was an attempt to intrude into the US government departments using third-party software. Intrusions have also been reported from private companies, other countries and companies. This is a massive attack and based on the […]
London/Beijing: – Jeremy Fleming, the Chief of British Intelligence, warned that China is the biggest threat to the security of the United Kingdom. At this time, he also accused that China is launching a large number of cyberattacks on British hospitals and universities. The relations between the United Kingdom and China have been strained since […]
New Delhi: Nine agreements were signed between India and Uzbekistan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a virtual summit with Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Following the meeting, agreements in the energy, technology and cybersecurity sectors were signed. At this time, a loan of USD 448 million, to Uzbekistan, for four of its development projects, also was announced. Before […]
Colombo: – India has started opening fronts on different levels, to counter the increasing Chinese activities in the Indo-Pacific region. Cooperation is being solicited from the neighbouring countries for this purpose. The meeting held on Saturday, between Indian National Security Advisor (NSA), Ajit Doval, and Sri Lanka and the Maldives, clearly point to that. Sources […]
New Delhi/Beijing: While reports are surfacing that a large number of cyberattacks are being launched into India from China, India has announced a ban on 43 more Chinese apps. These include shopping, video and even dating apps. The security agencies had informed that China and Pakistan are using the dating apps and websites for espionage […]
New Delhi: – The incidence of cyberattacks has increased during the lockdown. A survey has revealed that 7 out of 10 companies are faced with cyberattacks. On Friday, there was a cyberattack on Dr Reddy’s company. This company recently announced the testing of Sputnik 5, the vaccine for Coronavirus developed by Russia, in India. Meanwhile, […]
New Delhi: Along with the United States, The United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, the members of the Five Eyes Alliance, India and Japan also have demanded backdoor access from the companies from the technology sector to their apps that use ‘End-to-End Encrypted Communication’. This demand is to enable the investigating agencies to read […]
Tokyo: Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi held bilateral talks. Last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had presented the proposal for Indo-Pacific Ocean Initiative’ in the East Asia Summit. The announcement that Japan was willing to join the initiative was made after the meeting. Drafts of a few important agreements, […]