Yes, it’s that time of the year again, already! The who’s who of cyber are putting out their cyber security predictions for the 2018 and we are collating them all for you. We will endeavor Read more…
What can make a grown CISO quiver in his/her boots? The gathering of ominous, dark clouds of the dreaded security breach are rapidly sending businesses for cover! Many recent reported cyber attacks have caused significant Read more…
As an industry, we now have a plethora of high profile breaches that we can point to when we discuss the impact of not taking security seriously enough. From Home Depot and Target to Sony Pictures Read more…
All the major US wireless carriers have recently rolled out unlimited plans, and are competing fiercely to outdo each other. But this trend is taking its toll on everyone’s bottom line, according to Cowen and Read more…
In which Reliance Jio learns the hard way that when you start charging for a free service, customers expect more One of the things about free services is that users tend not to complain because Read more…
Trend Micro has discovered a new attack on internet-based IP cameras and recorders powered by a new Internet of Things (IoT) bot dubbed Persirai. The Persirai botnet has targeted over 1,000 different models of vulnerable Read more…
Symantec’s latest threat report says that zero-day vulnerabilities and sophisticated malware now tend to be used sparingly, and attackers are increasingly attempting to hide in plain sight. According to the Symantec Internet Security Threat Report Read more…
A contrast in regulatory regimes: TRAI nixes Jio’s Summer Surprise offer while FCC chairman Pai gets ready to ditch net neutrality rules Once upon a time, not too long ago, US and Indian net neutrality Read more…
The latest data breach stats report from vendor Gemalto shows an increase of 86% YoY. Theft of personal data was top of the data breach stats in 2016, accounting for 59% of all data breaches. In Read more…
Gartner says cyber deception technologies are defined by the use of deceit and/or feints designed to thwart or throw off an attacker’s cognitive processes, disrupt an attacker’s automation tools, delay an attacker’s activities or disrupt breach Read more…
SK Telecom’s partnership with Pokémon GO is expected to kick off the zero-rating debate in Korea, as one element of the joint marketing venture includes temporarily offering a zero-rating on Pokémon GO until June. This Read more…
If you have ever wondered what the impact of free data or low-tariffs is, just take a look at these numbers from India, where mobile internet usage grew 29% over the previous quarter in October-December Read more…
Just before this week’s news that the US had indicted two Russian intelligence agents and two Russian criminal hackers for the 2014 hack of Yahoo, Britain’s GCHQ called an emergency summit with British politicians following Read more…
Digital transformation is set to boom in Malaysia this year, but telcos have yet to feel the digital love. IDC Malaysia recently unveiled its annual predictions for 2017 and beyond, highlighting the impact of emerging technologies Read more…
Trend Micro has released its annual security roundup report, “2016 Security Roundup: A Record Year for Enterprise Threats,” which proves 2016 was truly the year of online extortion. Cyber threats reached an all-time high in Read more…
In a surprise twist, digital transformation took the top spot at this year’s Mobile World Congress. The usual suspects (i.e. the big handset vendors) just couldn’t make an impact this year. With Samsung still reeling, Read more…
Verizon launched Exponent last Thursday, just a few days before MWC in Barcelona. Exponent is a new platform through which Verizon will sell software and service capabilities to international carriers, including its Internet of Things Read more…
The biggest mobile show in the world is taking place next week – here’s what to expect from MWC2017. One of my customers asked me what the theme for Barcelona was this year. After replying Read more…
While T-Mobile and Jio operate in starkly different conditions, they are both driving their own brand of innovation. What’s great about T-Mobile and Jio is they tend to plan two steps ahead. Whether they think Read more…
Facebook is the company that never sleeps. OK so they were late on mobile, but let’s call that a lesson learned. They seem to have very clear strategies to win at just about every game Read more…
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