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Mercenary’ hacker group runs rampant in Middle East, cybersecurity research shows

The hackers pursued royals and business executives in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar. In August 2019 they attempted to compromise an employee of major Indian energy conglomerate Reliance Industries around the time that the company was negotiating the sale of a stake in its oil-to-chemicals business to Saudi Aramco.

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Paytm targets a million apps on its mini app store to take on Google

For Google, the face-off against Paytm and other Indian app startups creates a new problem in one of its top growth markets, where it has committed to spend around $10 billion over the next five to seven years through equity investments and tie-ups.

Google also faces four antitrust cases in India, the latest of which alleges the Mountain View, California-based tech giant abused its Android operating system’s dominant position to garner an unfair advantage in the smart TV market.

Google has denied any wrongdoing.

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Google faces antitrust case in India over abuse in smart TVs market: Report

The case has been filed by two Indian antitrust lawyers, Kshitiz Arya and Purushottam Anand. They both confirmed the case filing against Google for alleged abuse in the smart television market, but declined to comment further.

The case is Google’s fourth major antitrust challenge in India, one of its key markets where it is currently facing public criticism from local startups for enforcing certain policies and company charges they contend hurt their growth.

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Hitachi and Swiss Re join hands to offer industry first ‘digital risk’ solutions

“We are excited to work with a global technology leader like Hitachi to advance corporate insurance through digital market platforms and accelerate the adoption of innovative, smart manufacturing.,Through this partnership we are activating machine-sensor data and continuous diagnostics across the industrial sector. Ultimately this will enable us to price risk more precisely, ensure effective pay-out mechanisms, and provide a seamless risk management experience that addresses industry inefficiencies and is tailored to our customers’ needs,” said Andreas Berger, CEO, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions.

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Covid-19 is changing global claims trends, risk exposures for companies and their insurers:Allianz

Going forward, many businesses are expected to review and de-risk their supply chains and build in more resilience. This could involve some reshoring of critical production areas because of disruption caused by the pandemic. Such a move would likely impact frequency of claims and the costs of any future business interruptions.

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New Reality: Securing “Intangible Assets”

Advancements in cyber-attacks and corporate espionage, along with increasing uncertainty in the business environment have pushed many organisations towards introducing stricter processes to protect confidential and proprietary intangible assets from threats such as intellectual property trademark and copyright infringements, data piracy and appropriation of trade secrets.
Many organizations’ approach their reputation challenges in a reactive way after an adverse event occurs. However, it’s important to understand that risk management depends on proactive reputation management. Negative publicity stemming from mismanagement or inadequate preparation can cause significant reputational damage.

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