India organisations paid at least Rs 6 crore ($784,000) per DNS attack in India as the country saw the highest number of such attacks at 12.13 per organisation this year, a new report said on Tuesday.
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Alibaba Cloud invests $283mn to empower global partners
Alibaba Cloud, the data intelligence backbone of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, on Tuesday said it would invest $283 million during this fiscal year to empower global partners and accelerate joint innovations in the post pandemic era.
This optical chip can help download 1,000 HD movies in a split second
A team of researchers has recorded world's fastest Internet speed from a single chip that can help download 1,000 high-definition movies in a split second, at a data speed of 44.2 Terabits per second from a single light source.
Video meet app Zoom deploys Oracle Cloud to streamline growing workloads
'We chose Oracle Cloud Infrastructure because of its industry-leading security, outstanding performance, and unmatched level of support,' added Yuan who is working on to safeguard its platform from bugs and hackers.
Google Meet now has Zoom-like gallery view with 16 participants
Keeping the high demand for video meetings in mind as people work from home, Google has introduced 4 new features in its enterprise conferencing Meet app, including a Zoom-like gallery view.
Netflix adds 15.8mn new subscribers, posts $5.7bn in revenue
Video streaming giant Netflix has added 15.8 million subscribers in the first quarter of 2020 which is a growth of 22 per cent (year-over-year), registering quarterly revenue of $5.77 billion.
Hackers sold data of 267 million Facebook users for just Rs 41,500
Hackers have sold personal data of a whopping 267 million Facebook users for just Rs 41,500 (approximately 500 Euros) that includes email addresses, names, Facebook IDs, dates of birth and phone numbers.
Google India launches learning platform on YouTube
Google India on Tuesday launched 'YouTube Learning Destination' to help student, teachers and parents find useful and high-quality learning content created by education-focused creators on YouTube.
Zoom app not safe, avoid for official use: Govt warns
The well-known Zoom video conferencing app for meetings is not a safe platform, the Cyber Coordination Centre (CCC) of the Ministry of Home Affairs has warned in an advisory issued last week.
Google shows food, night shelters in 30 Indian cities
Google on Monday said it has started showing the locations of food shelters and night shelters in cities across India on its services like Maps, to help people especially migrant workers find relief centers with ease.
Facebook launches Messenger app for desktop
Facebook on Thursday launched a Messenger app for MacOS and Windows so one can video chat on their desktop and stay connected with friends and family all over the world.
YouTube working on TikTok competitor called Shorts
Shorts will allow people to upload brief videos into a feed inside the mobile app, much like TikTok, and take advantage of licensed music that YouTube Music has in its catalog, reports The Information.
WhatsApp reduces Status video time limit to 15 seconds in India
At the time of launch, WhatsApp allowed 90 seconds to three minutes of video and if the existing video is larger than 16MB if gave an option to trim the length of the video before sending it.
Cyber security risk increases amid 'work from home' trend
Trishneet Arora, Founder & CEO of TAC Security noted that the low-security standards of home Wi-Fi systems, are a serious threat for the cybersecurity sector at the moment with data of millions of people at stake.
Google not building corona screening portal as Trump claims
Google immediately reacted, saying another company under its umbrella called Verily is building a much smaller trial website to direct people to testing facilities in the Bay Area, reports The Verge.
Google launched 4th batch of 'Startups Accelerator India'
According to the company, startups that use technology like AI/ML to solve systemic problems in India can submit their application by visiting 'Google for Startups Accelerator India' by 15th March 2020.
Coronavirus enters Web, users hacked with malicious files
In fact, these files contained a range of threats from Trojans to worms which are capable of destroying, blocking, modifying or copying data, as well as interfering with the operation of computers or computer networks.
New mums taking to apps for breastfeeding decisions
'Information stored in the app can provide a useful history to discuss with health care providers who can then provide much more individualised advice, particularly with breastfeeding," Miller said.
Chinese APT20 hacker group bypassing 2FA in latest attacks
A Chinese state sponsored hacking group, APT20, has been found bypassing two-factor authentication (2FA) in a recent wave of attacks, security researchers at the Dutch cyber-security firm Fox-IT have warned.
Be cyber-secure while you holiday
Here are a few easy-to-execute steps from Barry Cook, Privacy and Group Data Protection Officer at visa service provider VFS Global, that will help you keep your data safe this Christmas and New Year.
Google warns Indian users of data breach after Chrome 79 bug
Tech giant Google has issued warning of data breach for users in India after fixing the Chrome 79 bug, urging them to immediately change their passwords on websites that have been affected.
New AI tool can flag fake news for media outlets
The tool, developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo in Canada, uses deep-learning AI algorithms to determine if claims made in posts or stories are supported by other posts and stories on the same subject.
New IBM open technology to secure firms without moving data
To further accelerate industry migration toward open security, IBM is also spearheading open-source projects to make security tools work together natively across the security ecosystem.
Quora appoints Gurmit Singh as India GM to boost presence
Leading knowledge sharing platform Quora on Friday announced it has hired Gurmit Singh as its India GM to lead business growth in the market which has over 70 million monthly unique visitors in English.
Why Jeff Bezos picked books to be Amazon's first product
Do you know why Jeff Bezos decided to sell books, and not CDs, online 22 years ago? A rediscovered 1997 video has revealed why the richest man of Earth chose books over CDs to be Amazon's first product.