Social media under the scanner
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Scaremongering COVID-19 posts
Scaremongering COVID-19 posts
“Organise a steam week to stave off the threat posed by COVID-19 as the virus that spread the disease will get killed on inhaling steam at 70 degrees Celsius. This easy cure is known to the health authorities but they will not tell us,” goes a WhatsApp post in a group.
As the second wave of the pandemic rages, the social media has once again gone berserk with forwards of all hues ranging from the personal experiences of the infected to doomsday predictions and unverified and unscientific cures.
Cybersecurity meet urges users to be better prepared to deal with threats
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Two-day summit draws to a close
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Nodal Officer of the Kerala Police Cyberdome Manoj Abraham delivering the keynote address on cyberthreat landscape at the cybersecurity summit on Sunday.
Two-day summit draws to a close The two-day international cybersecurity summit organised by the Kerala Police Cyberdome drew to a close here on Sunday with a call to internet users to be prepared for evolving cyberthreats and to be equipped with the tools for self-defence. Targeted cyberattacks and data manipulation attempts by fraudsters were projected as huge concerns by the experts at the summit.
Global summit on cybersecurity begins
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Day one sees sessions on social engineering and cyber forensic
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Day one sees sessions on social engineering and cyber forensic
Upholding the theme, ‘Real time real threat’, the two-day annual international virtual summit on cyber security began here on Saturday.
Inspector General of Police (North Zone) Ashok Yadav opened the event hosted by the Kerala Police Cyberdome. District Police Chief (Kozhikode City) A.V. George presided over the function.
The day witnessed sessions on social engineering and cyber forensic. Cyber security researcher Pranav Venkit and cyber security consultant Vipin George led the sessions.
Kerala Police becoming self-reliant in technology: CM Pinarayi Vijayan ANI | Updated: Feb 04, 2021 17:13 IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], February 4 (ANI): Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday laid the foundation stone of the headquarters building for the Kerala Police Cyber Dome, through video conferencing. He said that Kerala Police is becoming self-reliant in technology. In an age where technology is growing and developing day by day, a government agency like the police is following the best technology. Today, Kerala Police is becoming self-reliant in technology, he said. Even Interpol, the world s leading investigative agency, is collaborating with the cyber dome, he added.
The Chief Minister further said that the Kerala police is using the top technology in all fields.
Now, AI to power virtual police stations
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A total of ₹143 crore for police
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A total of ₹143 crore for police
How about a kiosk at a metro station or some other public place serving as a virtual police station using which will be tantamount to walking into a real police station?
With Artificial Intelligence (AI) being increasingly used in all fields of life, including policing, it may not be a far-fetched idea any longer. Realising this, the State Budget has allocated ₹5 crore towards setting up virtual police stations.
The proposal was probably triggered by the pandemic-related restrictions whereby complainants are encouraged to avoid visits to police stations and fallback on online services. “Initially, they may be restricted to basic stuff such as registering complaints and other policing services. But those virtual police stations can be scaled up to advance levels in due course whereby AI-driven tools can be used in criminal invest