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IT Outsourcing, Security Testing and Data Loss Prevention Offer Biggest Growth Opportunities Worldwide spending on information security products and services will reach $81.6 billion in 2016, an increase of 7.9 percent over 2015, according to the latest forecast from Gartner, Inc. Consulting and IT outsourcing are currently the largest categories of spending on information security. Until the end of 2020, …

The government’s latest proposal for a GST (Goods and Services Tax) may soon become a reality, now that the 122 Amendment Bill, 2014, has been passed. In effect, the GST will make sure that India becomes on big common market where taxation is concerned. At first sight, it will eliminate many complications that create loopholes to allow tax evasion on …

The MT7687 and MT7697 come packed with a diverse set of features that include seamless WiFi integration and optimal power consumption MediaTek India today announced the availability of two new System on Chips (SoCs) specifically targeted towards the emerging connected home market in the country. The MT7687 and MT7697 chipsets feature a range of innovative architecture designs and function, and …

Kaspersky Lab has released its report on botnet-assisted DDoS attacks for the second quarter of 2016 based on data provided by Kaspersky DDoS Intelligence*. The number of attacks on resources located on Chinese servers grew considerably, while Brazil, Italy and Israel all appeared among the leading countries hosting C&C servers. During the reporting period, DDoS attacks affected resources in 70 …

J&K Rural Development minister Abdul Haq Khan said the proposals for implementing the program have already been invited online by DDU-GYK National Mission Management Unit, Union Ministry of Rural Development. Centre has approved Rs 1601 crore for Jammu and Kashmir under skill development initiative Himayat to train 1.24 lakh local youths in vocational courses, Rural Development Minister Abdul Haq Khan …

According to IDC’s (International Data Corporation) APeJ Quarterly Switch and Router tracker, the Ethernet Switch market witnessed a year-on-year growth of 12.3 percent (in vendor Revenue) and stood at $ 112.6 million. The router market witnessed a significant year-on-year growth of 25.4 percent and stood at 70.8 million USD in terms of vendor revenue. ADC and L3 switches saw a …

IT Asset Managers Must Identify Risks and Opportunities and Adjust Vendor Management Styles More than $1 trillion in IT spending will be directly or indirectly affected by the shift to cloud during the next five years, said Gartner, Inc. This will make cloud computing one of the most disruptive forces of IT spending since the early days of the digital …

PTC India Limited, the largest power trader in the country and a growing holistic energy solutions service provider, has launched two new digital initiatives ‘Bijli Bazaar’ and ‘Bijli Vyapar’ at its Annual Day held on 15th July 2016, which primarily aims to transform one’s day to day engagement with the Indian electricity market. ‘Bijli Bazaar’, an information dissemination portal, will …

By Anshuman Singh, Director, Product Management of Application Security, Barracuda Networks Cities drive the economic growth of every nation. With only 31% of India’s population currently urbanized and constituting 63% of India’s GDP (up from 45% in 1990), urban sections of the society have clearly been the key engine of growth acceleration in the past decade. And with the initiatives …

Part of being a parent is keeping kids safe, but it’s also about helping kids grow up to become responsible, independent adults. And there can be a bit of friction between these two ideas. How do parents find the right balance between protecting their kids and letting them behave independently? This friction is very apparent when it comes to how …