Google has introduced an end-to-end encryption technology for users, a move that is shaming other Internet giants into stepping up their efforts to bolster the security of their servers from the surveillance programs of governments worldwide, including the U.S.
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Sprint faces strong regulatory scrutiny over $32B T-Mobile acquisition bid
Sprint has reached the homestretch toward acquiring its immediate competitor T-Mobile for an agreed price of nearly $32 billion, but before it finally completes the deal, the carrier needs to take on a scathing hump of regulatory hurdles.
Pinterest introducing self-serve promoted pins for small businesses
As of October 2013, just three years after the launch of the site, Pinterest had over 70 million users, including 500,000 business accounts. And these numbers are growing daily.
Google wants to spread Internet connectivity worldwide with 180 satellites
More than a month after it acquired solar-powered unmanned aerial systems maker Titan Aerospace, Google is all set to kick off its ambitious plan to stretch out the reach of Internet across the world through a fleet of 180 satellites.
Pirated version of Card Recon sold to cybercriminals
When retail company Target was targeted by cybercriminals in December of last year through point of sale service attacks, there was growing anxiety over the security layer being put on customer data of other retail stores.
GPRS roaming network exposed to Internet-based attacks
In 2013, alongside reports on the National Security Agency’s spying program that had raised the hackles of privacy advocates, the British intelligence agency GHCQ was also discovered to have breached the routers and mobile roaming traffic of Belgacom, a Belgian telecommunications service provider.
