Jaipur CM launches portal for health dept staff as one-stop solution – ET HealthWorld

Jaipur CM launches portal for health dept staff as one-stop solution – ET HealthWorld

Jaipur: A new website called ‘Raj Health portal’ (rajhealth.rajasthan.gov.in) was launched by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday for maintaining real-time data of doctors, nurses, paramedical staff, officers and non-gazetted employees of the department of medical, health and family welfare. It is estimated that the state has around 1.5 lakh employees are working at health … Read more

After cyberattack on AIIMS, ICMR website faces 6,000 hacking attempts in 24 hours – ET HealthWorld

After cyberattack on AIIMS, ICMR website faces 6,000 hacking attempts in 24 hours – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: The website of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) faced around 6,000 hacking attempts over a span of 24 hours on November 30, about a week after online services of AIIMS-Delhi were crippled by a ransomware attack. A government official said hacking attempts on ICMR’s website were allegedly made from IPs originating … Read more

AIIMS continues silence on media reports of ₹200-crore demand by hackers

AIIMS continues silence on media reports of ₹200-crore demand by hackers

Patients are seen waiting outside the AIIMS Pediatric Emergency ward, even as servers remained down for over six days. Hackers have allegedly demands a ransom of ₹200 crore in crypto currency from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, in Delhi on November 29, 2022. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The services at the All … Read more

Defenceless In The Face Of Cyber Attacks – ET HealthWorld

Defenceless In The Face Of Cyber Attacks – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: Even as the country’s top cybercrime units grappled with the ransomware attack on AIIMS servers and systems, sources in the security establishment said chances of fully recovering from the damage caused by the malware were bleak and “starting afresh” seemed to be the way out. The best of minds from the CERT-IN (Indian … Read more

A premium for good road behaviour? Motor insurance buyers will soon be assessed for traffic violation

A premium for good road behaviour? Motor insurance buyers will soon be assessed for traffic violation

Imagine a CIBIL score for motor insurance. Instead of your debt repayment records, you’ll be rated on your road behaviour – sticking to speed norms or parking in designated zones, for instance. On paper, that sounds reasonable. In practice, that might do more harm than good to millions of Indian private vehicle owners, and end … Read more

Government releases backend code of Aarogya Setu to enhance transparency, allay concerns – ET HealthWorld

Government releases backend code of Aarogya Setu to enhance transparency, allay concerns – ET HealthWorld

NEW DELHI: The government on Friday released the backend code of Aarogya Setu in the open domain that will help people understand the functioning of the COVID-19 contact-tracing app and allay apprehensions they may have around privacy and security. The source code of the Android and iOS versions of the Aarogya Setu app was released … Read more

IT Ministry to take action against officers responsible for info lapses on Aarogya Setu issue

IT Ministry to take action against officers responsible for info lapses on Aarogya Setu issue

New Delhi, Oct 29 () The Ministry of Electronics and IT has taken a serious view on lapses made in providing information about Aarogya Setu app, and issued directions to initiate suitable action against concerned officers, government sources said. The ministry is committed to furnish all the information sought under the Right to Information (RTI) … Read more

CIC pulls up govt for ‘evasive’ RTI reply on who created Aarogya Setu – ET HealthWorld

CIC pulls up govt for ‘evasive’ RTI reply on who created Aarogya Setu – ET HealthWorld

Times News Network New Delhi: In a strongly worded order, the Central Information Commission (CIC) issued show ause notice to the ministry of electronics and information technology (MEITY) and National Informatics Centre (NIC) to explain why a penalty under the RTI Act should not be slapped on them for obstructing information regarding Aarogya Setu app, … Read more