ISLAMABAD: At the heels of millions of apps come droves of innocuous -looking requests that might breach the users’ privacy. With this weighing on in all the discussions at the third annual “Cyber Secure Pakistan Conference” which concluded here on Sunday, discussants urged the government to legislate to protect itself and its citizens against cyber […]
The biggest information security event of Pakistan, “Cyber Secure Pakistan-2014” inaugural session to be held on January 9 at Marriott International Hotel, Islamabad. Cyber Secure Pakistan is a joint event by Pakistan Information Security Association (PISA) and UltraSpectra. PISA has been working for the last many years to highlight this much-needed topic of Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration […]
ISLAMABAD: The country is catching up fast with the cyber world, a clue being the way cyber crime is becoming an issue. Reported misuse of the technology ranges from websites being hacked to forgery and financial fraud. But of the more than 30 registered offences that were committed through the internet, it is cyberstalking that […]
KARACHI: In view of the recent wave of stealing of sensitive official data by US National Security Agency (NSA), the National Telecom & Information Technology Security Board (NTISB) has framed guidelines/ techniques for protecting government business from possible hacking and cyber attacks. “Recent wave of stealing the sensitive official data by US NSA has raised […]
[Cyber parasites] Recently, while using my personal Facebook account, I came across an image on the side bar, of a fairly familiar face. The image was titled ‘sharamnaak’ (shameful). As revolted as I was by the objectionable album title, I was curious to see what, after all, was so ‘shameful’. As I clicked on the […]
THE people involved in crimes think it is their business which is legal. This is not true. Bluffing people and calling it business is not right. The major black money transactions — or you may call it an illegal business — are carried out through Internet marketing. I want to draw the attention of cyber […]
By: Farrukh Zafar KARACHI: What if I tell you that your mobile SIM can be duplicated and used by another person for different motives, without you getting to know about it, let alone your approval? I know it’s illegal, but it’s happening. Now think beyond the misuse of your phone number, the possible impersonation itself. […]
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Defence has said that Pakistan and India should initiate a dialogue for a regional agreement to prevent cyber attacks in South Asia. “If Pakistan and India can have an agreement not to attack nuclear installations, then why not an agreement seeking the prevention of cyber warfare against each other,” […]
Tahir Khalil ISLAMABAD: Breaking all records, the ECP website has had enormous hits at the rate of 50,000 per minute. This has compelled the IT Wing of the ECP to take extra measures to cope with the situation. The number of visitors increased unusually on Monday when the people aspiring to see nomination papers of […]
By: Jawad Hussain Aadil ISLAMABAD: Skyfall, the most recent James Bond flick to hit the cinema screens, is premised on cybercrime. One of the scenes in the movie shows the antagonist, an evil genius, manipulating everything from stock prices to power systems from a laptop from a remote location. The possibility is not too far […]
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