Phished or not, leaked passwords laziest

Bangalore: It is still not clear exactly that how 20,000 passwords discovered on the web recently were stolen, but the finding reveals that "123456" was the password for about 64 hacked mail accounts, revealing laziness of the users. At the second place, "123456789" was used in 18 of the hacked accounts. Also, about 42 percent of the passwords used only lower case letters....

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Information technology, open resources key to higher education

New Delhi: Providing access to quality higher education opportunities across India is possible only if emphasis is laid on open education with thrust on information communication technology (ICT), experts said Friday. A two-day symposium on "Open Education Resources for Network Enabled Education", organised by the country`s largest open university, the Indira Gandhi National Open University, concluded with a consensus among experts to push for an action plan based on National Knowledge Commis...
Published about 23-08-2009 | Rated 0

Citigroup`s India picks have a tough time

Citi’s sleeping troubles are spreading. After the US government, the company’s staff and customers across the world, and investors in companies that the global giant and its various arms hold equity stakes in have started getting sleepless nights. Market fears are that if the bank eventually decides to get out of its non-core businesses like broking and venture capital, there will be considerable wealth loss. Unless Citi manages to sell off these entities as a going concern to other playe...
Published about 26-11-2008 | Rated 0

Global warming research exposed after hack

An anonymous hacker has posted private e-mails, files and other documents belonging to a noted climate researcher, sparking an international debate between skeptics of global warming and those who see it as an urgent problem. The files include about a decade of e-mail correspondence belonging to Phil Jones, director of the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England. Shortly after news of the leak began circulating Thursday, critics of global warming science ze...
Published about 20-11-2009 | Rated 0

Irish the heaviest users of mobile phones: Ofcom

Residents in the Republic of Ireland spent the most time on their mobile phones and sent the most text messages per head in the world in 2007, according to a report which examines changes in the communications industry. Known for their `gift of the gab` or talent for speaking, the Irish lead the way in the use of mobile phones, spending around 179 minutes per month on average on their mobiles. The Irish love of the `craic` or general banter has also spread to texting with mobile phone user...
Published about 19-11-2008 | Rated 0