INSIGHTS

·         98% of IT professionals surveyed in India feel perimeter security is effective at keeping unauthorized users out of their networks ·         However, 49% are not extremely confident their data would be secure if perimeter defences were breached and 66% say unauthorized users can access their networks Despite the increasing number of data breaches and nearly 36.6 million data records being lost or stolen in India …

  IT channel partners have mixed opinions on the recently introduced Goods and Services Tax (GST), termed as the country’s biggest indirect tax reform. While the partners agreed that GST is a biggest driver towards formalization and transparency, many raised concerns around the preparedness of the market, existing inventory, and variations in tax slabs for IT products. “It is too …

So here we are at the start of July, the monsoon season in India and a weeks away from our annual event in Bangalore. At this point I managed to cajole our Lead Analyst and all –round expert, Nick Parfitt to analyse the data we have collected thus far and here’s what he found. Nick somehow managed to put this …

IEEE Examines How Artificial Intelligence (AI) will Impact the Lives of ‘Generation Alpha’Children in the Future  Majority of Millennial parents would consider an AI tutor for their child, prefer AI — not their children — provide care in their golden years  From childcare to healthcare and pet adoption, Millennial parents see Artificial Intelligence technology enmeshed throughout the lives of their …

Ms. Sharda Tickoo, Technical Head, Trend Micro India said, “In India, so far we have no cases of Petya that have been reported to us. The countries most affected are Europe, typically Ukraine and Russia. We would recommend the companies to maintain an important hygiene of updating systems with the latest patches, or consider using virtual patching in their absence. Take regular back-up of necessary data …

A new strain of ransomware dubbed “Petya” is worming its way around the world with alarming speed. The malware is spreading using a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows that the software giant patched in March 2017 — the same bug that was exploited by the recent and prolific WannaCry ransomware strain. Why Petya, like WannaCry, Signals a New Era of Cybercrime  Petya and WannaCry are the …

Global Survey Finds India (46.89%) and  Indonesia (47.99%) report a higher proportion of infrastructure in the public cloud than other APAC countries Highlights: Of Indian respondents using the cloud today, 46 percent of their infrastructure is already in the public cloud 27.96% of Indian organisations’ annual IT budget is spent on public cloud 78% of Indian organisations’ state that their security …

Average cost of data breach rises from 97.3 million INR in 2016 to 110 million INR in 2017 IBM Security (NYSE: IBM) has unveiled the results of a global study analyzing the financial impact of data breaches to a company’s bottom line. Sponsored by IBM and conducted by the Ponemon Institute, the study found that the average cost of a …

Technology solutions such as the futuristic Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) System with Open Loop Smart Cards and QR Code tickets will establish a new benchmark for the transit industry and pave the way for smart travel in India. In view of this, AGS Transact Technologies Limited (AGSTTL), recently ventured into the mobility business to foster smart travel and will be …

Father’s day is just around the corner and chances are, you still wouldn’t have decided what to gift your father. This time skip the neckties and wristwatches, break the typecast gift affair and gift your dad the tech gadgets that he really desires. However, if you don’t have a ton of money to spend on dad? Fear not, there are …