India and the US on Tuesday inked a pact on cybersecurity to intensify information exchange on threats to computers and networks and initiate joint work on technologies against cyber-attacks. A joint statement on the India-US strategic dialogue has announced the cybersecurity agreement among new initiative by the two countries. TheseRead More →
Islamabad(PAKISTAN) Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has introduced countrywide new exciting Double Play packages for voice and data segments of the market in addition to its existing Double Up packages, said a press release. PTCL Double Play packages offer convenience and speed with six diverse economy packages ranging from 1MbpsRead More →
Microsoft is offering a $250,000 reward for providing information of Rustock botnet. The Rustock botnet is responsible for a great deal of cyber crime, spam (the botnet has capacity for 30 billion spam mails every day), dodgy pharmaceuticals, counterfeit stuff and pirated software. The size of the Rustock botnet hasRead More →
Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab – Pakistan (TDCP) Hacked by Code Injector Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab – Pakistan (TDCP) Hacked by Code Injector Code Injector from Team Indishell hack the official website of Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab – Pakistan and Deface it. Visitor to the website can see a defaceRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( PAKISTAN)The National asemble committee of information technology and telecom observed that “The transaction was only salvaged due to sovereign intervention involving the offices of the Prime Minister and the President”. The Committee noted with a sense of regret that EIP was given concessions which caused lossRead More →
ISLAMABAD: Following in the footsteps of rulers who have repeatedly violated the apex court’s rulings and orders, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has responded in an extremely casual way to the Supreme Court’s notice on a complaint about the objectionable material freely accessible in Pakistan to the Internet users. WhileRead More →
According the LIRNEasia’s 2011 Telecom Regulatory Environment (TRE) survey, stakeholders in India, Pakistan and Indonesia have identified the telecom regulatory environments in their countries as improved since 2008, the last time the survey was carried out. In contrast, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the Philippines have seen the regulatory environments decline inRead More →
ISLAMABAD (PAKISTAN) Universal Service Fund was established by the government of Pakistan (Ministry of Information Technology) to spread the benefits of telecom revolution to all corners of Pakistan. USF finances spread of telecom services to previously unserved or underserved areas. Telecom services include basic telephony, broadband internet, and infrastructure forRead More →
The Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have said that the traffic of obscene content could be blocked by more than 90 percent easily at technical level by internet services providers in the country. They said the ISPs are ready to act on the policy framed by concerned ministry and regulator inRead More →
Pentagon Admits to biggest ever data breach According to Report, Department of Defense and Pentagon is disclosing news of the one of the largest data loss events to date . From investigation, officials to believe the intrusion was orchestrated by a foreign government. The theft of around 24,000 sensitive Pentagon documents occurred inRead More →
Islamabad.(PAKISTAN) Chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Dr. Mohammed Yaseen has inaugurated “Social Innovative Fund” of PKR. 20 millions of the Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA) for IT & ITES. Inaugural ceremony of the event was held today at PTA Headquarters, Islamabad, which was attended by Member (Technical) PTA, Dr. KhawarRead More →
GOOGLE’S new social network has gained 10 million new users in only two weeks — the first sign that the company is finally mounting a credible challenge to Facebook. The popularity of the new system, called Google+, follows a positive reception by analysts and commentators. It will also come asRead More →