In a shocking incident, the Citigroup has confirmed that a security breach may have given hackers access to the data of hundreds of thousands of citi bank credit card customers. The hack pertains to the details of North American customers alone. The bank says approximately 1% of its customers were affected. Considering the fact that the bank has around 21 million customers, even a small percentage of that will equate to quite a large number.
The hackers might have got the information pertaining to the customers' names, credit card numbers, addresses and e-mail addresses. Citigroup said that the data like SSN, date of birth, card expiration date and card security code were not compromised, which should bring some relief to the affected customers.
Sony was hit by a series of cyber attacks in recent times, but the security breach of a major banking entity like Citi should ring the alarm bells, specially since the banks are known to provide fool-proof security to their customers' data. Though the extent of breach appears to be small and should not pose a direct threat as such to the customers, Citigroup needs to ramp up their encryption mechanisms. According to...
Watch out! Here comes the Angry Birds! Unarguably the best and most successful and addictive game for mobiles, Angry Birds has managed to amaze people ever since it was released as an app for iPhone and iPad. It went on to be the most sold app on the Apple app store and one of the most popular games on Android too. Rovio, the developer of Angry Birds hasn't left any stone unturned to make it available on every platform, be it on mobiles or desktop.
One might not realize how much of a rage Angry Birds is. But someone who has realized that is T-Mobile. The Dutch based telecom giant has come out with an advertisement which completely 
The phrase Homomorphic Encryption might sound heavy, specially if you are hearing it for the first time, but its whole purpose is to simplify your database and information solutions. Let's try to understand the term better before getting to know all about it. Homomorphic encryption alludes to an encryption where plain texts and cipher texts both are treated with an equivalent algebraic function. Now, the plain text and the cipher texts might also be not related but the emphasis is on the algebraic operation that works on both of them. This encryption method is all the rage at the moment, more so because homomorphic encryptions can be specifically designed and altered to suit particular purposes. Let’s understand some of these very specific uses.
Secure Watermarking - Watermarking is a new age method of securing content and data. However, over the years too many faulty systems of watermarking had made it very easy for people to encrypt important data without the owners' knowledge. With homomorphic encryption however, this problem is as good as gone. The encryption method concentrates on altering the ciphering to suit the individual data, effectively individualising the watermark for the data.
Cloud Computing - The logistics...
1. Notifications Center - If you have been an iOS user, you would know how badly a revamp was needed for the notification system. Well, Apple has finally heard your voice and has brought out this Notification center, where you can keep track of the new email, texts, friend requests and more, all in one convenient location. Much like the android notification bar, just swipe down from the...
Intel has now revealed its new category of laptops - Ultrabooks; which will be a challenge to many tablet devices and iPads, that are already popular in the market. Intel introduced this new series of fast processing PC with light designs in Taipei at the Computex Trade Show. Intel has plans to release this thin, low power Ultrabook which is only 0.8 inches thick, featuring instant internet logon and touch screen. Asus Tex one of the companies to ship, said that by the end of this year this UX21 system will be released for sale at a pricing of around $1,000.
This Intel Ultrabook uses 32nm version of Intel processor which is the high performance Sandy Bridge processor. It also shares graphic core, x86 and cache memory. Tom Kilroy, Senior VP said that about 40% of the consumers are being expected in the laptop market by next year end. This hi -tech device performs in the thin form factor with the combination of more improved security and responsiveness. Intel's personnel during the trade show also opined, "With the strong industry collaboration, Intel is towards its road maps with the technology innovation to bring changes in an exciting way in...
Raju PP is the founder-editor of Technically Personal, which is one of the most widely read technology blogs on the web. He holds an Engineering degree in Electronics & Communication, and has previously worked as a Technical Specialist in Banking Software domain.
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