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Apple warns of ‘mercenary spyware attack’ on users in India, 91 other countries
Mercenary spyware attacks are rare and vastly more sophisticated...
Boeing crisis of confidence deepens with 787 now under scrutiny
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End-user IT spending in India to reach $15 billion in 2019: Gartner
On the BPO front, the report said crowdsourcing, working at home (WAH) or teleworking, and the ‘gig economy’ will account for 40 percent of the customer management (CM) BPO workforce by 2021, up from 7 percent in 2017. By 2021, it will account for an estimated 900,000 people.
IRDAI unveils norms on exclusions in health covers, new products from 1st April, 2020
Every health insurance product has to cover all pre existing diseases disclosed by the persons to be insured immediately after the expiry of the forty-eight months waiting period or such lower period as stipulated in the product, said the IRDA’s draft exposure draft.
Aon and Guy Carpenter partner with The Institutes RiskStream, to streamline the reinsurance placement process
“Distributed ledger technology has the potential to decrease costs, simplify processes and increase data security across all areas of risk management, and reinsurance, in particular, stands to benefit significantly from this technology,” said Christopher McDaniel, President of The Institutes RiskStream Collaborative. “The best solution for the market and for reinsurance buyers is to build a successful solution alongside brokers, reinsurers and carriers. Each has a vital role to play and DLT can provide efficiencies to all participants.”
Boeing completes 737 Max software upgrade
Boeing said that once information on how pilots work with the upgraded system is submitted to the FAA, it will work with the regulator to schedule a certification test flight and submit final certification documentation
In India election, a $14 software tool helps overcome WhatsApp controls
Modified versions of popular apps have become common as technically-savvy hobbyists have long reverse-engineered them. Tools purporting to bypass WhatsApp restrictions are advertised in videos and online forums aimed at users in Indonesia and Nigeria, both of which held major elections this year.
Electric flying taxi unveiled, could be operating worldwide by 2025
German startup Lilium aims to have a fleet of the five-seat aircraft — which can operate with a pilot or in drone mode — flying in cities worldwide by 2025, providing a pay-per-ride service that will be emission-free, five times faster than a car and produce less noise than a motorbike.
WhatsApp vulnerability allowed secretive installation of spyware
Attackers could transmit the malicious code to a target’s device by calling the user and infecting the call whether or not the recipient answered the call. Logs of the incoming calls were often erased, according to the report.
Reliance entry to digitise 5 million kirana stores by 2023: Report
As much as 90 per cent of India’s USD 700 billion retail market is unorganised, made up mostly of neighbourhood kirana stores selling groceries and other sundries.
India lagging far behind China in IIoT adoption: Accenture
“In terms of IIoT adoption, in a scale of 10, if China would score 7, India’s would be about 3.5,” Saurabh Bhatnagar, Managing Director – Manufacturing, Accenture Strategy told IANS, adding that according to an estimate, IIoT could be adding $14.2 trillion to the global economy by 2030.
Curv Partners with Munich Re to Commodify Digital Asset Insurance for Institutional Customers
“The novel cryptographic methods deployed in Curv’s Institutional Digital Asset Wallet Service reduce the risks associated with holding digital assets.Their approach enables us to underwrite a policy that covers customer-controlled wallets in Internet-connected settings. ,” said Ali Kumcu, Head of Cyber Innovation and Services, of Munich Re.