DailyPost 241 ROBUST FUNCTIONING; ROBUST RESPONSE The WannaCry media glare has died down, but the problem keeps glaring on our faces. We might face a much worse off attack cannot be taken as verdict of doomsday soothsayers, its a reality which all stakeholders have to accept. Wishing away does not remain an option now. Getting […]
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DailyPost 237 INDIAN IT – THE WAR OF ATTRITION In the real world, the war of attrition has a debilitating impact on both the warring sides, is borne out by history . In the IT world, the attrition being seen in companies is having similar consequences. The norm is either the companies find the
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DailyPost 235 CYBER SECURITY- LIP SERVICE CONTINUES With the heat of the WannaCry seemingly dying, the impact of the attack in terms of bringing forth permanent changes in the Cyber Security mindset & developing enhanced capabilities aligned to the changing requirements does not seem to have seen a sea change. This has been the story
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DailyPost 234 CYBER SECURITY – AT THE CENTRE STAGE? Since 2014 Cyber Security has been positioned as the single biggest threat by the US. For sure, it is not an emerging threat, as it made out to be. Unfortunately, in the public psyche it was treated as a far fetched issue, not of any great
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DailyPost 233 SECURITY AUDIT WannaCry’s impact is still being deciphered all across the globe. A known vulnerability for which patch is available can do such damage to most of our systems is still beyond the imagination of the Cyber Security experts if not the top management of the companies & the government alike. What can
DailyPost 232 CONSULTANCY, CERTIFICATION & COMPLIANCE – How Effective? The effectiveness of this model was for long in question both as a mode of prevention & the capability to respond to highest level Cyber Attacks on Critical Infrastructure & the like. “WannaCry” has ripped open the gaps in our cyber security systems worldwide from NHS,
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DailyPost 231 IT WAS IN THE OFFING The historic cyber attack of Friday is ominous of the fact that 3rd World War would be a cyber war. With the situation the way it stands today, next major cyber attack can result in complete mayhem all around, an impact not dissimilar to that of a major
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DailyPost 229 RESILIENCE – THE WAY FORWARD Hacks & breaches rule the roost on a day to day basis, with most of the sectors & stakeholders having no clue at all. The foregone conclusion is hacks are bound to happen. Whether it’s a loss to the inevitable or sheer lack of effort is what the
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DailyPost 227 A WORLD WITHOUT SECRETS Secrecy, privacy & confidentiality are basic human requirements & has been mandated by law globally . Secrecy seems to have a negative connotation, though it is the first step to lots of transactions; personal, professional & otherwise. On this first building block comes privacy & confidentially which had immense
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DailyPost 225 THE SMART WAY TECHNOLOGY The iconic management treatises; The HP Way & The Toyota Way, akin to the iconic companies, well documented upon are effective roadmaps. The HP Way is a treatise on the creation of a unique management style in the broader story of a garage to multi billion dollar company, the
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DailyPost 224 QUALITY OF LIFE The economic surge of the Indian middle class based on the horizontal extension of professional education simultaneous with the mass scale job opportunity provided by the IT & related industries have brought the concept of quality to the center stage our existence. Till then, it was a battle for survival
