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Parliamentary committees formed, Rahul Gandhi in Defence, Kangana Ranaut in Communications and IT

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Image Source : PTI Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut Parliament’s standing committees were constituted on Thursday. Congress leader and LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi was named as a member of the Committee on Defence and Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kangana Ranaut in the Committee on Communications and Information Technology. BJP’s Bhartruhari Mahtab will helm the key panel on Finance, while Congress’ Shashi Tharoor is set to head the panel on External Affairs. Source link

Centre launches ‘DIP’ & ‘Chakshu’ portals to check cyber crime, financial frauds | Latest News India

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Union minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday launched two new portals from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to check cyber crime and financial frauds on Monday. The other portal –- Chakshu (which means an eye in Hindi) –- is a facility on the Sanchar Saathi portal. (PTI photo) The Digital Intelligence Platform (DIP) is a backend module which allows real time intelligence sharing between law enforcement agencies, banks, financial intermediaries like PhonePe, telecom service providers, social media companies like WhatsApp and Telegram, and document issuing authorities. Hindustan Times – your fastest source for breaking news! Read now. When a number is used in a fraud, it will be shared with all the stakeholders in one go and blocked across all their platforms. Also Read: Google has started restoring de-listed Indian apps, says IT minister This portal is not accessible to citizens but acts as a backend repository for requests initiated on the Sanchar Saathi portal by citizens. The other portal –- Chakshu (which means an eye in Hindi) –- …

Should IT and Security Teams Play a Role in Crisis Communications?

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Outages and cyber incidents can have a direct impact on a company’s brand, share price and jobs, according to Louise Roberts, managing director at Sphere Public Relations in Australia. She also noted they can cost an “extraordinary” amount of money in lost revenue and fines. Louise Roberts. Source: Sphere PR For this reason, IT leaders, including CIOs and CISOs, should be heavily involved in crisis communications planning and incident response. Roberts said the involvement of these leaders, in collaboration with other stakeholders, can lead to more effective handling of a crisis. “They obviously need to build robust and resilient infrastructure and have all the cybersecurity protections in place,” Roberts explained. “But the whole company needs to be involved (in communications), including IT, because it really affects the company into the future.” SEE: What Australian IT leaders can do right now about rising data breach costs IT leaders are expected to be involved in crisis communications Australia has witnessed crisis communication failures in recent times. These include the Optus national network outage of 2023, which resulted …

Top 8 unified communications platforms

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As businesses have become increasingly globalized and remote work-driven, unified communications platforms have become an essential tool to stay connected and maintain team collaboration. By definition, unified communications platforms provide a single interface for communication between customers, teams and colleagues from different parts of the world. SEE: Mobile device security policy (TechRepublic Premium) In this guide, we’ve evaluated some of the top unified communications platform providers and their features to help you determine the best option for your own business. Whether it’s a small business or a global enterprise, UC technology can be right-sized for your organization. Jump to: Top unified communications platforms Unified communications platforms help businesses streamline communication and collaboration between individuals, teams, departments and organizations. This section examines the top unified communication platforms available today, discussing the features and benefits of each one. Platform Instant messaging Voice calling Video conferencing File sharing Voicemail Call routing Free plan 8×8 eXperience Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 30-day free trial Nextiva Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 3CX Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes …

5G Services Started in 50 Towns Across 12 States, Union Territories as on November 26: MoS Communications

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The fifth-generation or 5G telecom services have started in 50 towns distributed over 14 states/union territories as of November 26, Parliament was informed on Friday. The Minister of State for Communications, Devusinh Chauhan, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha noted that telecom operators have started providing 5G services in the country from October 1, 2022. “Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) have started providing 5G services in the country from 01.10.2022 onwards and as of 26.11.2022, 5G services have started in 50 towns distributed over 14 States/ Union Territories,” Chauhan said. The minister was responding to a question on several glitches in 5G services and poor network. Further, he said that as per the bid document for the auction of access spectrum and license conditions, the minimum rollout obligations are required to be met over a period of five years in a phased manner from the date of allocation of spectrum. The government has taken several policy initiatives to facilitate faster and smooth rollout of telecom network (including 5G) and expansion of telecommunication infrastructure in the …

Biden Administration Tells US Supreme Court Section 230 of Communications Decency Act Has Limits

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The Biden administration argued to the US Supreme Court on Wednesday that social media giants like Google could in some instances have responsibility for user content, adopting a stance that could potentially undermine a federal law shielding companies from liability. Lawyers for the US Department of Justice made their argument in the high-profile lawsuit filed by the family of Nohemi Gonzalez, a 23-year-old American citizen killed in 2015 when Islamist militants opened fire on the Paris bistro where she was eating. The family argued that Google was in part liable for Gonzalez’ death because YouTube, which is owned by the tech giant, essentially recommended videos by the Islamic State group to some users through its algorithms. Google and YouTube are part of Alphabet (GOOGL.O). The case reached the Supreme Court after the San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals sided with Google, saying they were protected from such claims because of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996. Section 230 holds that social media companies cannot be treated as the publisher or …