Internet malware turns 33: What have we learned?

Internet malware turns 33: What have we learned?

ICTpost Governance Bureau 33 years ago, on November 2, 1988, much of the Internet – still very small at the time – crashed. The cause was an immature experiment, turned Frankenstein monster, instigated by a graduate student at Cornell named Robert Morris. The Morris worm or Internet worm of November 2, 1988 is considered the […]

Wireless spectrum: What it is, and why India should care

Wireless spectrum: What it is, and why India should care

Dr. Mahesh Uppal, Director – Com First As we increasingly rely on mobile connectivity, demand for wireless spectrum capacity is growing daily. With limited spectrum in use to expand wireless capacity, policymakers must move quickly and responsibly to make more spectrum available to keep pace with the demands of consumers and our economy and enable […]

Use cloud computing to drive IT innovation

Use cloud computing to drive IT innovation

ICTpost Governance Bureau Amid rising costs, a challenging economy and an explosion in Web-based data, IT experts expect continued high growth in Cloud Computing. Cloud Computing saves energy and operating costs by pooling IT resources, scaling up or down as needed, and putting computer power to use, rather than drawing energy while remaining idle. According […]

How technology can make agricultural programs inclusive

With the world’s population expected to grow by 30 per cent to nine billion by 2050, the demands on agriculture will continue to grow. The UN sees a critical role for business to play in offering practical solutions to meet the challenges of food security. The United Nations white paper on Sustainable Agriculture Business Principles-SABP […]

Demand for government services will increase with ease of access and monitoring

Demand for government services will increase with ease of access and monitoring

ICTpost Governance Bureau With the rapid developments in information and communication technologies, it now appears possible for the government to interact with citizens in a more uniform manner. Today, there are networks having universal footprints and there are applications that can be accessed from next generation smart devices, which are getting more and more affordable. […]

How to combat mobile radiation menace

How to combat mobile radiation menace

ICTpost Governance Bureau Nature has given us everything to live in this world in abundance. However, our greed for more and the technology and innovations have changed the way we live and communicate. Yet, it is also a fact that every technology along with it also brings some side affects for which adequate precautions are […]

Leading Mobile Health Apps Pose Consumer Secrecy Risks

Apps in the health space carry “considerable privacy risks for users,”according to a study released by Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, Fierce Mobile Healthcare reports. They evaluated 20 of the top paid health and fitness apps and 23 of the most popular no-cost wellness apps in Google Play and Apple’s App Store. The researchers examined the apps […]

Mobile Internet access is driving new wireless revolution

Mobile Internet access is driving new wireless revolution

By Jonne Soininen, Broadcom Communications Finland, ICANN What is importance of mobile broadband and mobile Internet access and what are some characteristics you may want to kind of like or what you might want to — access full of broadband Internet deployment and technologies? The first thing about mobile broadband and mobile Internet access is […]

Using Social Media to Save Energy

ICTpost Energy Bureau Today, people under 25 make up 43 percent of the world’s population in some countries, that number is as high as 70 percent. This amounts to nearly 4 billion young people living on the brink of the greatest technological advances and human progress while also surrounded by intractable public health epidemics, record […]