iPhone State Sponsored Attackers Alert

As we witnessed in last couple of days, the way Opposition Leaders in Bharat made hue and Cry over the Apple Security Alert on probable State Sponsored Hacking, it was a real comic time for those who have been working the Information Security field. Now, when we look at the specific feature of Apple’s iPhone, …

Digital Data Protection Bill 2023 – India

With the Passage of Digital Data Protection Bill 2023 in the lower house (Loksabha) of Indian Parliament, a lot of furor and rumbling has started. However, it is important to analyse the Bill and understand the outcome from technical perspective. Digital Personal Data Protection Bill- 2023 (“The Bill”) is introduced as a full fledged law …

WhatsApp Controversy

With WhatsApp new notification, talks have been making rounds about using Signal or Telegram or other platforms like Gab et al. However, the user community is forgetting their power to make businesses bend to their demand. Today, its WhatsApp, tomorrow if Signal or Telegram or other such platforms start acting in the same bullish fashion …

Data Security and Facebook

An online report published by CNET on September 4, 2019 identified that at least 419 million records  of phone numbers tied with Facebook accounts appeared in databases online. The report was based on the revelation by TechCrunch.  The exposure identified 133 million users from US alone and another 18 million and 50 million records from UK and Vietnam …

Uber Hacks and Risk Management

The recent news about the live streaming of the unnerving passengers by an Uber/Lyft driver in the St. Louis area coupled with the Fraudulent “Extra Service” claims by the Uber Drivers in Miami area have certainly raised a concern on the Privacy and the Credit Card Frauds. Both the cases have not raised much support …