Apple plans to further increase its focus on data security in India by collecting mimimum user data and new sign-in alternatives. The iPhone-maker on…
Security
Software
iOS 12.1 still has a Lockscreen bypass bug
Earlier this week, the latest iOS 12.1 update started rolling out on compatible iPhone and iPad devices. The new update fixes the lockscreen bypass…
News
WhatsApp rolls out a new feature to combat fake news on its platform
Facebook-owned IM WhatsApp has rolled out a new feature that’ll help combat fake news and spread of wrong information among users. The moves comes…
Cradle CEO dies after his smartphone exploded while charging
In yet another incident of smartphone-related deaths, Cradle CEO Nazrin Hassan becomes the latest victim of an exploding smartphone. Sources close to Hassan have claimed that one of his smartphones exploded while charging, and he was killed by a flying…
News
Intel processors now affected by new flaw called Lazy FP State Restore
Intel processors have reportedly been affected by a new flaw, dubbed as the Lazy FP State Restore, patches for which are already in the…
Apps
Redmorph Privacy and Security App for Android devices now available in India
Post the launch of Redmorph in the United States of America, the company announced its entry into the market of India with its app…
News
OnePlus finally responds to credit card disputes from customers
Over 70 customers have reported fraudulent charges on the credit card they had used to make purchases from OnePlus’ official website. A post on…
Nvidia rolls out updates for Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilties
Nvidia has just released new updates to mitigate Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities. The company also notes that while NVidia’s hardware compnoents are not affected these glitches, however, drivers do need be updated to avoid any potential security threat. Nvidia further…
News
Petya Ransomware attack: How to defend against it
Following the WannaCry ransomware fiasco, the Internet is victimized by another ransomware called Petya. However, this nasty worm seems to be primarily targeting business…
News
New Cloak and Dagger exploit allows full control over an Android device, and remains stealthy
Security researchers at UC Santa Barbara have found a new vulnerability in Android which affects all versions of the OS. Known as cloak and…
Editorials
WhatsApp end-to-end encryption: Things you need to know
WhatsApp end-to-end encryption has gained a lot of attention from users as well the government. Recently a petition was filed by a WhatsApp user…
Gartner identifies top 10 Security technologies to battle cyber security
Analyst firm Gartner has listed top 10 security technologies which should be adopted by the organizations to win the cybersecurity battle in 2016. There is an estimate that globally, by the end of 2019, data breaches could cost us an…
News
Indian government may ban WhatsApp for implementing 256 bits end-to-end encryption
WhatsApp efforts to impress its users by encrypting communication on the platform may put it at odds with Indian authorities. There is a particular…
News
Consumers install apps without being aware of the consequences, says Kaspersky Labs research report
Kaspersky Lab, in the recently published “Are you cyber savvy?” research report, has revealed that consumers are installing a wide range of apps on…
News
Facebook Bug Bounty program awards over Rs. 5 crores to Indian security researchers
Indian researchers have received over Rs. 5 Crores from Facebook for finding bugs on its platform under Facebook’s Bug Bounty program. Around 205 security researchers…