D-Link faces device security lawsuit

he US Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit against D-Link, arguing that the company failed to take steps to ensure that the routers and internet-linked security cameras that it manufactures could not be hacked. The FTC alleged that D-Link advertised their devices as secure, but then failed to address security flaws such as security gaps that allow hackers to take over consumers' devices remotely. Attempts to reach D-Link for comment were not immediately successful. The FTC asked the US District Court for the Northern District of California to order D-Link to improve its security practices and to pay the FTC's costs related to the suit. The FTC has taken up the role of investigating companies which are allegedly sloppy in their handling of customers' data under rules it enforces against unfair or deceptive acts. Most recently it settled with dating website Ashley Madison for its lax data security. FTC commissioners voted 2-1 to approve the filing of the lawsuit. The Democratic chairwoman Edith Ramirez and commissioner Terrell McSweeny voted yes, but the lone Republican commissioner, Maureen Ohlhausen, opposed the filing of the lawsuit.

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Jan 10 2017

D-Link faces device security lawsuit

The US Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit against D-Link, arguing that the company failed to take steps to ensure that the routers and internet-linked security cameras that it manufactures could not be hacked.

Jan 6 2017

Amazon India partners with Gujarat Govt

Amazon India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Gujarat Tribal Development Department to drive digital literacy among tribal entrepreneurs in Gujarat. According to the MoU that was signed during the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2017, Amazon India will educate, train & enable tribal entrepreneurs to directly sell their products to Amazon customers not only in India but across the globe.

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India and Cyber Security

How vulnerable are Indian companies

Indian enterprises are not confident about their ability to sense, resist and respond to cyber security threats, says a recent survey report by the global professional services firm EY. According to the report, 75 per cent of Indian respondents felt that their cyber security functions do not fully meet the organizations' needs. EY surveyed 1,735 global C-suite executives, including 124 CXOs from India. However, the report says 69 per cent of Indian respondents also reported an increase in their cyber security budgets in the past 12 months, while almost 75 per cent expected the budgets to go up further in 2017. The survey also revealed that outdated information, security architecture and controls have increased the risk exposure for India Inc., with as many as 61 per cent of respondents citing it as their topmost vulnerability.