Terrorist launch pads still active across LoC, forces alert: BSFTerrorist launching pads are still active across the Line of Control. This comes after Operation Sindoor destroyed several such sites in Pa...
30 Nov, 2025, 10.58 PM IST
BSF launches special surveillance project to plug over 600 gaps on Pak, Bangla bordersThe Border Security Force (BSF) is implementing an electronic surveillance project to secure over 600 vulnerable patches along the India-Pa...
06 Dec, 2024, 10.33 PM IST
Drones likely to be pressed into maritime surveillance, say officialsSecurity agencies plan to implement drone surveillance systems along the coastal regions of Mumbai and Goa to enhance maritime security. Th...
04 Mar, 2024, 12.51 AM IST
BSF guards endure 55 deg C, blinding sandstorms in Rajasthan desert to protect Pak borderSam (Rajasthan): From enduring scorching temperatures of 55 degrees Celsius in summer to freezing winters at zero degrees Celsius, BSF pers...
05 Jan, 2024, 03.41 PM IST
Tracking the Apple of big brother's eyeSuch assistance could be hard to come by. Apple's threat notifications are not attributed to any source because it can't be sure whether th...
02 Nov, 2023, 01.02 AM IST
BSF procures 2 SUV-mounted jammers, 100 dronesThe BSF has also placed orders for procuring a total of 1,424 hand-held thermal imagers (HHTIs) for its border security units, he said. The...
30 Nov, 2022, 10.37 PM IST
Despite hacks, America not seeking widened domestic surveillanceThe official said the administration, mindful of the privacy and civil liberties implications that could arise, is not currently seeking ad...
13 Mar, 2021, 11.06 AM IST
Facebook says Bezos hack highlights smartphone vulnerabilitiesIt’s not the first time WhatsApp’s been drawn into a hacking controversy. WhatsApp in November sued Israeli spyware maker NSO Group, accusi...
23 Jan, 2020, 11.56 PM IST
India building new 'steel fence' along Pakistan, Bangla borders: OfficialsThe Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System (CIBMS) that entails deployment of smart fences, advanced surveillance gadgets and an...
10 Jan, 2020, 07.01 PM IST
Pegasus may have spread its tentacles into several appsCybersecurity firms have in the past found the Pegasus software in both the Apple and Android operating systems. WhatsApp said the number o...
02 Nov, 2019, 09.50 AM IST
Along came a Whatsapp trojanAll you need to know about the spyware that was injected into the messaging platform.
16 May, 2019, 09.15 AM IST
Coast Guard raises issue of anti-nationals exploiting SundarbansThe conference was attended by representatives of the Navy, Army, Coast Guard, Intelligence Branch of West Bengal government, NCB, SIB, BSF...
13 Jul, 2018, 05.41 PM IST
BSF readies second line of defence on international border in Jammu, PunjabBSF has identified more than 76 'choke points' where a second rung of defence has been created to thwart any infiltration bid.
13 Jul, 2018, 05.25 PM IST
Pilot project of CIBMS along Indo-Pak border in Jammu and Kashmir to be completed by April end: BSFCIBMS is an integration of a number of new gadgets and technologies to ensure electronic surveillance of borders.
31 Mar, 2018, 07.14 AM IST
Gaps in Pakistan, Bangladesh borders to be plugged in 3-5 yrs: BSF DGThe BSF plans to put up a Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System (CIBMS) in parts of the India-Bangladesh border where the terra...
11 Mar, 2018, 12.51 PM IST
Facebook's chief security officer follows Steve Jobs' lead and calls for an end to Adobe FlashNow, Facebook's new chief security officer, Alex Stamos, has stated publicly that he wants to see Adobe end Flash once and for all.
14 Jul, 2015, 12.43 PM IST
Windows OS loophole resurfaces, says KasperskyKaspersky has detected a widely known vulnerability that was used in a cyber attack to sabotage Iran's nuclear programme in some versions o...
06 Aug, 2014, 07.13 PM IST