Just finished reading “Encrypted Phone Calls & Skype Security” by a fellow blogger and a technocrat Friend Mukesh Kesharwani. Indeed pretty interesting and well covered stuff no doubts and that is what we expect from Mukesh. However, when I look in from my Risk and Compliance Corner, the concern of using Skype in Corporate Network …
It is quite interesting to note that when it comes to the Cyber Laws, Indian IT Act 2000 (amended by Information Technology Amendment Bill 2006, passed in Lok Sabha on Dec 22 and in Rajya Sabha on Dec 23 2008 and reinstated at Indian IT Act 2008) is one of the best Cyber Laws in …
The topic sounds to be shocking, but if you read the article “In Legal First, Data-Breach Suit Targets Auditor” you would be surprised to know the proceedings that led to the Legal Suit. It will be really interesting to note the developments from here on as the Auditor may contest that the report was good …
I have been following up the topic from quite some time now. The whole issue of National Security in danger is very much right from the context of being able to intercept the secure messaging that Blackberry Services Provide. But, there is a Pandora’s Box that would open up if the stuff is done unplanned …
Okay just finished testing Jail Break on iOS 4.0.1 and yeah it works pretty fine with following steps – ensure you have iOS 4.0 also available with you, upgrade your phone to iOS 4.0.1 use redsn0w to jailbreak, but do not point to 4.0.1, rather point to iOS 4.0 and let redsn0w do the needful …
Many out there have been thinking on how to go about the upgrading jailbroken iPhone 3G with iOS 4.0. Its quite simple and well ensure you make following preparations before going with the upgrade – Back-up your iPhone using iTunes Make sure you have the latest version of iTunes installed, if not please update iTunes …
Organizations have done a lot to secure their infrastructure, get compliance efforts in place and get going with the emerging requirements that are hard pressing them to move to excellence on the Security Front. But how much to secure is secure? It should not be the case where Security that is supposed to be the …
A new botnet infestation has been reported to have been identified and named Kneber Botnet. Computer Systems from nearly 2,500 organizations across the world have been compromised (including commercial and government entities worldwide). Hackers have been able to steal large amount of confidential data including approximately 68,000 corporate login credentials and online banking sites. The …
Another Article and another set of mixed responses on Banning or Blocking Pornography –“Urgent need to ban porn websites: Chief Justice of India”. I sort of Agree with what CJI has opined for. If people say that there are ways to circumvent the ban, they are forgetting that there are ways to plug the loops …
Just happened to read the Article “ – Govt can’t ban porn websites for obscenity I was more shocked than surprised. Though this sort of inaction can very much be expected from the Govt, we certainly could not accept it. When the Indian IT Act amendments were being discussed and the amendment to the act …
