Security firm Sophos has published its latest report into the top twelve spam relaying countries, covering the first quarter of 2011. Despite remaining at the top, the USA’s proportion of the global spam output fell significantly from 18.83% to 13.7% of all spam relayed from compromised computers. The United Kingdom also saw a drop, with its [...]
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Asia becomes top spam continent: India contributes 7.1% to worldwide spam
Posted: 16th May 2011 by infosecindia in News, SpamTags: India, Sophos, Spam, UK, US
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India announces Internet censorship law
Posted: 3rd May 2011 by infosecindia in Data Privacy, Law & OrderTags: India, Internet Censorship, Internet Technology Rules 2011, ISP
The growing Chinese aggression seems to have motivated India to follow suit, but perhaps in the wrong context. China was recently rated as the most restricted country in terms of Internet censorship. And, if India’s new censorship laws are enforced, India could be right be in the league of countries with most restricted Internet usage [...]
East West Institute warns of a 9/11 type attack on global Internet
Posted: 29th April 2011 by infosecindia in Law & Order, Malware, NewsTags: China, East West Institute, India, John Edwin Mroz, R Chandrasekhar, Taiwan, telecom secretary, terrorist attacks, track 2 diplomacy, undersea cables
World’s top ‘track 2 diplomacy’ institution and New York-based think-tank, the East West Institute has warned of a ‘9/11 type’ of attack on the undersea cables that connect India to the rest of the world. Addressing Indian telecom secretary R Chandrasekhar and officials of the Indian home ministry, the founder of the 30-year-old think-tank, John [...]