ANNAPOLIS, MD, Nov 23, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS)TSYS -4.03% , a world leader in highly reliable and secure mobile communication technology, today announced that three of its cyber security experts — William Wells, technical fellow – delivery systems architecture; Dr. John Linwood Griffin, research fellow; and Rodney Buie, vice president, cyber intelligence…
Press Release: Virus Attacks on Computer
Shri Sachin Pilot, the Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology informed Lok Sabha today in a written reply to a question that virus is a ‘malacious code’ computer software programme. With the innovation of technology ‘malicious code’ are getting highly sophisticated and complex. Due to proliferation of Information Technology (IT) in all areas worldwide, there is rise in the virus attacks and…
Mischievous techies cause embarrassment to IGIA
Techies outsourced to install Common Use Passengers Processing System at Indira Gandhi International Airport sabotaged the system as salary hike demand was not met by their company; CBI initiates action against group Investigations continue into the cyber attack on the Common Use Passengers Processing System (CUPPS) at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, involving city-based…
McAfee Threats Report: Third Quarter 2011
61yo sentenced to 20 years jail for cyber crimes
The Criminal Court sentenced 61-year-old Ampon Tangnoppakul to 20 years in jail on Wednesday after finding him guilty of lese majeste and computer crimes. The verdict was read out over a video conference link this morning because the Bangkok Remand Prison is isolated by the flooding and Ampon was unable to attend the court. The court found him…
CHOGM nations unite for battle on cybercrime
The decision follows a cyber security session at last month’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth, where representatives of 54 countries gathered. It will see the Australian Federal Police and other agencies playing a pivotal role in helping developing nations arm themselves with frameworks and procedures to battle cybercrime. The Commonwealth Cybercrime Initiative was…