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The incidents of insider threats continue to rise poising a serious damage to organizations. However, decision makers are not yet fully prepared to tackle security threats, the latest study has revealed. A joint study conducted by Global cyber security leader Forcepoint and Ponemon Institute found that 91 per cent of IT operations and security managers considered that the risk of insider threats will continue to grow or stay the same. Global cyber security leader Forcepoint, in partnership with the Ponemon Institute, today released the results of its “Insecurity of Privileged Users”...

Newsdash, a startup by IIIT Hyderabad alumni aims give a digital touch to newspaper reading. The company aims to serve the 300 million newspaper readers in the country by bringing their favorite newspaper directly to their mobile in an easy and effortless way. “Although there are many news reading apps out there, none of them quite provide the simplicity of the newspaper in consuming the entire day’s news at once with just a few glances across pages. This is the gap in the current news offerings that Newsdash is addressing....

PNB housing finance limited has selected AuthShield as a security installation to safeguard the financial accounts of their customers. Authshield is the innovative product of Innefu Labs, an Information Security Company. With an increase in incidents related to hacking, tightened security around consumer accounts has become a vital must for financial service providers. Recently, PNB signed a deal with AuthSheild Labs, a budding Indian Information Security and R & D organization. E-Mail hacking is an integral part of any hacking attack today and 65 percent of the top hacking attacks...

Software major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), has reportedly settled an ongoing law suit with Orange County, California. The company has paid USD 26 million to settle the three-year long dispute. The dispute was over a failed replacement to the county’s automated property tax system that initially was to be completed by 2010 but was not delivered. “TCS and Orange County have agreed to settle an ongoing dispute regarding the joint development of a Property Tax Management System. Both parties had asserted claims against each other, but neither admits any liability....

After handset giants Apple has shown interest in selling refurbished mobile phones, Samsung Electronics now reportedly planning to launch a program to sell refurbished used versions of its premium smartphones. Samsung will refurbish high-end phones returned to the company by users who signed up for one-year upgrade programs in markets such as South Korea and the United States, Reuters reports. According to the report, the move is aimed at sustaining earnings momentum after reviving its mobile profits by restructuring its product line-up. As growth in the global smartphone market hits a plateau,...

Domestic handset maker, Micromax Informatics is planning to raise the share of 4G-compatible smartphones to 75 per cent of the entire product range by 2017. The company reportedly is in talks with ‘4G-focused telcos’ to cash on the high-speed data networks surge in the country. “Given our robust 4G strategy in the past few months, we have been able to increase 4G uptake unprecedentedly, and now around 35 per cent of our smartphones are 4G. Going forward, in FY17, 65-75 percent of our smartphones will be 4G-enabled,” Micromax Informatics chief...

Data security breach is an increasingly serious problem for data-intensive industries of all kinds. Recent research shows that 90 per cent of all large organizations—including insurance carriers—suffered cyber security breaches in 2015, up from 81 per cent in 2014. Moreover, cybersecurity breaches are becoming more frequent and more expensive; according to the Ponemon Institute’s latest study on cybersecurity, the average consolidated cost of a data breach grew from USD 3.8 million to USD 4 million. The study also reports that the average cost incurred for each lost or stolen record...

DIGISOL, a Networking brand of Smartlink Networking Systems Ltd., appoints Mandar Joshi as Head - Channel Business. He will be based out of the corporate office in Mumbai and be responsible for DIGISOL’s present portfolio of Active Networking Products, as well as introducing new relevant products under the same. Read Also: DIGISOL launches 300Mbps Wireless Broadband Home Router with 3G/4G Support “I am sure we will benefit immensely from his rich experience and proven success record,” said Arati Naik, COO, DIGISOL. “We believe that his passion for technology will help ensure...