These Google Play apps may be collecting kids’ data: Report The age-appropriate design code also known as the children’s code laid down by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) outlines 15 standards that online services need to follow. This ensures that the apps and services that are aimed towards kids are complying with their obligations to protect children’s data online ...
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New Data Bill to retain age of minors as those below 18
New Data Bill to retain age of minors as those below 18 Anyone below the age of 18 has been defined as “children” in the upcoming Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill. The government will “review” this definition one year after enactment of the Act, a senior official told ET. “We spoke to several stakeholders before coming to this decision. ...
Read More »Hackers steal Activision’s upcoming COD games, employee data
Hackers steal Activision’s upcoming COD games, employee data FILE PHOTO: Activision games “Call of Duty” are pictured in a store in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 18, 2022. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo Hackers have stolen planned content to be released for popular shooter game “Call of Duty” (CoD) and reportedly employee data from gaming ...
Read More »Regulators, fin bodies discuss cybersecurity challenges
Regulators, fin bodies discuss cybersecurity challenges The need for enhanced forensic audit skills was highlighted as experts and stakeholders from the banking, finance and information technology sectors and government officials on Monday discussed emerging challenges and technologies to shore up cyber-security in the banking and financial sector. Participating in a discussion on cybersecurity here, ahead of the G20 Finance Ministers ...
Read More »Tech leaders’ perspectives on implementing ChatGPT and the looming cybersecurity risks – ET CISO
Tech leaders’ perspectives on implementing ChatGPT and the looming cybersecurity risks The general public’s curiosity about what might be achieved with AI has been stoked by ChatGPT’s sheer power and capabilities. With more than a million active users and growing, ChatGPT has captivated the world with its ability to be used in a wide range of contexts, including composing essays ...
Read More »Sensitive US military emails spilled online via exposed server
Sensitive US military emails spilled online via exposed server Washington, A cybersecurity researcher discovered an exposed server of the US Department of Defense that was spilling sensitive internal military emails on the Web. According to a TechCrunch report, security researcher Anurag Sen found the exposed server that “was hosted on Microsoft’s Azure government cloud for Department of Defense customers”. The ...
Read More »Over 1.6 mn cyber attacks blocked on Indian insurance firms a day in Jan
Over 1.6 mn cyber attacks blocked on Indian insurance firms a day in Jan New Delhi, Over 1.6 million cyber attacks were blocked on Indian insurance companies every day in January, a report showed on Monday. A total of 49,844,877 cyber-attacks were recorded on 114 insurance sector websites. On average, insurance sector applications face 430,000 attacks each, which is close ...
Read More »National Cyber Security Coordinator urges firms to invest in cybersecurity ahead of 5G rollout – ET CISO
National Cyber Security Coordinator urges firms to invest in cybersecurity ahead of 5G rollout – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-98111704,imgsize-55890,width-1200,height-628,overlay-etciso/national-cyber-security-coordinator-urges-firms-to-invest-in-cybersecurity-ahead-of-5g-rollout.jpg Lt Gen (Retd.) Dr Rajesh Pant, AVSM, VSM National Cyber Security Coordinator, National Security Council Secretariat of India, Government of India, has emphasized the need for companies to invest more than 10% of their information technology assets in cybersecurity, as the number ...
Read More »National Cybersecurity Strategy 2023 to be introduced soon: Rajesh Pant
National Cybersecurity Strategy 2023 to be introduced soon: Rajesh Pant The National Cyber Security Strategy 2023 covering the entire ecosystem is likely to come out soon following the formation of a task force, a top official Monday said. The existing 2013 policy is being revised now and the government has set up a task force. We have submitted recommendations for ...
Read More »AI chatbot Bing, Microsoft’s brainchild, threatens user of exposing personal information, ruining career
AI chatbot Bing, Microsoft’s brainchild, threatens user of exposing personal information, ruining career Microsoft’s new brainchild, Bing, has been marred in controversy ever since its launch. The Internet has been buzzing with stories shared by users who had a horrible experience using the AI chatbot, which seems to have gone off track. The user-experience stories surrounding Bing raise a serious ...
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