SAP Commits to OpenStack, Cloud Foundry to Foster Cloud Innovations

SAP today announced that it has become a sponsor of two key open source communities: Cloud Foundry, the open platform-as-a-service (PaaS), and the OpenStack foundation, delivering the open infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS). In addition, SAP announced new cloud-based developer tools SAP HANA Answers and SAP River Rapid Development Environment. “The developer and open source community are... By

Dell Recommends Six Steps to Counter Online Threats

The 2014 FIFA World Cup has come to an end. For the millions of die-hard soccer fans that could not watch the games on television during typical work hours, many turned to the internet to find any way to watch the action as the excitement of the games heightened. The cybercriminal communities have seized this opportunity to deceive fans online by broadcasting unsolicited advertisements... By

Why Engaging Employees with Enterprise Social Networks Make Sense

Effective collaboration for employees within an enterprise is an essential factor which leads to high quality and faster work driving increased productivity for the organisation. The enterprises consider employee collaboration as one of the top priorities on their corporate agenda, but they still trail behind to propel their work force to the fullest. The traditional means of ascertaining... By

Four Mobile Ransomware Detected by FortiGuard Labs and Ways to Curb Them

Ransomware has seen a steady increase worldwide in recent months, says Fortinet. Until recently, ransomware has been targeting computers, but they are now attacking mobile phones. Ransomware is a type of malware that restricts usage of the device it infects, demanding  payment from the end-user in order to regain control over the device.  "Ransomware threats have been big on mobile... By

3 Risk Management Functions for Secure Cloud Governance

While risk formats have changed in the industry, business continuity is said to be affected with the ushering in of cloud model. The pressure on cloud service providers is increasing in terms of identifying and tracking new risks emerging out of this trend, which sometimes has an adverse impact on the business. Sethu Seetaraman, VP& Chief Risk Officer, Mphasis, says that risk management... By CIO&Leader

Why Bankers will Rely More on ‘Tablet Banking’

How are Indian enterprises tackling the influx of personally owned devices?Everyone today wants to have his own device to access information for work and home. There are companies who are already doing it and this number can be close to 30 to 40 per cent. People today also use companion devices outside the physical office location to access data and emails. This is no more a trend. Large... By Mastufa Ahmed

Security Concerns Reach the Corporate Boardroom

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Oracle Sees Momentum for the Cloud Marketplace in India

Oracle today announced that they are seeing widespread adoption of the Cloud Marketplace in India. Companies like Helpage India, Siemens, Kotak Bank, Reliance Finance and many more companies are now using the Oracle Cloud Marketplace. The explosive growth of cloud, mobile, and social technologies is driving the need for organizations to gain faster and easier access to innovative and trusted... By

Are the CMOs Set to Drive Digital Transformation?

Chief marketers across business verticals are spreading their wings from the traditional role of marketing to new media to build new capabilities within. Marketer’s role has undergone a sea change over the last few years, and the most significant being that they rely more on data to derive insight and intelligence for the organisation.  So, the mandate for the new age CMO typically... By Mastufa Ahmed

Smart cities will be more than IT

New Delhi, July 16:  The Urban Development Ministry is preparing a list of features that need to be incorporated for development of '100 Smart Cities' announced in the Budget with an outlay of Rs 7,060 crore in this fiscal.Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Budget 2014-15 had announced developing 100 smart cities as satellite towns of larger cities and by modernising the existing mid-sized... By PTI

New Malware Targeting Online Banking Customers

Recently, researchers have discovered a new Android malware named HijackRAT, which is capable of stealing personal information such as banking credentials and login details of the infected users. It also allows hackers to easily get the remote access of the infected device. HijackRAT gets onto user's device through a malicious app called Google Service Framework, which is said to be the most... By IT NEXT

A Social Media Mix for CIOs Looking to Hire

One of the biggest challenges confronting a CIO is finding good human resource for his IT department. According to studies, it takes an average of 45 days to fill up a vacancy, which is a huge loss when it comes to productivity in any organisation. To overcome this challenge, enterprises are increasingly relying on social media when it comes to hiring. Zafar Rais, Founder & CEO, MindShift... By Yashvendra Singh