Ransom-demanding virus on prowl in Indian cyberspace

Cyber security sleuths have warned Indian Internet users against a potent Trojan virus in the social media and email circuit which stealthily encrypts important documents of the user and then asks......

Chinese army seen initiating cyber attacks against US

On the outskirts of Shanghai, in a run-down neighbourhood, a People’s Liberation Army base has been built for China’s growing corps of cyber warriors.According to the New York Times, a......

Google to replace passwords with secure ID ring

Web giant Google is researching to build a more secure hardware device which in future can be used to login to a computer or an online account, thus eliminating the need for a password. Designed in......

PDF spams give security tools the slip

Just when you thought all the dirt bag tricks had been tried with email spamming, there comes another form of spam, PDF spams that cannot be filtered by the existing set of security tools.......

India sees 2,152 phishing attacks in April

India, which has about 137 million internet users, accounted for eight per cent of the total phishing attack volume worldwide in April, after the US, the UK and South Africa, a report by......

Around 10% phishing attacks target India

About 10 per cent of all global phishing activities are being targeted at India. RSA, the security division of EMC, points out that the evidence of this trend lies in the fact that several Indian......

Barty, Serena lead field at Australian Open warm-ups

IMAGE: Serena Williams. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images Twenty-three-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams and Australian tennis player Ashleigh Barty will lead the field in the two WTA......

Chess World Cup: Vishy Anand, Gujrathi, Sethuraman advance

Five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand made it to the second round but not without fumbling a little against Malaysia's International Master Li Tian Yeoh. IMAGE: Viswanathan Anand in action......

Defending champs Djokovic, Williams get top billing at Australian Open

IMAGE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic hits a backhand volley during a practice session ahead of the 2016 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Thursday. Photograph: Michael Dodge/Getty Images Reigning......

Randhawa secures third appearance in British Open

Asian Tour star Jyoti Randhawa of India booked his third British Open appearance on Wednesdaywhen he shared medallist honours with Australian duo Kim Felton and former club professional Scott Barr......

Negi goes down fighting

International Master Parimarjan Negi went down fighting against top seeded Grandmaster Vladimir Belov of Russia in the 10th and final round of the Master's section in the Hastings International......