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Delta CEO says airline is facing $500 million in costs from global tech outage
Speaking on CNBC, Bastian said Wednesday that the monetary amount...
Malware attacks in India increase by 11%; 22% jump seen in ransomware
The report stated that a total of 78,923 never-before-seen malware...
Mental Health :Rehabilitating affected employees
Poor mental health costs employers between £33 billion and £42 billion each year, according to a recent report by Deloitte. That estimate includes costs associated both with absences and with presenteeism – employees showing up to work while unwell.
Microsoft’s Digital Crime Unit busy catching cyber thugs in India
Microsoft’s Cybersecurity Engagement Centre in New Delhi is already empowering organisations with information and techniques to secure critical information infrastructure and help reduce malware and digital risk.
CPCB to initiate criminal prosecution for non-compliance of anti-pollution directives: Harsh Vardhan
Harsh Vardhan said a warning will be issued to the agency or the polluter concerned within 48 hours of a complaint being posted on the ministry’s Sameer app by CPCB teams. If the polluter or the agency fails to take corrective measures within the next 48
AIR Worldwide Develops Probabilistic Model for Global Cyber Risks
“Many insurers are challenged to understand how often various types of cyber incidents can occur and how they can affect the performance of their book. As a result, decisions on product development, underwriting, portfolio optimization, and capital allocation tend to be made with limited data, and too much weight is often put on intuition or broad assumptions. This is where probabilistic modeling can help the industry better manage cyber risk globally,” said Prashant Pai, vice president of cyber offerings at Verisk, the parent company of AIR Worldwide
Amitabh Kant urges judiciary for speedy resolution of commercial cases
Kant further noted the government is examining what amendment in laws are required to ensure that we are able to establish commercial courts in the lower courts so that all the commercial cases get quick clearance.
“But we are also looking at other mediums and ways to see that the cases are resolved,” he added.
Time to upgrade Airline Black Boxes, says US Safety Board
In too many cases, the current two hours of sound on the cockpit voice recorders hasn’t been enough to aid investigations, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a recommendation posted to its website Thursday. The board cited several dozen instances in which the recorders were overwritten before they could be brought into the lab.Investigators want the requirement to be increased to 25 hours of sound, and are seeking retrofits for current aircraft by 2024.
#MeToo: Rajnath Singh-led GoM to look into sexual harassment at workplace
The GoM will examine the existing legal and institutional frameworks for dealing with matters of sexual harassment of women at workplace.
Indian firms overly confident about their Cybersecurity, Survey
-88 percent of Indian firms surveyed said they are better prepared for data breaches than their competitors
-Financial services and utility respondents were least realistic, with 100 percent rating their firm as above average or as top performers, while retail services had the highest percentage who said their firms were top performers at 60 percent
-In the coming year, 80 percent of Indian financial services firms believe the overall level of cyber-threats and data breach activity will go up
-62 percent of Indian firms say cybersecurity investment will increase in the year ahead. This rose to 67 percent amongst Indian financial services firms and 80 percent for utilities
Donald Trump okays $60 billion answer to China’s OBOR
The president’s shift has less to do with a sudden embrace of foreign aid than a desire to block Beijing’s plan for economic, technological and political dominance. China has spent nearly five years bankrolling a plan to gain greater global influence by financing big projects across Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa
Insured losses for Hurricane Michael may touch $10 Billion:AIR Worldwide
“Fueled by unseasonably high 84-degree sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico and unhindered by any prior landfall, Hurricane Michael rapidly intensified shortly before making landfall at close to Category 5 intensity,” said Dr. Peter Sousounis, vice president and director of meteorology, AIR Worldwide.