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While analyzing the data from the attacks blocked by their systems over the past two months, researchers of Barracuda, a trusted partner and leading provider of cloud-enabled security solutions, identified hundreds of thousands of automated scans and attacks per day, with the numbers sometimes spiking into the millions. The data also points towards thousands of scans per day for the …

Indian consumers have emerged as more vulnerable to technology support-related scams ahead of the global average and lost over Rs 15,000 on an average in such scams, according to the latest Microsoft report. According to the findings of Microsoft’s 2021 Global Tech Support Scam Research report, consumers in India experienced a relatively high scam encounter rate of 69 percent in …

Rezo.ai, an AI-powered contact center, has brought down customer query resolution time from days to a few seconds for leading businesses. Automating interactions with Rezo.ai across multiple channels – email, chat, voice, and social, has helped businesses bring down the operational costs by 20-30 percent. Rezo.ai analyzes customer–agent interactions, coaches and trains agents, and enhances the customer experience (CX) with …

Check Point Research (CPR) sees a new strain of malware that has evolved to steal the information of MacOS users. Named ‘XLoader,’ the new strain is a derivative of the famous ‘Formbook’ malware family, which mainly targeted Windows users, but disappeared from being on sale in 2018. Formbook rebranded to XLoader in 2020. Over the past six months, CPR studied …

Epson has launched its first A4 size genuine dye-sublimation inkjet printer, SC-F130, based on the business inkjet platform. The all-new printer comes with a low total cost of ownership (TCO) and is ideal for small-scale photoshops, small businesses and start-ups looking to expand their product offering into the promotional goods segment. The Epson SC-F130 supports large volume ink bottles and …

Veeam Software has been positioned by Gartner in the leaders’ quadrant of the 2021 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup and Recovery Solutions. Not only does this mark the fifth time Gartner has recognized Veeam as a Magic Quadrant Leader, but it is the second consecutive year the company is positioned highest overall in ability to execute. The recognition further validates …

Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) and IBM has formed a ten-year partnership under which IBM and Kyndryl will provide best of breed IT solutions to create a new “Airport in a Box” platform that will support transforming the end-to-end travel experience for passengers at Kempegowda International Airport (KIAB/BLR Airport). IBM works with more than 150 airports globally. As one of …

IBM shares rose as much as 4 percent in extended trading early this week after the enterprise technology and services provider posted the strongest quarterly growth in three years. The company reported a Q2 2021 profit of $2.33 per-share, $0.04 higher than estimates, while revenue rose a modest 3.4 percent year-over-year to $18.75 billion, $400 million higher than consensus. Cloud …

Bharti Airtel has collaborated with Intel for 5G network development by leveraging vRAN/O-RAN technologies. The collaboration is part of Airtel’s 5G roadmap for India as it transforms its networks to allow its customers to reap the full possibilities of the hyper-connected world where Industry 4.0 to cloud gaming and virtual/augmented reality become an everyday experience. Airtel is the first telecom …

The number of new global unicorns has spiked 491 percent from 23 to a staggering 136 between Q2 2020 and Q2 2021, according to the data acquired by Finbold. During the first three months of this year, the figure stood at 113, representing a growth of 140.4 percent from 2020 Q4’s 47 unicorns. During the first quarter of 2020, the …