Privacy concerns over AI-based chatbots ChatGPT is a chatbot launched by OpenAI in November 2022. Artificial Intelligence (AI) based applications are the most significant addition to automation. AI-based chatbots work as enablers to enrich customer service, employee experience, performance improvement, and other processes which truly eliminate human intervention, by bringing in accuracy, speed, and agility. However, as these chatbots ...
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Kamal Haasan’s party website hacked
Kamal Haasan’s party website hacked Kamal Haasan’s party website hacked Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 27 (ANI): The official website of Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) party headed by actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan has been hacked, said party on Friday. The party also denied reports of its merger with Congress, claiming that its website was hacked. Taking to Twitter, the MNM said, ...
Read More »Great Expectations: What the Indian crypto industry is hoping for in Budget 2023
Great Expectations: What the Indian crypto industry is hoping for in Budget 2023 The crypto industry has great expectations from the upcoming Union Budget of 2023. The Industry is hoping that FM Nirmala Sitraman will bring a number of changes, specifically how Virtual Digital Assets (VDAs) are classified and taxed. The 2 major demands are: 1. The 1% tax deducted ...
Read More »Alert! This app knows your location, says data privacy study
Alert! This app knows your location, says data privacy study Data protection bill will end misuse of customer data, penalise violators: MoS IT The 2022 edition of the State of Data Privacy report from Arrka is based on a study of 200 mobile apps and websites, including 100 Indian organisations across 25 sectors, 76 organisations in the US and ...
Read More »Digital economy push offers hope for multiple players: Mastercard
Digital economy push offers hope for multiple players: Mastercard India’s push towards expanding the digital economy offers room for multiple players to grow in the payments ecosystem, said Michael Froman, vice chairman and president, strategic growth at Mastercard. “Digitisation and expanding the digital economy is good. There is plenty of room for many different types of players in that ecosystem,” ...
Read More »Three cornerstones of cryptographic compliance
Three cornerstones of cryptographic compliance Cryptographic compliance can be a complex subject. India has many cryptographic regulations with which organizations must maintain compliance. In this article we will cover three common compliance requirements that organizations with cryptographic infrastructure must often take into consideration: data localization, the IT Act (message authentication in particular), and PCI compliance. While each of these compliance ...
Read More »Roaming Mantis uses DNS changers to target users via compromised public routers
Roaming Mantis uses DNS changers to target users via compromised public routers Kaspersky researchers reported on a new domain name system (DNS) changer functionality used in the Roaming Mantis campaign. Now cybercriminals can use compromised Wi-Fi routers in cafes, airports hotels, and other public places to potentially infect more Android smartphones with the Wroba.o malware. At the moment, the ...
Read More »Cybersecurity, data theft pose biggest challenges to modern age policing: Union Home Minister Amit Shah
Cybersecurity, data theft pose biggest challenges to modern age policing: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said challenges to policing have now drastically transformed: from tackling geographical problems like terrorism and unrest in J&K, left-wing extremism and unrest in the northeast to countering new-age ‘thematic’ threats of cyber security and data theft, with problems becoming ...
Read More »BharatPe appoints Ambuj Bhalla as CISO
BharatPe appoints Ambuj Bhalla as CISO BharatPe on Tuesday announced the appointment of Ambuj Bhalla as its Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). The company has also appointed Rahul Bhatia as the Head of Internal Audit, and Ravinder Oberoi as the Head of Compliance. Bhalla will be responsible for the implementation of robust IT security and cybersecurity frameworks for the ...
Read More »PM Modi backs National Data Governance framework for intelligence exchange across agencies
PM Modi backs National Data Governance framework for intelligence exchange across agencies Backing the emerging technologies and use of the National Data Governance Framework for smooth data exchange, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked senior IPS officers to leverage technology for tracking down criminals via better coordination between state police and the Central agencies. PM Modi while addressing the all ...
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