The Washington Post has reported that U.S. President Donald Trump shared intelligence with Russians without first consulting the source who supplied that piece of intelligence thus endangering intelligence sharing ties amongst U.S. allies. Reuters has reported that U.S President Donald… Read More ›
Regulations & Legal
Misrepresentation of data privacy measures by companies likely to attract lawsuits from the FTC
Lawsuits are likely to follow in the wake of the global ransomeware attack. According to legal experts, businesses which failed to update their Microsoft Windows-based operating system, could be sued over lax cyber security practices, although Microsoft Corp by itself… Read More ›
Cyber tech stocks surge in the wake of the WannaCry attack
Investors are focusing on opportunities that the attack has presented for Tech companies. Cyber security experts have found evidence that point to a North Korea link in the WannaCry “ransomware” global cyberattack that has infected 300,000 devices across 150 countries,… Read More ›
Microsoft slams government for its duplicity on vulnerabilities
The attacks stem from a collection of vulnerabilities collected by the NSA, which collected vulnerabilities and created tools to use the exploits for espionage and cyber attack purposes. The vulnerabilities and the tools were released by a hacking group known… Read More ›
EU Wants To Talk US Out Of Banning Laptops From The Cabins Of Transatlantic Flights On Urgent Basis
Alarmed at a proposed expansion of the U.S. ban on in-flight laptops and tablets to include planes from the EU, European governments held urgent talks with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Since as many as 65 million people fly… Read More ›
VW surges ahead putting its 3.0 litre diesel engine emission scandal behind
Having admitted to allegations stemming from the diesel emission scandal, Europe’s biggest car maker is making rapid strides to leave it behind. Here is the order of U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer against the company’s 3.0 litre diesel-scandal-emission-linked models. U.S…. Read More ›
The gasoline industry is all set to be transformed
Asian economies and electric carmakers are going to be key players in this unfolding scenario. Oil and auto executives have disclosed, with India and China shifting their focus from gas-guzzling gasoline engine powered cars to electric vehicles, demand for gasoline… Read More ›
U.S. China rack up deals to boost trade ties
It isn’t clear how these deals will have an economic impact given the fact that despite a 2012 WTO ruling, China has yet to issue operating licenses to Visa & MasterCard to operate in China. On Thursday, U.S Commerce Secretary… Read More ›
Brian Duperreault to be named AIG’s CEO
The announcement could come out anytime today, if not sometime later this week. The Wall Street Journal has reported citing sources familiar with the matter at hand, American International Group (AIG) plans on naming Brian Duperreault as its new chief… Read More ›
Britain will benefit if its stays within EU’s energy market mix
Here are highlights of the Chatham House’s report which delves into Britain’s energy future. Chatham House, a think tank is of the opinion, it would benefit Britain if she were to remain in EU’s energy market and carbon trading scheme… Read More ›