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Indian Railways gets ISRO nod to use its satellite for internet in trains. Surfing the internet in trains without using data card seems to be a distinct possibility now as the Railways have got the much-awaited clearance from space agency ISRO for using the  satellite  for the purpose.  The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has given the clearance for using the frequency from KU band for using the satellite for internet, said a senior Railway Ministry official, adding it will be for the first time that internet will be operational in moving trains through satellite.  Though Railways had proposed two years back to provide internet in trains, the project could not take off due to the absence of  ISRO clearance .  "ISRO's clearance for using frequency from satellite for internet is mandatory. Now that we have got the clearance, work on the project will commence soon," said the official.  As per the proposal, three rakes of Howrah Rajdhani wi...

Indian computer security analysts have detected and alerted Wi-Fi  users in the country against a possible virus attack. Indian computer security analysts have detected and alerted Wi-Fi users in the country against a possible virus attack that could lead to crashing and hacking of secure networks. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), country's national agency to respond to computer security incidents, has found that the " Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) contains a design error that could allow a weaker-than- expected defence against brute-force attacks, which could allow an attacker to gain unauthorised access to the affected system." A brute-force attack, in computer terminology, is a programme that is used to crack and stealthily enter into an encrypted and password protected system while WPS is a popular method for setting up a new wireless router for a home network. "The virus is streaming in the Indian Internet networks with a high...