"Security key to our end-to-end Cloud architecture"
When it comes to securing data in the Cloud, enterprises, including small and medium businesses (SMBs), have to learn that security is not an isolated offering but an inherent part of the end-to-end architecture as they begin to adopt the ecosystem, a top Microsoft executive has reiterated. It is often said that there are only two types of companies -- ones who know they have been hacked and... By Nishant Arora
CISOs, a new deliverable on your platter: Customers' Privacy
As people, Indians have traditionally placed much lesser value on privacy as compared to security. And hence Indian CISOs have really been less concerned about privacy, compared to their counterparts in the West. However, that will change soon. While legislation to provide safeguard for protecting an individual’s data has been a long standing demand for rights groups—and the government had... By IT Next
Enterprise SaaS market up 31%, Collaboration the top segment
The enterprise SaaS market reached revenues of USD 15 billion in quarterly revenues in AMJ 2017—up 31% year-on-year—according to latest data from Synergy Research Group. Microsoft, which overtook Salesforce to be the No 1 SaaS vendor, remains the clear leader in overall enterprise SaaS revenues. Microsoft was already rapidly growing its SaaS revenues, but in Q2 its acquisition of LinkedIn gave... By CIO&Leader
Indian startups show poor cyber security preparedness
Indian organisations rank quite low in cyber-security preparedness, with startups being the worst performer among them, according to a report by FireCompass. As per the report, the startups scored eight out of 100 as per security benchmark. The report said that Indian organisations across different sectors on an average scored around 50 out of 100 in the survey, in which large banks emerged... By IANS
Verizon study establishes PCI DSS compliance and cyberattack defence correlation
With cybercrime on the increase, payment card security is increasingly a focus for companies and consumers alike. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is there to help businesses that take card payments protect their payment systems from breaches and theft of cardholder data. The findings from the Verizon 2017 Payment Security Report (2017 PSR) demonstrate a... By CSO Forum
VMware and HP partner to simplify device lifecycle management
VMware and HP announced a partnership that will add VMware Workspace ONE™ to HP’s Device as a Service (DaaS) technology platform at VMworld® 2017, Workspace ONE, an integrated platform powered by VMware AirWatch® Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) technology, provides a holistic and user-centric approach to managing all endpoints in an organization – from mobile and desktop to... By CIO&Leader
Trend Micro's new server security product is available to VMware Cloud users
Trend Micro has announced its Trend Micro Deep Security™ server security product is available to customers of VMware Cloud™ on AWS. VMware Cloud on AWS brings together VMware’s enterprise-class Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) software and the dedicated, elastic, bare-metal infrastructure of Amazon Web Services (AWS) to give organizations a consistent operating model and... By CIO&Leader
Are intelligent machines overtaking human skills or complementing them?
The fourth Industrial Revolution or Industry 4.0, which coalesces several emerging digital technologies, is increasing the interaction of our physical world with the virtual. While still in its early stages of development, it is already changing the face of manufacturing. This technology shift is also triggering the dramatic rise of what is called the human-machine interaction (HMI), which... By Shirish Patwardhan
IT spending in India to rise by 12%: Gartner
Spending on information security products and services in India will reach USD1.5 billion in 2017 in constant currency terms, an increase of 12% over 2016, with spending expected to grow to USD1.7 billion in 2018, according to the latest forecast from Gartner. Security services will continue to be the fastest growing segment, especially IT outsourcing, consulting and implementation... By IT Next
Leveraging the Multi-cloud opportunity
The shift to the cloud has been gradual and unhurried. One reason is that organizations had budget and compliance concerns that created an environment where organizations underwent a slow shift. According to Gartner, cloud shift rates are determined by comparing IT spending on cloud services with traditional non-cloud services in the same market categories. The aggregate amount of cloud shift is... By CIO&Leader
Why the SC Judgment will accelerate the move towards a data protection law?
In a historic judgment, a nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court ruled that right to privacy is a fundamental right. While another important judgment on triple talaq delivered two days back saw a divide of opinion among the five members of the bench, the decision on right to privacy was unanimous. “The right to privacy is protected as an intrinsic part of the right to life and personal... By CIO&Leader