TAG: Data security

Scientists develop tool to step up software security

24 Jul, 2012, 10:08 am IST Software

A new tool developed by a team of Harvard researchers, could step up security and ensure enhanced performance for commonly used web ... More

Cell phone companies see spike in surveillance requests

10 Jul, 2012, 10:27 am IST Mobile phones

Mobile phone carriers received more than 1.3 million requests last year from U.S. law enforcement agencies ... More

Facebook, LinkedIn, Google to boost privacy drive

29 Jun, 2012, 10:06 am IST Social Networking

Technology groups Facebook and LinkedIn have agreed to beef up their international privacy and compliance teams in response to demands ... More

One in five financial firms 'don't know' whether they've suffered data breaches

20 Jun, 2012, 1:52 pm IST General

A recent study from PwC and Iron Mountain shows worrying level of complacency among Europe's financial services firms. ... More

Online bank-theft software grows more sophisticated

18 Jun, 2012, 2:50 pm IST General

Two of the most pervasive and dangerous types of software for stealing money from bank accounts have been improved and can now transfer ... More

Hacked companies fight back with controversial steps

18 Jun, 2012, 12:23 pm IST General

Frustrated by their inability to stop sophisticated hacking attacks or use the law to punish their assailants, an increasing number of U.S. companies ... More

EU privacy chief warns of internet spying threat

25 Apr, 2012, 2:31 pm IST Web services

A global trade deal to stop copyright theft could give internet providers the right to spy on users, breaching European Union law, the EU's data privacy ... More

Indians pick personal data security over $1mn: Norton Survey

29 Mar, 2012, 10:31 am IST Priyanka Tilve Web services

Norton, global leader in providing online security solutions revealed the Norton Survey 2012 for India. The survey ... More

51% of organizations lose data through mobile devices

01 Mar, 2012, 5:37 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai Web services

A study entitled Global Study on Mobile Risks finds that corporate mobile devices and the bring your own device ... More