VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has asked National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) to update them on the details about the digital payment service being tested by global messaging application WhatsApp. Post news flash by the Cambridge Analytica. WhatsApp has around 200 million users in India itself. Now, the government of India is leaving no stone unturned to secure Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp, which is set to launch its payment service in the country this month. Let’s see on how Facebook owned WhatsApp, is addressing this issue to match India’s data protection and privacy laws. Secondly, they have to store the data in Indian soil. Moreover, the government of India will be interested also in knowing what data is shared with the Facebook. Reason being, the official WhatsApp payment blog says, they share a limited number of data to United States where their facility and services are established. The official website states that, “If you...

Brightstar has launched its Cloud offering on Security-as-a-Service (SeCaaS) powered by SonicWall in India. The offering is a turnkey subscription-based service that provides enterprises with essential network security needs to detect and block a wide range of advanced and emerging threats. This also includes intrusions, viruses, spyware, worms, Trojans, key loggers, rootkits, botnets and zero-day malware. Launched in partnership with SonicWall – a world leader in cyber security, this managed solution is aimed at delivering automated, real-time breach detection and prevention for customers everywhere. As the threat landscape in India matures today, each and every individual is prone to ransomware attacks with customers relying on basic antivirus (AV) solutions to protect them from advanced cyber attacks like ransomware and zero-day threats. With SonicWall Security-as-a-Service, world-class security services are available to these customers, ensuring streamlined and robust sec...

Vertiv, formerly known as Emerson Network Power, has rolled out its multi-city “Vertiv Xpress” to expand and connect with its customer base in India. The “Vertiv Xpress”, a truck, was exclusively launched in Delhi, showcasing Vertiv’s capabilities and innovations in the data centers business. The event was attended by over top customers from north India and Vertiv sales, service and channel team members. Vertiv Xpress truck, flagged off from Delhi, will travel to more than 50 IT hubs across India tapping customers from across verticals which is expected to cover more than 15,000 footfalls. It will cover tier-1 metro cities, followed by upcountry tier-2 cities. Under the initiative, Vertiv will showcase its product portfolio to engage with their customers to generate awareness around energy and efficiency. The event witnessed keynote speech by Sunil Khanna, MD & President, Vertiv Energy Pvt. Ltd, highlighting the company’s ability to scale new heights, streamline and...

Cisco and NetApp have announced new FlexPod solutions. FlexPod combines Cisco UCS Integrated Infrastructure with NetApp data services to help organizations accelerate application delivery and transition to a hybrid cloud with a trusted platform for innovation. The new Managed Private Cloud solution offers new consumption options for more flexible access to powerful IT infrastructure and applications as customers modernize their data center for hybrid cloud. Additionally, FlexPod Datacenter for Epic EHR, a key healthcare application, is the first in a series of new pre-tested vertical solutions, with support for more healthcare applications, coming soon. FlexPod continues to be a platform for innovation and investment protection, introducing new validated solutions for the latest virtualization software, enterprise applications, and databases incorporating the latest technologies from Cisco and NetApp. The new Managed Private Cloud solution built on FlexPod enables customers t...

Fortinet has completed the acquisition of Bradford Networks, further enhancing the Fortinet Security Fabric by converging access control and IoT security solutions to provide large enterprise with broader visibility and security for their complex networks including – · Complete, continuous, agentless visibility of endpoints, users, trusted and untrusted devices and applications accessing the network including IoT and headless devices. · Enhanced IoT security through device micro segmentation, dynamic classification of headless devices by type, profile, as well as automatic policy assignment to enable granular isolation of unsecure devices, all using a simple web user interface. · Accurate event triage and threat containment in seconds through automated workflow integrations that prevent lateral movement. · Easy, cost-effective deployment due to highly scalable architecture that eliminates deployment at every location of a multi-site installation..... Read More ...