The Hindu Business Line

There has been a spurt in smart devices such as routers and security cameras but people pay no attention to protecting them from cyber intrusion, cyber security solutions company Kaspersky said in its report, ‘IoT: A Malware Story, capturing the outcome of attacks on honey pots in the first half of 2019’

Silicon India

Of the governments recent Smart City initiative is anything to go by, we could soon see a dramatic shift in the way we go about our daily lives. The Governments recent Smart City Initiative envisages transforming 100 cities (Phase I) into efficient, connected areas that promise enhanced lifestyles, better safety and more engaged community experience to its citizens. A seamless experience powered by the Internet of Things (IoT) that promises to transform our lives, forever.

Infotech Lead

The top three 5G related concerns are greater risk of attacks on Internet of Things (IoT) networks, a wider attack surface and a lack of security by design in 5G hardware and firmware. Eighty three percent of survey respondents said 5G developments will create cybersecurity challenges for their organizations, suggesting that the new technology will bring heightened risks.

The Week

Financial services firms that are first movers on implementing artificial intelligence (AI) use have the most to gain, but also face higher risks by deploying emerging technologies without regulatory clarity, the World Economic Forum said in a report on Wednesday.

The Asian Age

This figure is around nine times more than the number found in H1 2018 when only around 12 million attacks were spotted originating from 69,000 IP addresses. Capitalizing on weak security of IoT products, cybercriminals are intensifying their attempts to create and monetize IoT botnets. This and other findings are a part of the IoT: a malware story report on honeypot activity in H1 2019.

The Times of India

IDC reports that by 2022, 40% of new enterprise applications developed in India will be cloudnative and by 2023, the top 4 clouds (megaplatforms) in the country will be the destination of choice for 50% of workloads. In addition to this, as the Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning get increasingly woven into enterprise fabric, there is an added load on applications which is driving the need for data centres.

Business Wire

The country’s automation potential is illustrated by a low robot density figure in the automotive industry: 99 industrial robots per 10,000 employees is less than a fourth of Indonesia’s density (440 units) and far away from China (732 units) and the frontrunner Korea (2,589).

The Hindu Business Line

Almost all the points mentioned appear to be of common sense: they are. Yet, there are scores of companies that embark on a data platform project and get frustrated along the way because of the lack of sufficient benefit realisation. Apart from ensuring that the organisation has the right skills and key technology choices, these factors must be seriously considered, if not adopted. The writer is Chief Technology Officer, IBM India/South Asia

Analytics Insight

By Vivek Kumar

Over the last few years, the world has witnessed a robust upsurge in technology developments, especially in Artificial Intelligence. There is no doubt that the technology has the potential to transform businesses the way it is done earlier. Now, countries are focusing more on leveraging this tech to become and lead the race for AI supremacy across the globe.

Live Mint

Milroy notes such companies can benefit from centralised consoles that provide a holistic view of all cloud native solutions and use some form of AI (artificial intelligence) to track known and unknown malware threats.