Chinese state media calls U.S. a 'surveillance empire' over trackers in chip shipmentsChina's state media criticizes the U.S. for allegedly embedding location trackers in chip shipments to monitor diversion, labeling it a sur...
15 Aug, 2025, 09.18 PM IST
Experts actively monitor cyberspace after claims made on X of gaining access to military websiteIn addition to this data breach, it has also been reported that the group also attempted to deface the official website of Armoured Vehicle...
05 May, 2025, 06.02 PM IST
China aiming for 'global technological supremacy': British cyber chiefLindy Cameron, director of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), part of Britain's GCHQ eavesdropping spy agency, said Britain had a "...
19 Apr, 2023, 05.17 PM IST
Xi Jinping aims to seize complete control over internet to curb dissentThe company is the largest manufacturer of surveillance equipment. Information gathered from multiple sources cites that they're responsibl...
01 Oct, 2022, 01.49 PM IST
View: The Pegasus exposé is a wake-up call for how a surveillance culture reduces public trustMuch of our digitally active lives are centred around our phones, and we keep our messages, relationships and health records private, becau...
20 Jul, 2021, 11.16 PM IST
View: No rules of the road protect cyberspace, where we live our lives todayA most attractive feature of cyberspace is that its entrance threshold is so low that an ingenious self-taught person could create apps and...
21 May, 2021, 10.09 AM IST
India steps up vigil for cyber attacks from China after apps banCybersecurity experts said India’s ban on 59 Chinese apps was only the start and there will be greater scrutiny of companies, device makers...
01 Jul, 2020, 07.58 AM IST
155 Islamic State members, sympathisers arrested so far: Home MinistrySome instances of individuals from different states joining the IS have also come to the notice of central and state security agencies, the...
25 Jun, 2019, 03.04 PM IST
IAF's Garud Commando Force to get mini drones for covert operationsDefence ministry sources on Monday said the latest acquisition is the Rs 27 crore contract for 65 micro UAVs for IAF's Garud Commando Force.
14 Jul, 2018, 04.00 PM IST
India may get three unified commands for special operations, battles in space, on webSources say the plan is to "upgrade and expand" the existing Defence Information Assurance and Research Agency into the DCA.
14 Jul, 2018, 10.09 AM IST
No 'witch-hunt' on cybersecurity: IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad"Individual privacy is a must, and should remain important," Prasad told TOI, adding, however, that "privacy cannot become a shield for the...
22 Nov, 2017, 10.21 AM IST
No nation should have hegemony over internet: Xi JinpingXi said no nation should pursue "Internet hegemony" and asserted that countries have the right to independently choose their own path of cy...
16 Dec, 2015, 09.11 PM IST
Edward Snowden leaks have identified areas of concern: Barack ObamaPraising the work being done by the NSA, the federal agency Internet surveillance programme, Obama said he is proposing self-restrain on NS...
06 Dec, 2013, 09.47 AM IST
Need to change definition of privacy in cyberworld: NSAIndia needs to change the definition of privacy in the cyberworld as today's world is like a gold fish bowl where nothing can be hidden, NS...
19 Jul, 2013, 10.46 PM IST
Constructive discussion with China on cyber issues: United StatesThe United States and China had constructive discussions on the contentious issue of cyber attacks, a senior US official said.
09 Jul, 2013, 10.40 AM IST
- Government plans cyber surveillance agency to monitor the web
Faced with recent episodes of misuse of internet in creating unrest, the Centre is planning to set up a dedicated ‘cyber surveillance agenc...
17 Sep, 2012, 11.39 AM IST
- Internet freedom crusader John P Barlow says curbs 'stupid'
It is the usual problem (clamping down on Internet) where you have a bunch of people who don't know the environment trying to protect you f...
23 Jun, 2011, 07.55 AM IST