Tag "Security"
India Tech Centre spearheading some of the money-spinning innovations at CA Technologies
Dhaval Gupta & Soma Tah Technology has become the centerpiece of the almost every business strategy today, and hence, no matter what industry verticals the businesses are in- they are invariably becoming a software-powered business. As businesses start to deliver
Organizational culture: A key hurdle that keep companies away from DevSecOps
MUMBAI, INDIA: Today’s digital economy is fueled by software. But as software becomes more critical to business success in the digital economy, security concerns are exponentially on the rise, say the recent survey findings by CA Technologies. Though the majority confirmed
Nvidia assures its GPU’s not hit by Meltdown and Spectre bug
Nvidia issued a security bulletin detailing the updates it made to its driver software to address the Meltdown CPU vulnerability that’s had tech companies running scared. Nvidia CEO assured that its chips were not subject to the same risks as
Meltdown and Spectre bug fixes slow down your machines: Microsoft
Microsoft said that the software patches released by the company to guard against the Meltdown and Spectre bugs slowed down the performance of some of the personal computers and servers. In the company’s support blog, Windows executive Vice President, Terry
Banking on security in an environment of threats
Srinivasan C.R. The global financial crisis of 2008 was a piercing wake-up call for the financial industries of the world. It brought several regulatory and legislative changes in its wake, all aimed at preventing the recurrence of such an event.
Meltdown and Spectre: The CPU bugs that can affect almost every computer and device
Researchers have found a major security flaw in processors that affects almost every Intel, AMD and ARM chipset as well as the devices and operating systems running on them. The direct fall out of the vulnerability are ‘Meltdown‘ and ‘Spectre‘- two
Edward Snowden launches Haven, an Android app to protect you from intruders
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden unveiled a new surveillance app that helps you protect from spies. The app named Haven has been developed by The Guardian Project, Freedom Of The Press and Snowden to offer eyes and ears to prevent, or at least increase
YouTube expands team to tackle extremist content
Google-owned YouTube has announced to add more than 10,000 people to its content moderator team. The content moderators will be responsible to review and remove extremist content from the platform. The current team consists of around 8,000 members. In a blog
The Future of Security – New holes, New walls
BANGALORE, INDIA: Security has always been an imperative for Enterprises but the recent blitzkrieg of attacks, ransom-ware onslaughts, connectivity-fall-outs, unforeseen vulnerabilities and an increasingly-consumerised world of technology with ever-blurring boundaries have turned this aspect of IT into a sly ghost
YouTube sets tougher guidelines for kids related content
Google-owned YouTube is being criticized for allowing kids programming with violent and explicit videos which are usually aimed at older audiences. Therefore, the company has toughened its approach to protect kids from such content on YouTube and YouTube Kids. Google
German regulators put a ban on kids’ smartwatches
Germany has banned the sale of smartwatches for kids, saying the devices go against the country’s surveillance laws. According to Bleeping Computer, (via Gizmodo) the regulators have deemed smartwatches targeted at kids “prohibitive listening devices” and are asking parents to destroy any
OnePlus’ backdoor flaw capable of root access with a simple command
OnePlus smartphones have been quite popular thanks to their performance and affordability compared to other Android handsets. But recently, the Chinese company is struggling with privacy and security issues, including a recent admission that it was collecting user data on
Synopsys all set to acquire security firm Black Duck Software
Synopsys, the maker of semiconductor-design software has announced that it is acquiring software security firm Black Duck Software. Synopsys will take on privately held Black Duck Software in a deal worth approximately $565 million or $548 million worth of cash.
Dimension Data and Cisco guide organizations with a ransomware defence framework
BANGALORE, INDIA: Ransomware is one of the main threats to digital business. Globally, around 49 percent of businesses experienced at least one cyber ransom attack in 2016, and of those, 39 percent were ransomware attacks, according to a Cisco report.
Google announces ‘Advanced Protection’ for vulnerable accounts
Google has announced a free program aimed at users that are at high risk for attacks- like the journalist, business leaders, and political campaign teams. The program called Advanced Protection focuses on defending against phishing, accidental sharing, and fraudulent access
Board members still don’t treat cybersecurity as a top priority, feel IT decision makers
BANGALORE, INDIA: A global Enterprise Security Survey done by Fortinet reveals that despite high profile cyberattacks continuing to occur, almost half of IT decision makers (ITDMs) at 250+ employee organizations around the world, including India, still believe that business executives are
The most costly cyber security breaches result from third-party failures
While more companies are investing in cyber security regardless of ROI (63% in 2017 compared to 56% in 2016), a new study from Kaspersky Lab and B2B International has found that the average cost of a cyber security incident is
Microsoft integrates Hexadite’s AI-based threat investigation tech to Windows Defender ATP
BANGALORE, INDIA: Following the recent acquisition of Israeli startup, Hexadite, Microsoft has now integrated Hexadite’s security automation technology into Windows Defender Advance Threat Protection (WDATP). This will enable Windows Defender ATP users to leverage state of the art AI technology to
5 strategies to defend against automated cyber attacks
BANGALORE, INDIA: Cybercriminals are now using highly advanced automation tools to deploy malware with much greater speed and scale. CISOs in India can no longer rely on a manual approach in cyber defense as cyber attacks have become automated, riding
