Guns, drones & algos: War gets smarter, faster & uncomfortably less humanArtificial intelligence is revolutionizing global warfare. Nations are significantly increasing AI spending for defense. This technology en...
27 Apr, 2026, 04.01 PM IST
Public sector banks told to take quantum leap in encryption for added securityIndian banks are preparing for a quantum computing future. The finance ministry has asked public sector banks to explore quantum-resistant ...
20 Apr, 2026, 12.00 AM IST
Gulf storm: India should be evaluated as a strategic locational hedge for co-sharing GCC data centre infraRecent attacks on cloud data centers in West Asia highlight a new geopolitical risk. Hyperscale providers are now reassessing their global ...
13 Apr, 2026, 11.43 PM IST
Data heist of the century? Hacker claims to steal top-secret files from China supercomputer - data up for saleThe China supercomputer data breach is shaking global cybersecurity circles with one shocking number. More than 10 petabytes of allegedly s...
10 Apr, 2026, 07.53 PM IST
Can’t trust WhatsApp: Elon Musk, Pavel Durov warn against platform’s alleged privacy failuresElon Musk and Pavel Durov have criticised WhatsApp over privacy concerns. Musk said "can't trust WhatsApp" and instead promoted X Chat, whi...
10 Apr, 2026, 02.50 PM IST
Instagram end-to-end encryption stops from May 8: How does it affect your DMs privacy? Will hackers read your chats easily?Instagram end-to-end encryption: Meta has officially announced that end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) messaging on Instagram will no longer be su...
16 Mar, 2026, 12.38 PM IST
No plans for data encryption policy despite rise in number of breachesRajeev Chandrasekhar, the Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology in a response to a question in Rajya Sabha said ther...
31 Jul, 2023, 04.59 PM IST
View: India is worried that the West will always have free access to all encrypted dataIt was concluded that the society would be exposed to more risk if either of these were to be compromised.
10 Apr, 2017, 10.24 AM IST
'Encryption Policy must before going cashless'The country needs a strong national encryption policy (NEP) before going cashless in post-demonetisation era to ensure safety of smart card...
09 Dec, 2016, 05.09 PM IST
IT Ministry revises work on encryption policy, seeks industry viewsThe ministry has given the associations a deadline of August 1 and said they would be invited for a more detailed discussion in the meeting...
31 Jul, 2016, 03.16 PM IST
Interest of users should be foremost in framing encryption policy: IAMAIThe association’s comments come close on the heels of a recent public spat between Apple and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the Uni...
10 May, 2016, 06.20 PM IST
Govt taking steps to revise Encryption PolicyGovernment has started working on revising the encryption policy to ensure security of data and transactions done by citizens, Parliament w...
26 Feb, 2016, 06.36 PM IST
Experts, policy makers urge world governments not to undermine encryptionAbout 170 companies, organisations and individulas from over 35 countries have asked governments across the world to support strong encrypt...
12 Jan, 2016, 08.35 PM IST
Experts express concern over FBI Director James Comey's commentsEncryption can be understood as the practice of scrambling data to make it unintelligible for even service providers.
11 Dec, 2015, 12.37 AM IST
Backlash forces hasty retreat on draft encryption policyCongress, for its part, charged the Narendra Modi government with “subjugation of individual freedom” since it came to power 16 months ago.
23 Sep, 2015, 01.48 AM IST
Experts pick big holes in India’s encryption policyThe Department of Electronics and Information Technology has asked for public comments on the ‘Draft National Encryption Policy' on its web...
22 Sep, 2015, 07.22 AM IST
Experts pick big holes in India's encryption policyDeitY has asked for public comments on the 'Draft National Encryption Policy' on its website until October 16.
21 Sep, 2015, 10.06 AM IST