PC Mag

In a recent PCMag survey of 2,000 U.S. consumers, 24 percent of respondents selected smart grids as the most exciting emerging IoT application. Of all emerging applications of the Internet of Things (IoT), were most excited about smart grid technology and its potential to increase cost and energy efficiency, according to a PCMag survey.

The Economic Times

Hackers belonging to Russia’s elite state-sponsored hacking groups have been using printers, video decoders and other so-called Internet-of-Thing (IoT) devices as a way to breach corporate networks, Microsoft officials have warned.

The Times of India

In agriculture, farmers are using AI solutions to improve production and tackle climate uncertainties, and unfavourable economics. Ground-based wireless sensors and drones collect data from farms which is capitalised on cloud services and edge computing on PaaS platforms.

ANI News

With cloud and IoT adoption on the rise, 28 per cent of organisations perceive cloud account hijacking as one of the top security threats to their cloud environments. About 26 per cent of organisations are prioritising security assessment of IoT devices to mitigate new risks, the report said.

DNA

IoT: Getting a quote or learning more about insurance can be done from the comfort of your lounger at home on a voice command. Insurers are creating a network with Amazon Alexa, wherein customers with Alexaenabled devices just have to ask the device and are instantly connected to answers about insurance, estimates, or to an insurance agent. There is also a glossary of important insurance terms to clear any confusion

Cellit

The Panellists highlighted the need for 5G on the back of a booming demand for data fueled by multiple emerging applications in IoT, big data, AI (artificial intelligence) and HD/4K/3D media. With users demanding connections anytime/anywhere, 24/7 and the worldwide monthly data traffic predicted to reach 50 petabytes in 2021 or over ten times the traffic in2018, it is only a 5G network which will be able to efficiently support the high throughput with low delay in communication and high reliability across a large number of heterogeneous connected devices.

BFSI Elets Online

With the olden and golden banks on the cusp of losing customers to neo banks and nonfinancial entities who are attempting to strike gold in the payments domain, it is mandatory that banks try to understand and complete a thorough gap analysis on what needs to be rectified, what needs to be changed and what needs to be trashed and replaced.

Indian Retailer

What are your views on Increased focus on security with IoT and mobility in retail Yes, we see that retailers are more focused on securing customer data to make them more reliable. With major technological innovations, Internet of Things has become a transformative technological tool for retailers.

Live Mint

By Abhijit Ahaskar

Expanding further on the findings, the Kaspersky points out that Application layer attacks, an advanced form of DDOS attacks, increased by 32% compared to Q2 2018 and now account for 46% of all cyberattacks a prevented by Kaspersky. Primarily launched using IOT devices, Application layer attacks are harder to detect as they use a botnet, comprising bots making seemingly legitimate requests, to carry out an attack against a victims server

Express Computer

California based cybersecurity company CrowdStrike effectively tackles the most modernday and malicious cyber threats. Mike Sentonas, VP Technology, CrowdStrike, claims that none of the establishments which are under Crowdstrike shelter, fell to prey to any internet crime.

Analytics Insight

One of the main reasons for this shift is artificial intelligence. Innovation in AI and similar technologies has not only disrupted the way we bank. It’s has also changed the way banks interact with their customers. A large number of customers are digital savvy.

Money Control

As internet penetration increased, smartphones gained popularity and started the demand curve for features, user interface, cameras, connectivity, memory, battery, and so on. For smartphone players, this opened the doors for innovation and adaptation of advanced technologies to compete in the fast evolving internet connected lifestyle of consumers; thus giving rise to smartphones.

The Economic Times

Artificial intelligence (AI) augmentation will create $2.9 trillion of business value and 6.2 billion hours of worker productivity globally in 2021, according to a forecast by Gartner.