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The midweek spotlight shines on cybersecurity as a cross-industry security collaboration named Operation SMN takes action against Hidden Lynx malware. Meanwhile, the Sandworm Windows zero-day vulnerability has been actively exploited in targeted attacks. A coordinated operation involving Symantec and a number of other security companies has delivered a blow against Backdoor.Hikit and a number of other malware tools used by the Chinese-based …

It was yet another battle of the corporates, albeit with a difference! The game of one-upmanship, this time, was held at a cricket field as employees of Sun Life Asia Service Centre India played their heart out against their counterparts at Google. In a friendly corporate tie played at the St. Stephen’s Ground, New Delhi, the two teams played a …

Technology plays a vital role in binding the two nations’ culture into one. Despite being several kilometres away from India, the two countries India and China have tied a knot in a unique way by imparting educational knowledge about the Chinese Tai Chi and Indian Yoga to the cross cultural students of the two nations.   China’s Chairman Xi Jinping’s …

McAfee’s celebrity survey has found Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt topping the charts in the category of riskiest celebrity across the web and has unveiled the 2014 rendition of its most sensational celebrity research. Alia trumps Priyanka Chopra, who topped the list in 2013. McAfee’s survey highlights the pitfalls of the trend. The cybercriminals capitalize on the public’s fascination to lure …

The overseas Indian Facilitation Center (OIFC), a public private partnership between the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) formed to facilitate the economic engagement of the Indian Diaspora with India, is all set to host the 24th OIFC Diaspora Engagement Meet in London in October. The Meet will be bringing together industry leaders from India …

Nous Global Markets, a London based company aiming to discover and train the next generation of trading talent, has announced the India entry of its ‘Spark Profit’ application. It is a free to join, free to play and free to earn virtual trading game. Behind its friendly interface is a highly realistic trading simulator that pays actual cash for correctly …

Indian Printing market is going through a revolution phase in the sense that digitalization has happened in a very big way and is also eating into the market for offset printing. However, as per industry experts, both offset and digital market will co-exist side by side because both have their own niche markets. Of course digital technology is more advanced, …

Microsoft has announced the opening of applications for the sixth batch for the Accelerator program of Microsoft Ventures in India. Starting October 10 till November 30, Microsoft will receive online applications from technology startups. The names of shortlisted companies will be announced in a few weeks after applications close and they will be invited for a face-to-face session with a …

The WLAN market in India is growing due to  the enterprises, large or small and campuses that are all investing in the wireless infrastructure as a primary option. Q2 was the quarter of telcos, with huge investments to build their backhaul for expansions as well as new network build-outs. SDN is also gaining traction through  innovations and aggressive initiatives by …

Amazon has announced the payment service for third party sellers, Pay with Amazon in India. Sellers of all sizes across the country, especially small and medium sellers can now convert their static websites into digital storefronts and tap into the growing base of online users in the country. Through an easy set up process and integrated order management and payments, …