NPCIL Malware: Small incident, but the big worry is justified
By now, the incident of a malware hitting Nuclear Power Corporation of Indian Ltd (NPCIL)’s Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) is all across media and social media. The matter has been politicized after Congress’ Shashi Tharoor—incidentally, quite active on Twitter—appealed to the government to come clean on the matter and DMK’s M K Stalin asked for a probe. As usual, social media has been... By Shyamanuja Das
Emerging role of Artificial Intelligence in social sector
Artificial Intelligence is already impacting our lives in a major way. Be it getting driving instructions through our smart phone or getting daily reminders by our fitness device to increase our workouts, all these are manifestations of how Artificial Intelligence is changing the way we function. What is often less understood is the significant role Artificial Intelligence can play in the social... By Tuhin Banik
Agile Security - A Reality in Today's World
Businesses are looking to optimize and accelerate their Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), in order to improve their operational efficiency and gain a competitive edge. Service mesh is the popular architecture where monolithic applications are broken down into microservices, becoming the common delivery model providing for better agility, elasticity and scale. Companies that deploy service... By Nikhil Taneja
Adani partners with Digital Realty to build India's datacenter infrastructure
In a strategic move to accelerate its foray into the data center domain, the Adani Group (“Adani”), a USD 13 billion integrated business conglomerate in India, today announced it is partnering with San Francisco-based Digital Realty, the world’s leading global provider of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. According to a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) signed between... By CIO&Leader
Zscaler achieves AWS security competency status for zero trust
Zscaler, the leader in cloud security, today announced that Zscaler Private Access (ZPA) is the first zero trust architecture to achieve Amazon Web Service (AWS) Security Competency status. The ZPA zero trust architecture securely connects authorized users and devices to named, internally managed applications without exposing the Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) to the internet. With... By CIO&Leader
Millennials more careless with cybersecurity: Study
When it comes to cybersecurity, generally people under the age of 30 and digital natives are far more aware of the potential risks of the online world -- of data breaches, hack attacks, and other serious threats to personal and professional data. But report by UK-based firm NTT Ltd. revealed some shocking traits that millennials have around the concept of cybersecurity, one that could pose... By CIO&Leader
A Case for Simplicity
Marax.ai is a three-year old start-up that helps its customers—online service providers and app-providers—to retain their customers and make the latter use their services continuously. It does so by creating personalized offers for the app-users, using Artificial Intelligence (AI). Marax’s integrated Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution, MARS, short for Marax Action Recommendation... By CIO&Leader
5G to help customer acquisition and generate new revenue streams: Study
Over 50% enterprises believe 5G will help customer acquisition and generate new revenue streams, according to Infosys Knowledge Institute’s market research titled, ‘State of 5G – The Road Ahead’. The research was aimed at gathering insights around the current state of 5G adoption and identifying current and future initiatives that can serve as a guide for business and technology leaders... By CIO&Leader
Trend Micro acquires Cloud Conformity to cement its position as the global leader in cloud security
Trend Micro, the global leader in cloud security, today announced it has acquired Cloud Conformity, an innovative Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) company. The acquisition instantly broadens the cloud services Trend Micro can secure and resolves often overlooked security issues caused by cloud infrastructure misconfiguration. Trend Micro’s strategy is built to ensure cloud security... By CIO&Leader
Majority of global organizations view quantum computing as a large threat to security: Study
71% of global organizations see the emergence of quantum computers as a large threat to security, according to a new study from DigiCert, the world’s leading provider of TLS/SSL and PKI solutions. Most anticipate tangible quantum computer threats will begin arriving within three years. The survey was conducted by ReRez Research in August 2019, within 400 enterprise organizations in the U.S.,... By CIO&Leader
Check Point launches new security gateways for SMBs
Check Point, a leading provider of cyber security solutions globally, announced the release of the new 1500 series security gateways for SMBs. The two new SMB appliances set new standards of protection against the most advanced fifth-generation cyberattacks, and offer unrivalled ease of deployment and management. According to the 2019 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report,... By CIO&Leader