Modern systems are built on a large scale and operated in a distributed manner. With scale comes complexity, and there are so many ways these large-scale distributed systems can fail. Modern systems built on cloud technologies and microservices architecture have a lot of dependencies on the internet, infrastructure, and [...]
In a rapidly digitizing world, thanks to COVID, cybersecurity has become a key focus of CxOs. Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI) organizations, which handle sensitive financial and personal information of users and employees, are constantly threatened by cybercriminals. According to Forbes, an analysis in 2015 found that cybercriminals targeted financial organizations [...]
It can be unanimously and globally agreed upon that this has not been a good year. While the world is focused on a virus that has caused a health crisis, a computer virus is sneaking around and wreaking havoc into our socially-distanced lives. Digital technologies have played the central role in keeping things as [...]
Data statics published by IFLSCIENCE has stated that ‘Ninety percent of the data in the world today has been created in the last two years alone.’ The article further mentions, ‘As a whole, the Internet population has grown by 7.5 percent since 2016 and now includes over 3.7 billion humans. [...]
Did you actually think that Bots are smart? If so, you are wrong. They are super smart and could be maliciously intelligent at times as well. Bots can be fascinating as well as frustrating, depending on their application in the concerned business realm. They can be an enabling factor on [...]
The world is more interconnected than ever, and even businesses that make products that are not related to technology are leveraging digital platforms. It has been firmly established that to have a noticeable online presence would not only result in profit, but would result in a loyal customer base. [...]
On October 20, 2016, The Economic Times (Indian business daily) reported that ‘3.2 million debit cards may have been compromised in India’ as a result of a security breach. The breach allegedly originated in Hitachi Payment Services that enabled fraudsters to steal information and consequently funds. Startling incidents like [...]
In today’s connected IT world, the damage caused due to online security breach is well known. The brand and reputation of the enterprise is damaged if hackers gain access to corporate systems, and it also costs a lot of dollars in order to repair the damage caused. The consequences [...]
“You’re in Hackerville here on the Internet. Period. … All of this stuff lacks formal discipline.” ~ Randy Bush, a computer scientist who specializes in routing security. Internet today offers unlimited growth options and opportunities for increasing efficiency at reduced cost – whichever industry you may be a part of. [...]
3G and 4G network enabled smart phones are today being used more and more for accessing the Internet, for performing financial, business, and social transactions, and for media consumption. However, the safety of the data being consumed by the end user using the apps distributed via mobile application stores, [...]
