VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

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

DMRC uses 'Power Rangers' meme to document its decade long progress : Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has creatively described its journey over the last 10 years till date by choosing the American action series fictional characters ‘Power Rangers’ meme. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Is Honor foraying into the PC market in 2020? : Chinese handset maker Honor has announced its plans of foraying into the India PC market, with two laptops built on Windows platform, in the first quarter of 2020. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Dharmendra Pradhan bets for NRC amidst growing protests : Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday at a function of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad launched an attack on those who are opposing the National Register of Citizens (NRC). He raised a question if they wanted the country to become a 'Dharam Shala' (an open house). VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Airtel issues public notice, discontinues base plan of Rs.23 for prepaid users : In a public notice issued by Airtel in all the leading newspapers across India, the telecom operator has said that it is discontinuing the base recharge plan of Rs. 23 for prepaid users in all circles, and is being replaced by the Rs. 45 prepaid plan. This means a 95 percent price hike has been introduced on the base plan. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Army Chief General Bipin Rawat named India’s first Chief of Defence : Bipin Rawat has been named as India’s first Chief of Defence, just a day before he is set to retire from his service as Army Chief General. Rawat has successfully completed his three year tenure as the Chief of Army staff. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

A new internet convention sponsored by Russia alarms western powers : Rights groups and Western powers have been alarmed as the United Nations on Friday approved a Russian-led bid that aims to create a new convention on cybercrime. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Ajit Pawar sworn in as Dy. CM for the second time in two months : 32 days after Uddhav Thackeray took oath as Maharashtra CM, with the coalition party of MahaVikas Aghadi (comprising of Shiv Sena, NCP & Congress) forming the government, the cabinet expansion has taken place today. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

BJP launches social media campaign to clear doubts on CAA, NRC : The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) have sparked a wave of protests all over India. Vandalizing public property, protest marches and flashing banners against CAA and NRC and Modi government have become the order of the day. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE