Tech companies and nearly two dozen U.S. states clashed with the government in federal court Friday over the repeal of net neutrality, a set of Obama-era rules aimed at preventing big internet providers from discriminating against certain technology and services. Judges challenged arguments made by both sides in the faceoff in an appeals court in […]
Archives for February 2019
Budget 2019: Promises galore, but the trek to a $10-trillion economy won’t be easy
By Ritesh Agarwal, OYO Hotels & Homes The interim budget sets lofty expectations of a Vision 2030 to bring widespread economic growth through next generation physical and social infrastructure. But the trek to a $10-trillion economy will not be easy. There is the promise of hope, but the delivery needs to be precise. The key […]
Survey Shows Carriers Moving to SDN in a Big Way
News Survey Shows Carriers Moving to SDN in a Big Way By David Ramel 02/01/2019 A new survey from IHS Markit illustrates the maturation of the game-changing software-defined networking (SDN) approach, which reportedly will be adopted by all respondents and is already used by 78 percent of global service providers. SDN is at the forefront […]
National pen test execution standard would improve network security
As the number of cyber attacks increases, the demand for penetration tests – to determine the strength of a company’s defense – is also going up. People are worried about their companies’ networks and computer systems being hacked and data being stolen. Plus, many regulatory standards such PCI and HITRUST require these tests to be […]
Jharkhand government website leaked workers’ Aadhaar details: Report
Negligence in maintaining the security of a Jharkhandgovernment web system has resulted in the leaking of personal information and Aadhaar numbers of nearly 1,66,000 government employees in India, TechCrunch reported on Friday. A web system that was used to record employee attendance was left without a password since 2014, exposing Aadhaar numbers, names, job titles […]
Cloud computing dominates Amazon profits
Amazon reported improved earnings on Thursday, raking in over $3 billion from 2018, but a large portion of this has come through its cloud computing arm, AWS. The leading cloud provider’s profits grew 45% year on year, continuing an annual trend of growing by at least 40% each year. The cloud division has become crucial […]
FM says 2030’s digital economy to be built of digitization on govt processes, transactions
Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said India’s digital infrastructure and economy of 2030 will be built on the work done in digitisation of government processes and private transactions. Goyal said it is government’s vision to create a Digital India that reaches all sectors of the economy, all parts of the country and impacts lives of all […]
Amazon India brings back Echo smart speakers with longer wait times
If you are looking to buy Amazon‘s Echo range of speakers in India, you may have to wait for about 15-30 days. The devices, which weren’t available on Amazon.in until the early hours of Friday, is now available through sellers such as Hariom Communication LLP and 4 U Marketing, signaling a restructuring of seller entities […]
SBI denies data leak charges, but customers be on alert
State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s biggest lender, said that the data of its customers are safe and that it is continuing to probe the systems for a potential breach of security after a Techcrunch report on data compromise at the bank. “Basis our initial probe, we hereby confirm that SBI’s data continue to […]
Amazon Prime to bet on short-form content to take on rivals YouTube, Facebook
Jeff Bezos is planning to use short-form content for Amazon Prime users to take on biggies like YouTube and Facebook. Two persons with knowledge of the development told ET that Amazon is planning to put up under-15-minute videos like music videos, trailers, comedy and how-to videos on its platform. “The success of YouTube lies in […]