New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The mobile applications, including Chinese BAT-BMS, have come under scrutiny after videos circulating on social media allegedly showed individuals remotely switching off moving e-rickshaws using their smartphones, raising concerns over safety and cybersecurity.The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has directed Google Play Store and Apple App Store to remove such mobile applications — the BAT-BMS, Lossigy and Epoch i-ion — while examining its cy…
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New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) India is in talks with the United States to secure access to Anthropic’s Project Glasswing to strengthen cybersecurity testing of its critical digital infrastructure, a senior government official said on Friday.Speaking at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Cybersecurity Summit, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Secretary S. Krishnan said access to the advanced AI model would help India stress-test its digital systems against frontier art…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has directed Google Play Store and Apple App Store to remove the Chinese BAT-BMS mobile application after concerns emerged over its potential misuse to remotely disrupt the operation of e-rickshaws, sources said on Friday.The decision comes after a series of videos circulated on social media allegedly showed individuals using the BAT-BMS app to connect to nearby e-rickshaws via Bluetooth and remotely switch o…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The Centre on Wednesday issued a notice to Meta over the proposed rollout of the usernames feature on WhatsApp in India, directing the company to explain the feature within three days and refrain from launching it until consultations with the government are completed.According to sources, the Centre has sought a detailed explanation from Meta on the new feature and has directed the company to submit its response within three days.The government has also asked Meta not to…
Vadodara, June 30 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday noted that the rapidly changing geopolitical environment made India’s self-reliance, technological capability and national security increasingly important, describing all three as essential to determining the country’s future global role. Speaking at the valedictory ceremony of the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) in Vadodara, Singh said the country’s ambition of becoming a developed nation by 2047 extended beyond econo…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) US-based tech giant Apple is accelerating the rollout of software updates to strengthen user security as artificial intelligence (AI) makes it easier for cybercriminals to develop hacking tools, the company said in a statement, according to reports.Reports suggested that the iPhone maker said it is moving ahead with a series of software updates that would previously have been bundled into a major iOS release, making them available to users earlier than in previous updat…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) US-based AI company Anthropic has won US approval to restore limited access to its powerful Mythos 5 artificial intelligence (AI) model to “certain trusted partners” after resolving the government’s national security concerns.Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick wrote to Anthropic’s chief compute officer that the company’s efforts with the US government to address risks associated with the models “have yielded significant progress”, multiple reports said.The clea…
Victoria, June 26 (IANS) Hailing ties between India and Seychelles as “dynamic and excellent”, India’s High Commissioner to Seychelles, Rohit Rathish, on Friday, stated that both nations are looking to introduce new areas of cooperation like Artificial Intelligence (AI), cyberspace, cybersecurity, marine sciences and conservation and blue economy. In an interview with IANS, Rathish said that India and Seychelles are expected to sign a number of outcomes and agreements across all sectors during P…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Artificial intelligence (AI) will strengthen rather than diminish the role of India’s technology services sector, creating new opportunities in enterprise modernisation, data, cybersecurity and AI governance, apex industry body Nasscom said on Friday.According to the industry body, AI should not be viewed only through the lens of automation.While it is expected to improve productivity and automate repetitive tasks, it will also drive demand for application modernisation…
Washington, June 26 (IANS) The Trump administration plans to rebuild the US government’s cyber defence agency and strengthen its ability to counter increasingly sophisticated cyber threats from China, Iran, Russia and North Korea, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told lawmakers.Testifying before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Mullin said the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) would play a central role in protecting government networks…