Majority of Indians wary of cryptomining malware infecting their devices: Study
According to new research from Avast, the global leader in digital security products, almost one fourth (23%) of consumers in India are unconcerned about cryptomining malware infecting their personal and smart home devices. Among this group, a 39% mistakenly believe that cryptomining malware cannot affect them as they don’t own or mine cryptocurrencies themselves. The research was carried out to... By CIO&Leader
"Organizations need to train their employees in good operational security"
Keith Martin, F-Secure Head Asia Pacific and Japan for Corporate Business shares his perspectives on cybersecurity… Cybersecurity spending is higher than it’s ever been – an estimated USD 96 billion this year. Where do you think organizations are investing the most? Companies continue to invest the lion’s share of their cybersecurity spend in the more “traditional” areas, such as antivirus... By CIO&Leader
CEAT achieves significant productivity gain from Zebra visibility solutions…
Leading tyre manufacturer CEAT Limited saw a two-fold increase in the efficiency of frontline managers while report preparation time reduced from two hours per day to just five minutes, at its Halol plant in the state of Gujarat, according to a release by its solution partner, Zebra Technologies. CEAT deployed Zebra’s MC3200 Mobile Computer, DS457 Fixed Scanner, and ZT230... By CIO&Leader
Blockchain revolution in digital advertising
With investigations into the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal resulting in lawsuits and GDPR coming into effect, digital advertising’s unbridled collection and usage of user data is finally meeting legal resistance. The digital advertising industry, previously opaque and behind-the-scenes, is finally being pulled out into the light, with the general public waking up to the full reach and... By CIO&Leader
Fortinet introduces machine learning capabilities to its security portfolio
Fortinet recently launched the latest version of its FortiWeb Web Application Firewall (WAF) software release 6.0, making it the only major WAF security vendor to use machine learning for behavioral-based threat detection in web applications. The new innovations to FortiWeb provide a dramatic increase in detecting web application threats with nearly 100% accuracy. Increased threat... By ITNEXT
Employee engagement a key issue hampering customer experience: Gartner
Employee engagement has surfaced as a major concern in delivering improvements in customer experience (CX), with 86% of CX executives in a Gartner survey ranking it as having an equal or greater impact than other factors such as project management and data skills. The Gartner study was conducted in February and March 2018 with 209 respondents in the United Kingdom, United States,... By CIO&Leader
Majority of ITDMs say compliance worries restrict their cloud usage: Survey
87% ITDMs limit their use of the cloud because of the complexity of managing regulatory compliance, according to a study by WinMagic. A quarter (24%) said, it meant as a result, they only work with a single cloud vendor in their infrastructure, rather than exploit the benefits of a multi-cloud environment, such as cost effectiveness, flexibility, reliability, security and avoiding... By CIO&Leader
Majority of organizations ill-equipped to manage third-party risk
No company can function as an island and as our eco system broadens it typically deals with many entities like customers, partners, affiliates and others. When organized together these entities form what we term as the “extended enterprise” which is closer to the core of business than ever before. Organizations that step up to the challenge of developing programs to better manage this risk... By Sachin Paranjape
Fortinet expands its security portfolio with Bradford Networks' acquisition
Fortinet recently completed the acquisition of Bradford Networks, further enhancing the Fortinet Security Fabric by converging access control and IoT security solutions to provide large enterprise with broader visibility and security for their complex networks including: Complete, continuous, agentless visibility of endpoints, users, trusted and untrusted devices and applications... By CIO&Leader
5 steps security leaders can take to create better customer experience: Gartner
While IT, and most businesses, have been focused on operational excellence for the past 20-30 years, Gartner analysts said it’s time security leaders put the focus on customer experience. “Today, the battle ground for the digital industrial revolution is the customer experience,” said Leigh McMullen, research vice president at Gartner. “It’s not about cost; it’s not about... By ITNEXT
Why the new digital communication policy should matter to IT leaders?
On 1 May 2018, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) released the draft National Digital Communication Policy 2018 for public consultation. The latest national communication policy is the fifth overall communication policy document from the government. For long, communication in the country was governed by the Indian Telegraph Act 1885. It took 109 years to get the first national telecom... By CIO&Leader