U.S.-Israeli cyber security firm Cybereason has been investigating these hacking attacks by Chinese hackers for the last 9 months. On Tuesday, researchers from a cyber security company Cybereason stated, Chinese hackers have broken into the systems of more than a dozen global telecoms companies and have stolen large amounts of personal and corporate data. According…
Among the 8 are Guesty and DayTwo. The Google Startup Growth Lab Programme is essentially a platform which enables startups to expand their reach globally. On Tuesday, Alphabet Inc’s Google stated, it has launched a 4 month program in Israel so that startups can use its expertise and tools to grow globally. Following the completion…
Western democracies are aiming to take action against groups and states aiming to influence elections through voter manipulation and disinformation campaigns. On Thursday, British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt unveiled a “doctrine of deterrence”, which includes diplomatic and economic counter-measures, to prevent cyberattacks that threaten to turn elections into “tainted exercises”. The move, part of a…
The EU is likely to have a EU-wide tax on global digital companies by the end of March 2019. In a statement, Apple Inc’s French division stated, it had reached a deal with France to pay an undeclared amount of back-dated taxes, which according to French media estimate is at around $571 million (500 million…
A top advisor to the European Court of Justice is of the opinion that search engines, including Google, should not be made to enforce the EU ‘right to be forgotten’ law beyond the boundaries of the bloc. As per an advisor to the European court of Justice, the European Union’s top court, Google and other…
With Beijing’s policymakers and regulators intent on transitioning from fossil fuel powered vehicles to more electric vehicles, China is set to become the automotive powerhouses in the world. In a development aimed at accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles, automakers from across the globe are planning a $300 billion surge in their spending on electric…
The funding round saw Netskope’s valuation top more than $1 billion. The cloud-security firm will utilize the funds to expand its R&D, sales and data centers. Netskope, a cloud-security firm, said it has raised $169 million in its latest fundraiser which valued it at more than $1 billion. Netskope will channelize the funds to expand…
