Election Commission pings social media companies on info-sharing for RTI

The EC cited Section 11 of the RTI Act, which lists the procedure to follow to disclose third-party information.

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Strategic necessity: India is seeking to become a chip design hub

China, for example, is building a homegrown chip programme, eyeing adoption of local semiconductors in 70% of its products by 2025, up from 16% currently.

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Social media influencers lose their millions when scammers come phishing

India is among the top three countries targeted for phishing attacks, according to a report by network security firm RSA.

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Increasing data breaches show titanic losses

A majority of IT professionals have also experienced at least one data breach during their career.

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Samsung to make more in India, invest Rs 2,500 cr

The Korean company has set up two new component manufacturing entities in India - Samsung Display Co and Samsung SDI India.

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Cyber criminals hide in the ‘dark web’ to remain anonymous

The most significant feature of this world is that the identity of its users is hidden and cannot be tracked

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Average data breach cost in India up by 8%

IT companies and financial institutions are top buyers of cyber insurance, premium paid for such covers vary from Rs 4.5 lakh to Rs 80 crore a year.

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