Cyber security

India, UK join hands to combat cyber attacks

The MoU signed by India's CERT-In and CERT-UK aims to facilitate information exchange on cyber attacks, response to cyber security breach and solutions to cyber threats. Aug 31, 2016

Apple faces €13bn tax penalty for receiving illegal state aid in Ireland

The European Commission alleges that that the US tech giant Apple received illegal state aid from Ireland. It now faces the largest tax penalty ever to be paid in Europe, €13bn (£11.1bn). The commission have claimed that the Irish government provided a deal to Apple in return for job creation in Ireland, which was unfair as it allowed Apple to pay less tax than rival firms. Aug 30, 2016