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Internet slows down on largest cyber attacks yet
28 Mar 2013
Yahoo buys 17-year British whiz-kid's news summary app for reported $30 mn
26 Mar 2013
Last year D'Aloisio invented Summly, a software that automatically reduces lengthy news stories and features into a user-friendly format on an iPhone
TCS wins $43 million Norwegian contract
25 Mar 2013
Datawind boosts Akash 2 deliveries
25 Mar 2013
Does cyberterrorism pose a significant threat?
21 Mar 2013
A global survey of experts has revealed that while over half of those questioned see cyberterrorism as a significant security threat, there is very little consensus on what the term means, or whether an attack has even already taken place!
India losing out on internet revolution, warns Google chief
21 Mar 2013
Google chairman Eric Schmidt has warned that lack of infrastructure and adequate technology mean that India was in very real danger of missing the internet revolution completely
IBM completes acquisition of Star Analytics
20 Mar 2013
Microsoft under preliminary probe for foreign corrupt practices: reports
20 Mar 2013
Microsoft is under preliminary investigation of the justice department as also the Securities and Exchange Commission into bribery accusations involving its operations in China, Italy and Romania
UK sets up cyber crime reduction partnership
16 Mar 2013
Chinese cyber thieves hack into DRDO’s web sites
13 Mar 2013
In the first successful tracking of Chinese cyber thieves, Indian intelligence officials have accurately traced the origin of the cyber attack against security establishments
Facebook launches new design for News Feed
08 Mar 2013
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