Indian government said to have deployed Lawful Intercept and Monitoring systems to track Internet activities of citizens, separate from similar systems used by telcos in the government's Central Monitoring System project.
Financial regulator instructs companies to authenticate users through SMS or automated response systems if the requested withdrawal amount exceed US$2,757, amid a rise in cyber fraud in the country.
Database said to be the first in the world to be open to the public for free, and contains information on malicious software, computer viruses, decoy IP addresses and how to detect, identify and remove them.
The government is said to be planning a formal notification to employees banning them from using e-mail providers with servers in the U.S. such as Gmail, to increase the security of confidential government information.
After failing to win a tender by state-owned oil company Sinopec, the president of a bidding firm allegedly spread online rumors that a female executive there had been bribed with sexual favors--two male prostitutes.
A prominent Chinese venture capitalist was arrested for patronizing a prostitute and being linked to another individual spreading online rumors, while an investigative journalist has been detained for fabricating and spreading rumors.
URL filters are said to be in place which will allow government to selectively block sites with controversial content. The Ministry of IT will now reportedly seek approval from the prime minister to lift its YouTube ban.
Government will reportedly decide whether to build policies to "manage" mobile chat apps such as Viber and WhatsApp due to the pressure they have put on local telco revenues.
[UPDATE] The security vendor has launched TrendLabs in the country, its fifth lab in Asia, to provide greater support to local customers and support the regional roll out of its latest product which focuses on breach investigation and response.
Chinese telecoms equipment manufacturer has collaborated with Cyberpoint unit, Prescient to make a videoconferencing system which will be available for sale to federal offices, sparking concerns from U.S. lawmaker and officials.