DSCI introduces new course for small small and mid-size business
Data Security Council of India (DSCI) and Lockheed Martin have collectively launched a new cyber security education program for small and mid-size businesses to help them minimize risk from online threats. This new course is attempted to promote ‘responsible online behaviour’ by promoting data protection among the Indian industry and aware businesses and their workforce about cyber... By CIO&Leader
WEF identifies top 10 emerging Technologies of 2016
Technology keeps on evolving and one does not realize its impact till it hits one on the face. World Economic Forum (WEF) enlisted 10 technologies of tomorrow that have been or are being evolved by the scientists to make human lives much easier. From Nano-sensors that can go inside the human body to block-chain that would not require any bank account or cash to do financial transactions, or the... By CIO&Leader
NEC's new tech to allow devices to devices communication to reach out to public network in no-network zones
New technology can enable people to send images without the mainstream network access and without the internet reach. The new machine to machine (M2M) technology, processed by NEC, can not only connect the devices stuck in the no network area but also help them communicate. This technology has been deployed by Tokyo government to give proper access in disaster or unfortunate... By CIO&Leader
Now a global criminals’ forum to trade in compromised servers
A global forum called xDedic has become an underground market place for cyber criminals to buy and sell access to compromised servers for as little as USD 6 each. The cyber criminal trading platform currently has 70,624 hacked Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) servers for sale, as per Kaspersky Lab researchers. As per the investigation, the criminal market place is allegedly run by Russian-speaking... By CIO&Leader
RFID improves accuracy up to 99.9%: Report
An organisation can improve their inventory accuracy up to 98-99.9% by simply replacing their ultra-high frequency (UHF) tags with Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, according to Zebra technologies report. As per the report, 65.6% of items across the industries globally are labeled with bar codes and the number will reach to 81.9% objects globally being labeled with bar... By CIO&Leader
VENOM: The scariest threat to cloud
Enterprises have moved to cloud and those left behind are working hard to take their companies ‘higher’. Despite the cloud services being widely accepted by the business throughout the world, the security issue seems to have haunted the companies, ever since. The security check system that generally comes to a satisfactory low by adopting renowned cloud providers needs to be changed with the... By
Enterprise networking market to be $65 billion by 2024, APAC to lead
The global enterprise networking market is expected to reach USD 64.63 billion by 2024, as per a new report by Grand View Research. Ethernet switch is estimated to reach over USD 23.54billion by 2024 and growing at a CAGR of 4.5% from 2016 to 2024. As per the report, the Ethernet switches and adoption of 802.11 ac standards are favored by organizations because of the... By CIO&Leader
MOOCs move in to fill the gap, as demand for data science skills rises
Recently, analytics company Tableau Software announced partnerships with four companies to bring data analytics skill training to professionals and students. One of the partners is Udacity, which is a leading provider of massive open online courses (MOOCs). One more partner is LinkedIn’s Lynda.com, which targets corporate for similar training. Tableau’s move is important. Unlike its... By CIO&Leader
China based cyber espionage group targeting Indian companies: Symantec blog
India is the on hit list of China based advanced cyber espionage group, Sucklfly. The hacking software which targeted many countries globally carried maximum attacks against India, as per cyber security firm Symantec. The hacking group targeted Government data and big corporate IT firms. Suckfly had already attacked India’s largest financial organization, a large e-commerce company and its... By CIO&Leader
Legacy system disabling IT from digital transformation
Digitally transformed IT systems can help organizations to increase the revenue by 12% and further decrease cost by 10% within 12 months, shares a latest report released by storage networking company Brocade. Lucrative benefits of digital transformation providing a revenue rise, increased efficiency and new opportunities for the business make it desired by all most all the business... By CIO&Leader
Mobile banking growth continues, 4-fold increase in 2015-16
A combination of factors such as convenience, awareness and growing penetration of smart phones are driving the usage of mobile banking in India. According to latest data available from Reserve Bank of India, mobile banking has grown four-fold in 2015-16 to reach INR 4017.8 billion—up from INR 1035.3 billion. The uptake has been rapid, considering the total value of mobile banking transaction... By CIO&Leader