The parliamentary committee on information technology on Wednesday asked Facebook about the steps it has taken to deal with fake news on its platform, and told the social media company that it seemed “unwilling to be scrutinised” despite having made “mistakes” in the recent past. Facebook executives conceded that the platform did not “always get […]
Archives for March 2019
On Facebook, BJP takes giant early lead in ad spend
It’s early days yet, and the numbers are very small compared with what will ultimately be spent, but BJP is miles ahead of the rest in political ad spend on Facebook. According to data made available by the social media company for the month of February, BJP and its affiliates made up for over 50% […]
RSA Conference 2019: UniKey Patches BleedingBit Flaws Granting Access To Hotel Rooms, Cars
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Cisco uncorks 26 security patches for switches, firewalls
Cisco has bundled 25 security advisories that describe 26 vulnerabilities in Cisco NX-OS switch and Firepower FXOS firewall software. While the 26 alerts describe vulnerabilities that have a Security Impact Rating of “High,” most –23 – affect Cisco NX-OS software, and the remaining three involve both software packages. [ Also see What to consider when […]
RSA Conference 2019: The Sky’s the Limit For Satellite Hacks
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RSA Conference 2019: How to Defend Against an AI vs AI ‘Flash War’
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ScienceLogic confirmed as sponsor of UKCA 2019
ScienceLogic has pledged its support for innovation in the cloud industry by signing up as headline sponsor of this year’s UK Cloud Awards. Established by the Cloud Industry Forum (CIF), in association with Cloud Pro, the awards are designed to celebrate the cloud-based success of vendors and end-user organisations across the UK. Judging – led by Jez […]
Paytm Money receives Rs 28 crore from One97 Communications
Online platform for mutual fund investmentsPaytm Money has received Rs 28.8 crore in a fresh round of funding from its parent entity One97 Communications, according to filings with the Registrar of Companies. This round could be part of the overall $10 million which One97 Communication had committed to invest in the mutual funds platform in […]
ACT Fibernet announces strategic partnership with Netflix
Internet service provider Atria Convergence Technologies (ACT) Fibernet on Wednesday announced a strategic partnership with online content streaming platform Netflix to expand payment and cashback offers for users across Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. As part of this partnership, “Entertainment” plan users of ACT Fibernet would be able to pay for their monthly Netflix subscription […]
Parliamentary panel concerned over Facebook’s ability to check misuse of its platform
A parliamentary panel on Wednesday expressed concern over social media giant Facebook‘s ability to prevent misuse of its platform during elections in India, sources said. Senior official of Facebook appeared before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology headed by BJP MP Anurag Thakur and responded to concerns raised by the lawmakers over the possible […]