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Kaspersky introduces Password Manager to protect more than passwords

New Delhi [India], Mar 19 (ANI): Kaspersky Lab has introduced the new generation of its Freemium solution Kaspersky Password Manager. Now, the solution not only stores login/password pairs but also payment data - which gets an extra layer of protection when entered automatically on sites - as well as scans and photos of documents, which the product is capable of recognizing.

2018-03-19T12:10:09.988826+00:00 IST

Chinese-speaking APT actor caught spying on pharmaceutical organizations

New Delhi [India], Mar 16 (ANI): Kaspersky Lab's researchers have discovered evidence of an emerging and alarming trend: more and more advanced cyber threat actors are turning their attention to attacks against the healthcare sector. The infamous PlugX malware has been detected in pharmaceutical organizations in Vietnam, aimed at stealing precious drug formulas and business information.

2018-03-16T12:33:18.558329+00:00 IST

Blockchain can help combat cybersecurity-related risks: Microsoft

New Delhi [India], Mar. 16 (ANI): As cyber threats to the industry continue to evolve in complexity and intensity, emerging technologies such as permissioned blockchains can contribute to the important goals of combating cybersecurity risks and adequately protect consumers' financial information and the integrity of the global financial system, tech giant Microsoft said on Friday.

2018-03-16T09:49:23.329793+00:00 IST

67% Indian businesses hit by ransomware: Survey

New Delhi [India], Mar. 16 (ANI): 67 percent Indian businesses have been hit by ransomware, due to which business entities are spending nearly USD 1.17 million to rectify the impact of the cyber attack, a survey conducted by Sophos, a network and endpoint security provider noted.

2018-03-16T07:57:25.252873+00:00 IST

Microsoft brings Toolbar, Stickers to SwiftKey 7.0

New Delhi [India], Mar. 16 (ANI): Microsoft's intelligent keyboard, SwiftKey, announced a product update, whereby the existing Hub will be replaced with Toolbar, an expandable menu that gives fast and easy access to a host of new and existing frequently used features, on both Android and iOS.

2018-03-16T07:57:25.247677+00:00 IST

Say namaste to your Hindi Google Assistant!

New Delhi [India], Mar 15 (ANI): Google on Thursday announced the launch of Google Assistant in Hindi. The Assistant in Hindi is rolling out to Android phones 6.0+ (Marshmallow and above) and soon coming to Android 5.0 Lollipop, iPhones as well as Android Oreo (Go edition) devices.

2018-03-15T12:31:25.913463+00:00 IST

Prime Focus, Microsoft partner to strengthen cloud-enabled media suite

New Delhi [India], Mar. 14 (ANI): Prime Focus Technologies (PFT) announced its partnership with Microsoft to further strengthen its flagship CLEAR Hybrid cloud-enabled Media ERP Suite.

2018-03-14T09:23:03.290187+00:00 IST

HackerEarth to launch virtual AI hackathon for Alexa

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar. 14 (ANI): HackerEarth, an innovation and talent management company announced the launch of its first virtual artificial intelligence (AI) hackathon for Alexa, aimed at building more engaging skills for the cloud- based voice service and brain behind Alexa-enabled devices, including Amazon Echo.

2018-03-14T06:22:21.338157+00:00 IST

Verizon expands Secure Cloud Interconnect Footprint in India

New Delhi [India], Mar 13 (ANI): Verizon India has expanded its Secure Cloud Interconnect footprint in India to include two of country's biggest cloud providers, Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. The announcement brings the number of Secure Cloud Interconnect partners available to India-based multinationals to nine including Google Cloud Platform, Oracle Cloud, HP, IBM Cloud and Salesforce.

2018-03-13T13:35:53.524569+00:00 IST

Staqu unveils AI-powered smart glass

New Delhi [India], Mar. 13 (ANI): In a bid to revolutionise personal security, artificial intelligence (AI) startup Staqu announced the launch of its AI-powered smart glass, capable of both, speech and image recognition, thereby enabling it to identify potential threats to the civil society, such as criminals, intruders or terrorists.

2018-03-13T06:11:24.278335+00:00 IST

SMBs improve chances of profitability by 3 times with high cloud usage

New Delhi [India], Mar. 12 (ANI): In a study to measure the social and economic impact of cloud usage among 275 small and medium sized companies (SMBs) across 11 Indian cities, Microsoft and the Thought Arbitrage Research Institute (TARI) found that SMBs improved their chances of better market access and profitability by three times with high use of cloud technologies.

2018-03-12T11:56:59.508197+00:00 IST

India placed 33rd worldwide in web-borne threats: Kaspersky

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar. 12 (ANI): Global cyber security provider Kaspersky Lab stated that India ranks 33rd worldwide in the list of countries facing web-borne threats.

2018-03-12T09:39:01.494284+00:00 IST

Google enables customised commands on Assistant

New York [USA], Mar. 10 (ANI): Manufacturers have a reason to rejoice as Google announced the introduction of customised voice commands for third-party apps on Assistant.

2018-03-10T17:30:12.868704+00:00 IST

Google Chrome users can now seamlessly export passwords

London [UK], Mar. 10 (ANI): Tech giant Google announced that with the latest update on its web browser, Chrome, users can now export passwords stored in the built-in password manager.

2018-03-10T17:03:51.105063+00:00 IST

Soon, Twitter may open up verification to all

California [USA], Mar. 9 (ANI): Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Friday revealed that the company was working on a policy to allow any user to become verified.

2018-03-09T14:09:32.377916+00:00 IST

Socomec to showcase IoT-ready metering, switching, UPS solutions at Elecrama'18

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar. 9 (ANI-NewsVoir): Socomec, a global power management expert in LV power switching, power monitoring and power conversion business applications will be participating in Elecrama 2018, to be held from March 10 to 14 at India Expo Mart, Greater Noida.

2018-03-09T11:11:55.233934+00:00 IST

Facebook activates video calling for Messenger Lite

New Delhi [India], Mar. 9 (ANI): Social media giant Facebook has announced the rollout of video chat on Messenger Lite, a slimmed down version of Messenger for Android that offers the core features of the app to users of older Android devices and/or slower internet connections.

2018-03-09T09:11:12.919886+00:00 IST

Google Areo rolled out in Pune

New Delhi [India], Mar. 6 (ANI): Tech giant Google on Tuesday announced that Areo, its standalone app built specifically for India, is now ready to service users in Pune.

2018-03-06T12:24:08.028047+00:00 IST

Google facilitates detailed clearing of queries on Search

California [USA], Mar. 3 (ANI): In a move to introduce a comprehensive and nuanced resolution of queries, Google is facilitating an expansion of its multifaceted featured snippets on Search.

2018-03-03T13:23:27.732656+00:00 IST

Twitter's 'Bookmarks' feature set for global rollout

New York [USA], Mar. 1 (ANI): Micro-blogging platform Twitter announced that its 'Bookmarks' feature would be rolled out to all its users today.

2018-02-28T20:34:34.613565+00:00 IST

Apple's Chinese iCloud operations, encryption keys transferred to China

New York [USA], Mar. 1 (ANI): Tech giant Apple announced that its Chinese iCloud operations were being transferred to a local firm in southern China, along with its iCloud encryption keys.

2018-02-28T20:06:34.340369+00:00 IST