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WhatsApp re-launches ‘Share Joy, Not Rumours’ campaign to fight fake news : WhatsApp the Facebook owned app launched the “Share Joy, Not Rumours” education campaign to encourage the responsible use of its platform ahead of the Lok Sabha polls on Monday. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

India needs a cyber security strategy : In a recently held event to address the growing cyber incidents in today’s networked world, the threats to cyber security have grown manifold. As we digitize, this will inadvertently lead further cyber-crime and terrorism. Are we equipped to handle such crisis and is there any level of preparedness that the state is working towards in the face of cyber threats? VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

GDPR and Blockchain are geared towards Data Transparency : The GDPR has implemented in all across the entire EU and EEA region. It is applied to all companies selling to and storing personal information about citizens in Europe, including companies on other continents. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Predictions for 2019 to be the Transformative year for Wireless world : The year 2019 will be a transformative year for the wireless world, with landmark developments in 5G, cloud computing, and hardware. So it’s crucial that your audience be kept up to speed on all the latest developments in this ever-changing wireless space. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

CrowdStrike Named a Leader in Cybersecurity Incident Response Services : CrowdStrike® Inc., the leader in cloud-delivered endpoint protection, announced it has named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: for Cybersecurity Incident Response Services, Q1 2019. As per Forrester , “CrowdStrike has an advantage in its threat intelligence and response expertise...and would be an excellent partner for cybersecurity IR. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Mastercard raises concern on growing RuPay : It is always a pride that PM Narendra Modi is promoting the home grown RuPay as much as possible, reason is the commitment of the government for promoting and protecting Indian products and services, Mastercard has complained to the US government United States Trade Representatives (USTR) ,regarding PM Narendra Modi’s favour of RuPay’s payment network. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

HMD to double the production of feature phones in 2019 : HMD Global, the manufacture of Nokia phone said , that they are aiming to increase its participation in the 4G feature phone segment in India by forming new partnerships. Florian Seiche, chief executive officer said and planning to doubling down on feature phones in 2019. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

UDAY Express - Indian Railways new luxury Double-Decker AC train ready for roll-out : Here are the Details You should Know about...! : The Second UDAY Express or Utkrisht Double Decker Air Conditioned Yatri Express are completely Double-Decker AC chair car trains designed by Indian Railways after a long waiting now it is ready for roll-out. The coaches of the train have an anti-graffiti vinyl wrapped exterior and have been given a bright color scheme of yellow, orange and pink - somewhat similar to that of the Tejas Express. The train service has been envisioned as a 'luxury' train service for business travelers. According to Indian Railways, UDAY Express will cater to the 'busiest routes' and increase carrying capacity by 40%. These trains have a seating capacity of 120 per coach (50 for upper deck, 48 for lower deck and 22 on the ends) as compared to Shatabdis which can seat up to 78. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Aluminum Producer Company Attacked by LockerGoga ransomware - Switches to Manual Operations : The world's largest aluminium producers, a Norwegian company Norsk Hydro finally revealed today that it 'became victim of an extensive cyber-attack' that crippled some of its infrastructure and forced it to switch to manual operations in some smelting locations. The cyber-attack was later identified as an infection with the LockerGoga ransomware strain, the company said on a press conference. The news is updated to all the investors and stock exchanges. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Ola raises $300 million funds led by Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors to boost EV offering : The riding hail major Ola has announced for raising a fund of $300 million led by South Korean automobile major Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors, a major combined investment by the two firms of the South Korean Hyundai Motor Group, after rounds of investment talks. The strategic investment is part of the Ola firm’s ongoing Series J round of funding, which is estimated at $1 billion. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Xiaomi with Flex opens a new manufacturing plant, launches Redmi Go with Mi Pay : Xiaomi has announced its renewed commitment to the ‘Make in India’ initiative with its seventh manufacturing plant in India in partnership with Flex Ltd. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Mindtree promoters criticize Larsen & Toubro's takeover bid, remain unconditionally opposed : The promoters of Mindtree have said they would unconditionally oppose the reported hostile takeover bid by Larsen and Toubro Ltd. The promoters, including Krishnakumar Natarajan (executive chairman), Subroto Bagchi (co-founder), Rostow Ravanan (CEO) and Parthasarathy N.S. (executive vice chairman and COO) have issued the following statement - VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Plantronics with Polycom to relaunch as 'Poly' to focus on driving the power of 'Many' : Plantronics has announced that the company will transform into Poly, a technology company focused on the human experience of communications and collaboration, aiming to make communication as rich and natural as in-person. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Using advanced AI to stay ahead of cybercriminals : Fortinet : As the threat landscape continues to evolve rapidly, it now includes increasingly sophisticated, zero-day malware that traditional security approaches can no longer keep pace with. As a result, security researchers estimate that the cost of cybercrime will outpace security spend by over 16X, reaching $2.1 trillion by the end of 2019. Staying ahead of today’s accelerated cybercrime trends requires adding artificial intelligence (AI) to an organisation’s network security strategy. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Brexit has inflicted unprecedented damage on the UK's financial services industry : Whatever happens next, Brexit has inflicted unprecedented damage on the UK’s financial services industry - which makes up about 6.5 per cent of Britain’s GDP. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Ericsson along with TDC to roll out nationwide 5G : Ericsson has been selected by TDC to roll out nationwide commercial 5G, as part of a major network overhaul, and provide managed services through the Ericsson Operations Engine.   Also encompassing R VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Have you Updated your PAN-ADHAAR Linking Status ? If not, you won't be able to claim Income Tax refund : As per the rules, it is mandatory to link PAN with Aadhaar before the March 31 deadline. With the Supreme Court (SC) upholding the government requirement that PAN must be mandatorily linked with Aadhaar, Section 139AA of the Income Tax Act comes into play. As per this section, if your PAN is not linked with Aadhaar by a date to be notified by the government then it would be deemed to become invalid. Currently, the deadline for this has not been set by the government although those who have filed ITR for FY16-17 without linking PAN with Aadhaar are required to do the same by March 31, 2019. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Movie Ticketing Apps Not Allowed to Charge 'Internet Handling Fee' from Customers, Says RBI : Violating MDR norms : On the weekend many of us are buying online tickets for the latest Bollywood as well as Hollywood release, and end up paying slightly more when booking movie tickets through apps than you would if you booked the tickets at the theatre box office. However, a latest Right to Information (RTI) query has shown that these charges could very well be unauthorized. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Hackers prefer to strike on Saturday …!!! : Research conducted by managed security service provider Redscan confirms that Hackers prefer to strike on Saturday. The firm filed a freedom of information request with the U.K.'s privacy watchdog, seeking anonymized information on cyber incidents reported to the regulator. Based on information submitted by 181 organizations to the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office for the 12 months leading up to April 2018 - one month before the EU General Data Protection Regulation went into effect - Redscan reported finding five notable data breach detection and reporting takeaways. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

PUBG Mobile Ban In These Cities in India : Police arrest 10 for playing the Game in Rajkot : In Rajkot the frenzies over PUBG game drive Rajkot police to arrest ten people, six of them under-graduate students, for playing the game in the last two days. Police Commissioner Manoj Agrawal, who had banned the game in the city in a March 6 notification, said 12 cases have been registered so far. “But it is a bailable offence. People have been booked but there is nothing like arrest in it. In the procedure, they will be shown as immediately bailed out by police. The case will go to the courts and there will be a trial for not following the notification issued,” he told on a report. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE