Eight Trends that Pose Data Theft Risks for Organizations

‘Cyber threats in 2014 combined new techniques with the old, resulting in highly evasive attacks that posed a significant risk for data theft,’ says Charles Renert, vice president of security research for Websense. The Websense 2015 Threat Report details eight key behavioral and technique based trends. Cybercrime Just Got Easier In this age of MaaS (Malware-as-a-Service... By

8 Indian Big Data Influencers You Should Follow

By Mastufa Ahmed

The Most Common Attacks Observed in 2014

“Everyone knows the threats are real and the consequences are dire, so we can no longer blame lack of awareness for the attacks that succeed,” said Patrick Sweeney, executive director, Dell Security. “Hacks and attacks continue to occur, not because companies aren’t taking security measures, but because they aren’t taking the right ones.” The retail industry... By IT NEXT

9 Indian Companies that Are Benefiting from Big Data

By Mastufa Ahmed

CtrlS Rolls Out Content Delivery Network Services

CtrlS Datacenters, a tier-4 data center provider, announced that its releasing India's first state-of-the-art Content Delivery Network (CDN) services, aimed at delivering both static and dynamic content (software, video, games and other objects) across the globe through its 170 points of presence (PoPs) spread across APAC, Americas, Europe and MENA. The CDN servers are designed to address the... By IT NEXT

Smart Cities Will Use 1.1 Billion Connected Things in 2015

Increasing urbanization is putting unprecedented pressure on city mayors to constantly balance the challenge of resource constraints against environmental sustainability concerns. Gartner, Inc. estimates that 1.1 billion connected things will be used by smart cities in 2015 (see Table 1), rising to 9.7 billion by 2020. Smart homes and smart commercial buildings will represent 45 percent of... By IT NEXT

New Technology to Secure Both Legacy and New Critical Infrastructure

Intel Security announced a technology platform that could secure both legacy and new capabilities within the electric power grid. The new solution, Intel Security Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP), was developed in collaboration with the Department of Energy-funded Discovery Across Texas smart grid project including deployment at Texas Tech University, and is a joint project of Intel... By

Consumers Prepared to Sell Personal Information for a Price

Consumers crave privacy, but do not typically alter actions to protect themselves. This is among key findings from a recent study conducted by Ponemon Institute.  “These findings show that, while consumers seem to be concerned about privacy and security, they do not fully grasp the role they play – regardless of where they live,” said Raimund Genes, CTO, Trend Micro.... By IT NEXT

Bluestone Deploys Qlik to Gain Data Insights

Bluestone, an online jewelry retailer, is using Qlik Sense to provide business users with the ability to create visualizations and data analysis. The Bangalore based company began generating more and more data and hence they an agile and easy-to-deploy analytics solution that allowed them to leverage data from multiple sources and help employees respond to customers’ needs more quickly.... By IT NEXT

Will Enterprise Smartphone Users Embrace Samsung KNOX?

The devices come with touch fingerprint scanner and data protection through an upgraded Samsung security system. The Indian R&D team has been involved in the development of the S6 devices with many engineers involved in the application and modem processor software development that has made the S6 device a powerful device. The smartphones are built on the upgraded Samsung KNOX, end-to-... By IT NEXT

Mobile App Adoption Is Maturing as Usage Mellows

The mobile apps marketplace is maturing as users declare themselves satisfied with current engagement rates, according to a survey by Gartner. As users integrate apps more deeply into their lives, app providers will need to stay one step ahead and focus their development, marketing and branding more intensely toward retention strategies. "After eight years of searching for, downloading and... By

Government CIOs Must Flip from ‘Legacy First’ to ‘Digital First’

The burden of legacy technologies in government puts innovation on a path of incremental improvement when agility and quick solution delivery is expected, said Rick Howard, research director at Gartner. "To demonstrate 'digital now, digital first' leadership in government, CIOs must flip their approach to managing IT from the inside-out perspective of legacy constraints to the outside-in... By