Can digitisation be more harmful to mother nature? A recent study suggests, yes it can be but not as much as thought earlier. Over the years, the transition into digitisation has created a high demand for data centres – a storage room of large networked computer servers typically used by organisations. The demand has been … Read more
Decathlon Group, a popular sporting retail chain, is found to have suffered from a data breach that exposed its massive user data through a misconfigured database. The issue put the record of over 123 million users and employees at stake, as per a report. It is believed that the affected database mainly contained private information … Read more
In an attempt to curb Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and third parties from snooping into user’s browsing data, popular Web browser, Mozilla Firefox will start rolling out encrypted DNS over HTTPS (DoH) by default across the US in the coming weeks. What this essentially means is that the browsing company is looking at measures to … Read more
When it comes to data privacy and security, Apple has rarely shied away from taking credit for its encryption and security. Even in the tech industry, analysts have time to time lauded the company for its relatively secure operating system when compared to its immediate competitors. But now a flaw in its ecosystem, exposed by … Read more
The US defence agency responsible for secure White House communications said Social Security numbers and other personal data in its network may have been compromised, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Thursday that was sent to people possibly affected. The letter, dated February 11, 2020, says that between May and July 2019, personal … Read more
Reliance Jio has brought a new Rs. 2,121 prepaid recharge plan with 336 days validity. The new recharge plan comes with 1.5GB high-speed data access on a daily basis. It also includes unlimited Jio-to-Jio and landline voice calling benefits. The Rs. 2,121 Jio prepaid recharge plan essentially offers a similar list of benefits that were … Read more
Hackers compromised personal data of more than 10.6 million users — celebrities, tech CEOs and employees, reporters and government officials — who stayed at the MGM Resorts hotels in Las Vegas last summer, and dumped the data online on a hacking forum. The leaked personal details include full names, home addresses, phone numbers, emails and … Read more