GSAT-16 launch deferred for second time due to bad weather

Hit by inclement weather, the launch of India's latest communication satellite GSAT-16 was deferred for the second time after it was rescheduled to be put into space in the early hours on Saturday......

Govt CAUTIONS net users against malafide NIC digital signs

Cyber security sleuths have alerted Internet users in the country against phishing attacks from suspect digital signatures which got "unauthorisedly" issued through the state-owned National......

Beware! Your mobile banking apps may not really be safe

At a time when lenders have been encouraging consumers to go for mobile banking, a survey by Japanese security firm Trend Micro reveals that 15 bank related mobile apps and 39 online payment......

New technique fights heartbleed bug

US cybersecurity researchers have developed a technique that fights the 'Heartbleed' virus, and detects and entraps hackers who might be using it to steal sensitive data. The Heartbleed bug, which......

US govt says hackers trying to exploit 'Heartbleed' bug

The US government warned on Friday that hackers are attempting to exploit the 'Heartbleed' bug in targeted attacks by scanning networks to see if they are vulnerable. It asked organisations to......

Deadly 'Heartbleed' hits the Internet: Are you safe?

The 'Heartbleed' bug makes the website vulnerable and the information that you are typing in could land into the hands of a dirty hacker.For the next couple of days before you decide to change......

Bolt falls prey to investment fraud, loses $12.7m

IMAGE: Usain Bolt's account was intended to serve as a pension for the eight-time Olympic gold medalist sprinter and for his parents. Photograph: Al Bello/Getty Images Olympic champion Usain Bolt......

China's Olympic Games app has security flaws?

IMAGE: An orange peel cut out by a Chinese volunteer featuring Bing Dwen Dwen, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Mascot is pictured at the Main Press Center. Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters......

Tendulkar completes 9000 Test runs

Sachin Tendulkar became only the fourth batsman in Test cricket to complete 9,000 runs when his score reached 36 during his unbeaten knock of 73 on the opening day of the fourth and final match at......