Trend Reports

According to International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker, 717 thousand tablets were shipped in India with a 32 percent sequential decline in 2017Q4; and registered similar shipments when compared to the same time a year ago. After a big spike in 2017Q3 and completion of the Gujarat State government tablets deal, the commercial segment declined by 35 percent in …

Cybersecurity roundup report reveals growth in targeted, strategic, money-making attacks Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today announced its Security Roundup for 2017, revealing an increase in ransomware, cryptocurrency mining and BEC attempts over the past 12 months as cybercriminals refined and targeted their attacks for greater financial return. The trend will continue in 2018, with …

New Advisory Platform Provides Advanced Threat Trends in Real-Time Barracuda Networks, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-enabled security and data protection solutions, today announced the availability of Barracuda Security Insight. The new advisory platform offers detailed real-time threat intelligence and security risk information to help consumers and IT professionals remain aware of current global threat levels. By analyzing data collected from Barracuda endpoints …

According to the International Data Corporation’s(IDC) Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, the Indian smartphone market witnessed a healthy 14 percent annual growth with a total shipment of 124 million units in 2017, making it the fastest growing market amongst the top 20 smartphone markets globally. The market resumed its double-digit growth after a temporary slowdown in 2016 caused by factors such as …

(By, Aiyappan Pillai, Founder, IEEE Member and Congruent Services) Cybersecurity is a hygiene factor today and will remain so in a world with pervasive Internet and IT systems across Industries. It is the responsibility of all stakeholders in an organization, not just the IT security department. In B2C services end-users/customers need to play a proactive role. While service providers are …

Cloud Service Adoption Creates New Data Center Demands Today, Cisco released the seventh annual Cisco® Global Cloud Index (2016-2021). The updated report focuses on data center virtualization and cloud computing, which have become fundamental elements in transforming how many business and consumer network services are delivered. According to the study, both consumer and business applications are contributing to the growing dominance …

According to International Data Corporation (IDC)’s Smartphone Consumer PULSE research study on the mobile phone consumer trends in India, one out of three of the featurephone users would like to buy a data enabled phone in the next one year. With the availability of affordable mobile data; the featurephone users are getting more aware of the different use cases of …

SujanParthasaradhi, Director of Biometric Applications, APAC, Biometrics, HID Global One of the most widely used biometric modalities at the ATM is fingerprint biometrics.  It has been at use for a long time, and iseasyto use, performs well, offers reliable interoperability and the proven ability to combat fraud, and is delivered at low cost.While some may fear that fingerprint characteristics can …

Half of global organizations believe that payment information (54%) and customer data (49%) is at risk in the cloud Organizations in India (73%), US (73%) and France (82%) believe that the management of user identities is more difficult in the cloud than the on-premises environment  Over half (57%) think using the cloud increases risk of compliance breaches Gemalto, the world …

By David Meads, Vice President – Middle East & Africa, Cisco I am fortunate in my role to have the opportunity of speaking with some of the best Chief Information, Technology, Security and Digital Officers in our region – many of whom are trailblazers leading the charge to redefine their businesses and industries during a time of unprecedented change. Many …