Some influencers view the launch of Threads as a potential threat to Twitter Meta Platforms, Inc (Meta), the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, recently unveiled its Threads app, a direct competitor to Twitter, on July 6, 2023. Following the launch, the Social Media Analytics Platform of GlobalData, a leading…
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There is a noticeable spike in cyberattacks on businesses and government agencies. Despite the impressive growth of the global security industry, there is a noticeable spike in cyberattacks on businesses and government agencies in the recent past. Now the prevailing geopolitical tensions are further threatening to disrupt and undermine industries…
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After 16 years at the helm of Twitter, Jack Dorsey steps down. Jack Dorsey, Twitter co-founder stepped down from his position as CEO, effectively immediately. Dorsey made his announcement on the social media app. The Twitter Board of Directors has unanimously appointed Parag Agrawal as CEO and a member of the…
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Spectrum Master Plan and report has been developed by incorporating international best practices applicable to Pakistan. To ensure faster telecom network speed, Pakistan’s Government has approved a three-year “Rolling Spectrum Strategy 2020-2023”. The Spectrum Master Plan provides a future roadmap for spectrum allocation as well as spectrum-related policy reviews that…
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The Asia Internet Coalition concerned over Pakistan’s removal and blocking of unlawful content rules. Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) has publicly voiced its alarm over of Pakistan’s new law targeting internet companies, as well as the government’s opaque process by which these rules were developed. The Coalition represents companies like tech…
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Former DARPA project manager and world reknowned hacker joins social media platform. Twitter has hired a renowned hacker as its new security chief, after a devastating security breach earlier this year. According to a number of media sources, the social media platform has hired Peiter Zatko, a famous hacker. Reuters…
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Doubles down on social media. The Ministery for Digital Affairs has opened the Thailand 5G Ecosystem Innovation Centre (5G EIC) to drive the development of technology for the digital economy at the Office of Digital Economy Promotion. Located at the Digital Economy Promotion Agency (Depa), the 5G EIC Centre, will…
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Bank of Japan and Japanese Govt indicates potential plans for digital currency . By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will look closer into whether to issue central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), the government said in its annual policy roadmap, a sign that Tokyo may be warming…
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BeyondTrust CTO/CISO says attack can happen to any organisation anywhere in the world. The hack on Twitter last week showed, all organisations were vulnerable to an attack, through social engineering and phishing. On the 15th of July social media giant Twitter reported, attackers targeted certain Twitter employees through a social…
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Social media platform needed to fill CISO post leading up to the hack. By Joseph Menn, Katie Paul and Mark Hosenball July 16 (Reuters) – Twitter Inc had stepped up its search for a chief information security officer in recent weeks, two people familiar with the effort told Reuters, before…
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