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OPPO India, MeitY’s CSC Academy to train 10,000 women in cyber security

OPPO India, MeitY’s CSC Academy to train 10,000 women in cyber security

by | Jan 24, 2023 | Technology







OPPO India and the government’s Common service Centre (CSC) Academy have announced they will train 10,000 women in cybersecurity and cyber wellness in the country.


The initiative to empower rural and semi-urban women through the ‘Cyber Sangini’ programme, which is supported by the Ministry of Electronics and IT, aims to equip them with the skills and knowledge needed to become certified ‘Cyber Sanginis’.


“Our partnership with OPPO, through the ‘Cyber Sangini’ programme, will empower individuals to become Cyber Security Ambassadors who are continuously trained and supported, providing a powerful solution to these challenges,” said Sanjay Kumar Rakesh, MD and CEO, CSC SPV.


After the completion of the 45-day course, participants will receive a certificate from the National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT), which will open doors to employment and livelihood opportunities in their localities.


The ‘Cyber Sanginis’ will be trained about the existing laws and frameworks available to every citizen to protect them from such cyber incidents.


Vivek Vasishtha, Vice-President, Public Affairs, OPPO India, said that as India strives to reach its trillion-dollar digital economy potential, “OPPO stands proud in partnership with CSC Academy to launch a campaign that not only sensitises users of all ages about online risks and safety measures but also actively promotes cyber hygiene”.


“This initiative is a crucial step in reinforcing the cyber safety of citizens, enabling enhanced public participation in the Digital Economy. It is also a step towards realising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of inclusive social and economic growth through digital transformation,” Vasishtha added.


The skilled women will be allowed to collect a nominal fee from the citizens for their support in addressing cybersecurity and cyber wellness issues to make them self-sufficient.


The ‘Cyber Sangini’ programme aims to raise awareness among citizens to stay safe in an online world, especially with the widespread use of social media and the rapid adoption of digital payments.


The course covers the precautions that need to be taken by every Internet user when it comes to reporting any incident of cyberattack, cyberbullying, stealing data and loss of business/reputation.


–IANS


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Meta introduces more features to end-to-end encrypted Messenger app

Meta introduces more features to end-to-end encrypted Messenger app

by | Jan 24, 2023 | Technology






Meta has announced more new features in Messenger to end-to-end encrypted chats, including chat themes, custom emojis, reactions, group profile photos, and more.


The company said that it has also started to expand global testing of end-to-end encrypted chats on Messenger.


With chat themes, it will help personalise and enhance users’ conversations in end-to-end encrypted chats, also users will be able to set themes, including static colour and gradient themes, for end-to-end encrypted chats.


Moreover, users will see the full menu of emoji reactions and customise the quick reaction tray in end-to-end encrypted chats.


With the introduction of Group profile photos, users will be able to choose profile photos for different chats with friends or work colleagues.


Among other features, it includes Link previews, Active Status, and Bubbles on Android.


The company added Link previews for end-to-end encrypted chats so that users can see where a link is taking them, before clicking on it.


The tech giant further mentioned that, “over the next few months, more people will continue to see some of their chats gradually being upgraded with an extra layer of protection provided by end-to-end encryption”.


“We’ll provide updates as we continue to make progress towards this goal over the course of 2023,” said the company.


–IANS


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Google Messages to add new feature to let users make own profiles

Google Messages to add new feature to let users make own profiles

by | Jan 24, 2023 | Technology






Google will reportedly bring a new feature to its instant messaging application, Google Messages, which will allow users to create their own user profile.


A screenshot of the new profile page was shared by a Reddit user u/seeareeff but was actually discovered by Esper’s Mishaal Rahman, reports SamMobile.


The profile page was discovered by navigating to the application’s Settings menu and searching for profiles.


Currently, the page is not functional but once it becomes functional, users will be able to create their own profile with a photo, name and email address.


The feature is likely to provide users a visibility option to select who can view their profile — Public, Contacts or Only You.


If users select privacy to ‘Public’, everyone will be able to see their profile, including those to whom they respond.


This profile page is currently under development.


The company is also rolling out Google Messages’ new delivery indicators to more beta users.


While users will see a single circle indicator for sent messages, two circle indicators will be displayed side by side for delivered messages.


Also, the indicators will fill up after the text gets read, the report said


–IANS


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Apple’s VP of health coming to India, to speak at BioAsia event on Feb 25

Apple’s VP of health coming to India, to speak at BioAsia event on Feb 25

by | Jan 24, 2023 | Technology






Indian-origin Dr Sumbul Desai, Vice President of Health at Apple, will be in India next month to share her thoughts on how healthtech is transforming the healthcare sector globally.


Desai, who recently served as Vice Chair of Strategy and Innovation in the Department of Medicine at Stanford Medicine in the US, will participate in a fireside chat with Dr Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director of Apollo Hospitals, at the flagshi’ ‘BioAsia 2023’ event in Hyderabad on February 25.


BioAsia is an annual international event focused on life sciences, biotechnology, pharma, medtech and healthtech sectors.


Hosted by the Telangana govern’ent, ‘BioAsi’ 2023′ is the 20th edition of the event scheduled for February 24-26.


At Apple, Desai, oversees health initiatives including clinical product development, innovative clinical partnerships and medical research.


She also leads the regulatory and quality teams at the tech giant.


Apple is currently working with the best in the medical field, including Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the American Heart Association, Brigham’and Women’s Hospital and Johns Hopkins University, to conduct landmark health studies and advance discovery with the ResearchKit and CareKit platforms.


The company recently launched its ECG, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Heari’g and Women’s Health features to continue its work in health.


Apple also recently worked with the CDC to launch the Apple COVID-19 app and website, to provide up-to-date resources and guidance to people across the US.


–IANS


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Apple brings iOS 12.5.7 operating system update for older iPhones

Apple brings iOS 12.5.7 operating system update for older iPhones

by | Jan 24, 2023 | Technology






Apple has brought iOS 12.5.7, macOS 11.7.3 and other updates for older devices that cannot be updated to the new releases.


For those users who are still using older hardware and operating systems (OS), the new upgrades fix similar bugs and include security patches which are available in the most recent versions of iOS 16.3 and macOS Ventura, reports AppleInsider.


The new update versions are– iOS 12.5.7, iOS 15.7.3, iPadOS 15.7.3, macOS Big Sur 11.7.3 and macOS Monterey 12.6.3.


Users might notice that iOS versions between iOS 12 and iOS 15 have been skipped. Those are due to where devices were cut off from updating.


The tech giant does not release updates for every version because iOS 13 and iOS 15 are compatible with every device.


The iPhone 5s, which was introduced in September 2013, is the oldest smartphone supported by iOS 12.5.7.


Moreover, the MacBook Air, Mac Pro and MacBook Pro from 2013 are the earliest Macs that macOS Big Sur supports.


These systems were addressed via the updates– AppleMobileFileIntegrity, curl, dcerpc, DiskArbitration, DriverKit, Intel Graphics Driver, PackageKit, Kernel, Mail Exchange, Maps, Screen Time, Weather, WebKit and Windows Installer.


Users with automatic updates enabled won’t have to do anything, however, those who would like to install the update manually can do so via the Settings app, the report said.


–IANS


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Microsoft Teams introduces new feature to allow real-time editing in chat

Microsoft Teams introduces new feature to allow real-time editing in chat

by | Jan 24, 2023 | Technology






Microsoft has introduced a new feature to Teams — Loop Component, which will allow real-time editing in chat.


With this, participants will be able to compose and edit anything ranging from an agenda, checklist, table, task list or paragraph, and more.


The new feature comes available in both Teams meeting chat and Teams chat, the company mentioned.


To use the feature, underneath the chat text box, select the Loop component icon to reveal a menu of components, and then select a component, such as an agenda.


After that, a draft will appear to which participants can add a title and start drafting content to share or even leave it as a blank template.


Participants can also edit the sharing permission level at the top, which is usually set to “people within your organisation with the link can edit”.


Further, select the text describing the sharing access and customise it to “people currently in this chat with the link can edit”, then hit the send icon to start collaborating with chat participants on the Loop component.


Lastly, Loop components are automatically saved to your OneDrive as a “fluid” file and can be accessed on your Microsoft Teams Chat Files folder on OneDrive, said the company.


–IANS


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