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Defending against Malware: Reactive Malware Defense Technologies : Defending against Malware has focused on reactive technologies: intrusion detection, content filtering, detecting and blocking malware, etc. Time to get proactive. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

WhatsApp to end its support for Windows Phone from today : Starting from today, i.e. December 31st, WhatsApp is officially ending its support for the Windows Phone platform managed by Microsoft. The popular messaging application has decided to withdraw support from all Windows Phone versions from today. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Cyber criminals will set their target on online payment gateways in 2020: Kaspersky : According to researchers from global cybersecurity and anti-virus brand Kaspersky, JS-skimming, which is the method of stealing of payment card data from online stores, has gained immense popularity among attackers over the years. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

2.4 million Wyze user data leaked : Wyze has revealed that it was hit by a data leak which in turn has exposed the personal information of more than 2.4 million of its customers. Wyze is a security camera start-up. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Ruckus Wireless routers found vulnerable to hackers : A security researcher has found several vulnerabilities in a number of Ruckus Wireless routers, which the networking giant has since patched. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

DoT comes up with CEIR portal for blocking and tracing of stolen or lost mobile phones : Now it becomes easy for Delhi-NCR residents to trace or block their lost or stolen devices with the new initiative launched by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). It has come up with the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) portal VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Cloudniine embraces and adopts technology to the core : “Digital Transformation at Cloudnine is a continuous journey, both on the commercial and clinical fronts. Fired by the visionary in its Founder n Chairman Dr Kishore and powered by the missionary in its Founder and MD - Mr Rohit, the execution is propelled bythe CXO group led by Ravi Ganesh as CEO. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Indian Navy prohibits social media platforms and smartphones after series of honey-traps : As per news source, an order has been issued on December 27 that the Indian navy has banned the personnel from using any messaging, networking, blogging, content sharing and hosting and ecommerce websites VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA India will allow all players, including Huawei to participate in the 5G trials: Prasad VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Oil Ministry proposes reduction in GST on CNG vehicles : In a bid to help the government’s drive to popularise gas vehicles, the oil ministry has put forward a proposal of reducing the goods and services tax on compressed natural gas (CNG)-driven vehicles to 5% from the current 28%, which is at par with electric vehicles. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

VMware announces the completion of Pivotal acquisition : VMware has completed the acquisition of Pivotal Software, Inc. (“Pivotal”), a leading cloud-native platform provider. As a result of the completion of the acquisition, Pivotal’s Class A common stock was removed from listing on the New York Stock Exchange VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Microsoft seizes 50 web domains operated by North Korean hacking groups : Following a court order that Microsoft has obtained, the US technology giant has been allowed to seize web domains used by North Korean hacking groups to launch cyber attacks on human rights activists, researchers and others. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE