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India sees a decline in cyber threat incidents: Kaspersky : Kaspersky in a recent media event in Bangalore stated that India has shown a positive progress in their fight against cybercriminals. The country reportedly saw a fall in the number of threats in 2019 as compared to 2018. According to Kaspersky’s KSN reports; from 2018 and 2019 there has been a moderate decrease in the number of attacks targeted at India. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Cable operators seek meeting with TRAI to discuss new tariff order issues : Local cable operators (LCO) have sought a meeting with officials of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to “discuss” issues they are facing with respect to tariff rules, even as television broadcasters have challenged the recent amendments VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Supreme Court rejects telcos’ plea seeking a review of its ₹1.47-lakh crore AGR dues : In a new development, the Supreme Court has dismissed the plea of both Bharti Airtel and Vodafone-Idea, who were seeking a review of its earlier order that asked them to pay ₹1.47-lakh crore in past statutory dues of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) by January 23. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Amazon planning to make payments easier with a wave of the hand : As per news report, Amazon.com Inc. is chalking out plans to create terminals which would allow customers to make payments in-store with a wave of the hand. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Are you ready for any vulnerability as services( AVAS), Need of the hour : Network visibility, detection and response (NVDR) – also referred to as network traffic analysis (NTA) or network analysis and visibility (NAV) – is an emerging category of threat detection and analytics tools that give security teams better insight into their network activity.Threats like phishing and ransomware will continue to keep CIOs up at night. Your own mobile phone is the next frontier in cybercrime. An expert says, tell me one thing which can't be hackable. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

SoftBank to invest $40 Billion in Indonesia’s new capital : A senior member of President Joko Widodo’s cabinet confirms that SoftBank Group Corp. has announced to invest $30 to $40 billion toward the development of a new Indonesian capital. SoftBank Chief Executive Officer and founder Masayoshi Son met Jokowi VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Earlier it has been fixed that  Keerthy Suresh , national award-winning South actor was all set to be launched in Bollywood opposite  Ajay Devgn  in Amit Sharma’s sports drama,  Maidaan . However, she has now opted out of the film. Keerthy and producer Boney Kapoor mutually agreed that she should no longer be a part of the project, as she would be too young for the role. She was supposed to play the wife of Ajay, who is essaying the role of former football coach and manager of the Indian national team Syed Abdul Rahim, under whose guidance the Indian team reached the semi-finals of the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. There were reservations about the 27-year-old Keerthy playing an older character again after Mahanati, which showed the journey of former South superstar Savitri from her first film to her death at the age of 45. The actor as well as Boney felt that she could be typecast and be offered only roles that were older, which could hamper her prospects in B...

2020 Tech Predictions: the rise of 5G, entertainment in cars and increased focus on privacy : No matter how much technology keeps evolving, making predictions about the future is always a risky business – but with the continued spread of digital transformation there are some areas where advances are more likely. Here are five trends I expect to see in the coming 12 months. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Canalys: Big three dominate the 2019 PC industry with a record 65% share : The global PC market recorded its first full year of growth in eight years in 2019. Inclusive of desktops, notebooks and workstations, 268.1 million units were shipped, up 2.7% on 2018. The growth, though, is focused on the largest three vendors, which now account for two-thirds of all shipments. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Clarivate Analytics signs agreement to buy Piramal’s Decision Resources Group : Clarivate Analytics plc announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Decision Resources Group (“DRG”), a premier provider of high-value data, analytics and insights products and services to the healthcare industry, from Piramal Enterprises, VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

US investor to cut down Indian government bond holdings : Tensions and protests arising in the wake of introduction of CAA and the revoking of Article 370 in Kashmir has led US based Western Asset Management, which manages $453 billion assets, to reduce its Indian government bond holdings. The investor feels that this could possibly impact economic outlook. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

10 trends driving enterprise IT transformation in 2020 : INDIA - 2020 is all about executing on enterprise digital transformation. Early digital adopters are now beginning to show real traction and gains – particularly when it comes to customer, and more specifically, human experience technology. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan  is much excited about the success of ' Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior ', that casts  Saif Ali Khan  in a pivotal role. "I am really excited. I am happy and thankful that the film is being appreciated by the audience," said Kareena, while interacting with the media at a meet-and-greet session she attended with Saif in Mumbai. In 'Tanhaji', Saif plays Udaybhan Singh Rathore, the Rajput fort keeper in the regime of Jai Singh I who was loyal to the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. His performance too has been widely appreciated. The film that opened on January 10 starring Ajay Devgn in the title role, made the makers smile all their way to the bank since its release. Directed by Om Raut and co-produced by Ajay Devgn, the film based on the life of brave valiant Maratha warrior Tanaji Malusare, the military leader of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s army, also casts Kajol in the role of Tanhaji’s wife and Sharad Kelkar a...

Megastar  Amitabh Bachchan  has unveiled the work of author Ashish Kaul’s latest penned “ Didda - The Warrior Queen of Kashmir” . The book is a tribute not just to the warrior queen, but it also salutes the courage Didda showed from the beginning. Unlike many warrior princess or Queens, Didda was an abandoned child by her parents. Born in 925 AD, the beautiful princess Didda not only won over death, but also survived after being pushed into Sati. The courageous flesh also went on to create the world’s first commando force, counter-intelligence mechanism and invented the deadly Guerrilla warfare strategy. The untold story of a woman’s rise to power during the 10th century, the legend of Didda is entwined with the life of solitary struggles against the prejudice and patriarchy. She overcomes her physical disability and rises to crush the mutiny by the Prime Minister to take control of a kingdom on the verge of disintegration. She makes sure to ensure the King...

Proliferation of hybrid computing models among 2020 data center trends identified by Vertiv : As the world charges into 2020, organizations increasingly will forego the enterprise-or-cloud debate that dominated C-level conversations in recent years in favour of hybrid architectures that incorporate public and private cloud models and edge assets around a reconfigured core. This evolving approach to managing data and computing resources is one of five emerging 2020 data center trends identified by experts from Vertiv, a global provider of IT infrastructure and continuity solutions. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

ManageEngine predicts securing AI systems as a Top IT Trend for 2020 : ManageEngine has collated a list of six significant trends in the IT management industry in 2020. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Microsoft strengthens SMBs in India to its Cloud offerings : Microsoft is accelerating its cloud momentum across small and medium businesses (SMBs) in India. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Is Neha Kakkar marrying Aditya Narayan on February14? : Famous Bollywood singer Neha Kakkar is said to marry well known anchor-singer Aditya Narayan. Neha and Aditya are seen together in the music reality show, Indian Idol 11. While Neha is one of the judges in the show, Aditya hosts the show. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Antitrust probe ordered by CCI against Amazon, Flipkart : India's competition watchdog, Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered a probe into alleged competition law violations by Amazon.com Inc and Walmart's Flipkart. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Gartner observes growth in worldwide PC shipments in 4Q19, Lenovo tops the chart : Worldwide PC shipments totalled 70.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2019, a 2.3% increase from the fourth quarter of 2018, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. For the year, 2019 PC shipments surpassed 261 million units, showing 0.6% growth from 2018. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE