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The Security Layers Protecting Global Submarine Cable Networks
Details BySharat Sinha Category: Insights We live in times where the world is relentlessly digital, always-on and life as we know it stands still without the internet. Every digital pulse on which every country and their economies thrive, all depend on the split-second global connectivity provided by these vast underwater networks of subsea cables and yet the very lifeline that makes it all possible lies unseen on the ocean floor.
Why Zero Trust is the practical enterprise access and security model
Enterprises once relied on perimeter-first security because enterprise systems operated like traditional single player games where data, servers and the game application resided in a single device or within one network boundary. This model worked brilliantly when users, workloads, and trusted networks were co-located.
How Global Data Is Secured in Its Undersea Journey
By Sharat Sinha We live in times where the world is relentlessly digital, always-on and life as we know it stands still without internet. Every digital pulse on which every country and their economies thrive, all depend on the split-second global connectivity provided by these vast underwater network of subsea cables and yet the very lifeline that makes it all possible lies unseen on the ocean floor.
Resilient connectivity is critical for global enterprises scaling in India (Reader Forum)
1 As India accelerates its digital transformation, resilient, intelligent connectivity is becoming essential for global enterprises seeking to scale operations, ensure business continuity, and unlock opportunities across the country’s fast-growing AI, cloud, fintech, and digital services sectors. India is fast emerging as a global powerhouse on the back of strong economic growth, rising consumer demand, private sector investments, and a surge in digital innovations.
Why AI-Native Cybersecurity Matters in the Age of Machine-Speed Threats
Why AI-Native Cybersecurity Matters in the Age of Machine-Speed Threats By Sharat Sinha, CEO, Airtel Business The world has entered an era where more than 20 billion connected devices generate continuous digital exhaust. In this hyperconnected environment, AI-native cybersecurity is emerging as a critical foundation for protecting digital ecosystems.
The invisible infrastructure behind global digital resilience
By Sharat Sinha In the fast-paced digital world that we live in today, the internet feels instant and omnipresent. Whether we are busy streaming movies, trading stocks, using AI-driven applications or even connecting with family across continents, we rarely pause to think how it all works for internet to land so seamlessly on our devices.
Subsea cable networks: Infrastructure for digital economies
Beneath the mighty oceans across the world lie submarine cables that have been critical arteries for mankind. They have been carrying international data traffic around the world and connecting countries. Though invisible, these millions of fibre-optic arteries have been binding nations, industries, and technologies, enabling an interconnected future.
Submarine Cables Power Global Digital Economies
Beneath the mighty oceans across the world lie hidden something just as mighty that have been critical arteries for mankind. These are the imperative submarine cables that have been carrying international data traffic around the world and connecting countries. Though invisible, these million fiber optic arteries have been binding nations, industries, and technologies, enabling an interconnected future.
AI-first platforms emerge backbone of cyber resilience
By Sharat Sinha The world has entered an era where more than 20 billion connected devices generate continuous digital exhaust. Every transaction, sensor read, API call and remote login now feeds a vast digital nervous system supporting economies, governments and critical infrastructure. As adversaries weaponise automation and AI to scale reconnaissance and exploitation, the cyberattack surface has expanded faster than traditional defenses can adapt.
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Cables submarinos de fibra óptica: Los enlaces de datos en alta mar que unen las economías digitales mundiales
Bajo los poderosos océanos de todo el mundo se esconde algo igual de poderoso: Los cables submarinos que han estado transportando tráfico de datos por todo el mundo y conectando países. Aunque invisibles, estos millones de arterias de fibra óptica han unido naciones, industrias y tecnologías, haciendo posible un futuro interconectado.
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Fiber-optic submarine cables: The deep-sea datalinks binding global digital economies
Beneath the mighty oceans across the world lie hidden something just as mighty: The submarine cables that have been carrying data traffic around the world and connecting countries. Though invisible, these million fiber optic arteries have been binding nations, industries, and technologies, enabling an interconnected future.
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Resilient networks are a strategic imperative for global businesses to scale in India
India is fast emerging as a global powerhouse on the back of strong economic growth, rising consumer demand, private sector investments, and a surge in digital innovations. As the country continues its remarkable digital transformation journey given large scale Govt. initiatives like Digital India, Bharat Net, PM WANI (public wi-fi hotspots) amongst others, the country is continuing to redefine its business and commerce landscape.
HT Syndication: Transcending noise with tech-powered enterprise communication
India, Oct. 26 -- In today's hyper-connected world, the digital revolution has transformed how businesses communicate with customers. With trust at a premium and attention spans at a minimum, strong customer engagement is now the backbone of loyalty, retention, and business growth. Customers expect fast, efficient, and personalised support.
India’s MSMEs Can’t Afford To Ignore IoT Anymore
The Internet of Things or IoT as what we technology folks call it, is not merely a technological buzzword; today, it is the very foundation, reshaping industries, economies, and the way we live and work. By seamlessly connecting billions of devices, from industrial sensors to consumer wearables, IoT has become the backbone of innovation, empowering organisations across sectors such as manufacturing, healthcare, agriculture and smart cities to unlock unprecedented efficiency, agility, and growth.
India: The Global Epicenter of Digital Innovation and Market Opportunity
India’s digital transformation over the last decade has been nothing short of extraordinary. From the days of dial-up connections, the nation has surged into a new era of rapid digitization. At the heart of this transformation lies the telecom industry, which has played a pivotal role in connecting millions to the digital world, many for the very first time.
The journey of the internet from the ocean floor to your fingertips
In the fast-paced digital world that we live in today, the internet feels instant and omnipresent. Whether we are busy streaming movies, trading stocks, using AI-driven applications or even connecting with family across continents, we rarely pause to think how it all works for internet to land so seamlessly on our devices.
India: The Next Growth Market for Companies Globally
India’s digital transformation over the last decade has been nothing short of extraordinary. From the days of dial-up connections, the nation has surged into a new era of rapid digitization. At the heart of this transformation lies the telecom industry, which has played a pivotal role in connecting millions to the digital world, many for the very first time.
Network Consolidation - an imperative for the growth of the IT/ITeS sector in India
By Sharat Sinha The Indian IT sector is today, a much-needed growth catalysts of the Indian economy, contributing significantly to the country’s GDP. The sector accounted for 7.5% of India’s GDP in FY23, and is expected to touch 10% by 2025. According to the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM), the Indian IT industry’s revenue touched US$ 227 billion in FY22, a 15.5% YoY growth.
CISO’s guide to managing supply chain risks
Supply chain attacks are not new. The infamous SolarWinds attack laid the foundations for a supply chain attack frenzy. 2021 saw numerous sophisticated attacks such as Codecov in April and Kaseya in July, concluding with the Log4j vulnerability that was exposed in December. Closer to home across the APAC region, we also see similar examples of supply chain attacks in the healthcare, automobile, and critical infrastructure sectors, just to name a few.
Sharat Sinha, Vice President and General Manager, APAC, Check Point Software Technologies
Sharat Sinha Sharat Sinha is the vice president and general manager for the Asia-Pacific region at Check Point Software Technologies. He leads the region with responsibility to grow the business in Asia Pacific, a high-growth region for cybersecurity.
Avoiding double trouble: steps for preventing next-gen ransomware
When ransomware throws-in the element of extortion and betrayal, organizations had better start beefing up their defenses and crisis management mindset. By the time you have finished reading this sentence, an organization somewhere in the world would have fallen victim to a ransomware attack and had at least some of its corporate data encrypted. It is estimated that ransomware cost businesses worldwide around US$20bn in 2020, a figure that is nearly 75% higher than in 2019.
Double Trouble – the Threat of Double Extortion Ransomware and How Your Organisation Can Protect Itself
By Sharat Sinha, Vice President/ General Manager, APAC at Check Point Software Technologies By the time you have finished reading this sentence, an organisation somewhere in the world would have fallen victim to a ransomware attack and had at least some of its corporate data encrypted. On average in 2020, the criminals behind ransomware attacks hit a new organisation every 10 seconds. Less than five years ago, the cadence of attacks was around one every 40 seconds.
What were 2020’s top cybersecurity priorities
If we do not learn from 2020’s cybersecurity fiascoes, 2021 year may hold greater surprises for CISO, hints this expert. As we begin our long journey on the road of vaccine intervention this year and beyond, what will the new hope mean for businesses globally and in our lives? The changes brought about by the pandemic have made a deep and lasting impact across all industry sectors: from manufacturing to retail and hospitality, from healthcare to education.
The ‘New Normal’ is Here to Stay for Some Time: New Survey Reveals Organisations’ Security Priorities for 2021 and Beyond - Industry.co.id
INDUSTRY.co.id - As 2020 draws to a close, we are approaching a milestone on the pathway through the COVID-19 pandemic. While cases and deaths continue to rise globally and economic disruption deepens, there has also been positive news: several vaccines have shown promising results in early trials and are being fast-tracked towards mass production.
Cybersecurity predictions 2021: three burning considerations to ponder
Here are one expert’s thoughts on general cybersecurity issues, 5G, Internet of Threats and data privacy in the coming year. The security landscape has evolved drastically in 2020, following the repercussions from the coronavirus pandemic. Many organizations are rapidly moving to cloud to support the global shift to a remote and mobile workforce. Some burning questions on everyone’s mind are: What are the key security considerations for organizations in 2021?
From securing devices to securing nations
As the Internet evolved rapidly with accelerated adoption, cybersecurity became increasingly a challenge to grapple with. While commercial Internet became available in 1996, it was not until 2006 when nation-state sponsored "cyberterrorism" became a reality, with countries ranging from highly developed nations to emerging nations developing both offensive and defensive capabilities. When it gets political The origins of cybersecurity was all about securing nodes and devices.
25-year-old woman robbed of gold chain - Times of India
Thane: A 25-year-old woman was robbed of her gold chain worth Rs 70,000 at Ghodbunder Road on Saturday. The woman was heading towards her relative’s place when two bike-borne thieves came from behind and snatched her chain. The victim is resident of Solapur and had come to the city to visit her relative.On Saturday, the victim was walking along Ghodbunder Road with her husband and sister.While walking, she noticed that the bike-borne men were following them.
3 arrested in Delhi for robbing pizza delivery boys - Times of India
New Delhi: Three men have been arrested for allegedly robbing pizza delivery boys from southeast Delhi's Sriniwaspuri area, police said on Monday.The accused were identified as Karan Mahajan (19), resident of Sriniwashpuri, Deepak alias Deepu (23) and Chirag Sharma (23), residents of Amar Colony, they said.On Saturday and Sunday, three incidents of pizza delivery boys of Zomato , a restaurant search and discovery platform, being robbed were reported from Sriniwaspuri, Deputy Commissioner of...
No respite: Fire emergency calls twice that of 2017 - Times of India
AHMEDABAD: Despite the time ban imposed on bursting firecrackers this Diwali , the numbers of fire emergency calls rose from about 80 calls in 2017 to 162 this year.
Iran sticking to nuclear deal conditions: IAEA
VIENNA: Iran has been abiding by the terms of its nuclear deal with global powers, the latest report from the UN atomic watchdog indicated Monday, days after fresh US sanctions hit the country.The International Atomic Energy Agency 's latest report showed that as of early November, Iran had been complying with the restrictions to its nuclear programme laid down in the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.Sweeping new American sanctions against Iran, which came into effect on 5 November,...
Lankan parties move SC against Parliament dissolution by President Maithripala Sirisena - Times of India
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka 's major political parties and an election commission member on Monday dragged President Maithripala Sirisena to the Supreme Court, challenging his controversial move of dissolving Parliament, almost 20 months before its term was to end.Sirisena dissolved Parliament on November 9 and announced snap polls to be held on January 5 next year, after it became evident that he did not have enough support in the House to prove the premiership of 72-year-old Mahinda Rajapaksa who...
Victory in 2018 polls will lay foundation of Modi govt in 2019 elections’, says Amit Shah - Times of India
BHOPAL: To boost the morale of party workers in the poll-bound Madhya Pradesh , BJP president Amit Shah addressed booth level workers of 230 assembly constituencies through video conferencing on Monday and said that winning these elections would lay the foundation of 2019 Lok Sabha polls."The party organisation in Madhya Pradesh is the oldest and workers have won many elections. But, important is, 2018 assembly elections are not just ordinary elections for the BJP.
SC declines to entertain PIL to make rape gender-neutral offence - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea challenging the Constitutional validity of Section 375 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) which deals with rape on the ground that the provision is not gender-neutral.A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice S K Kaul said the issue raised in the petition is a subject matter of the legislature's domain."The issue falls in the realm of the Parliament .
Twitter CEO meets Rahul Gandhi, discusses fake news - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Monday met Congress president Rahul Gandhi and discussed various steps the social network was taking to curb the spread of fake news and boost healthy conversation on its platform."Jack Dorsey, the Co Founder and CEO of Twitter dropped in to chat this morning."Twitter has grown into the most dominant 'conversation' platform globally.
DGCA suspends flying licence of Air India operations director for 3 years - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Aviation regulator DGCA has suspended the flying licence of Air India director of operations Arvind Kathpalia who failed alcohol test on Sunday, a senior official said.On Sunday, Air India grounded Kathpalia after he failed to clear pre-flight alcohol test.In the case of Kathpalia being detected 'BA positive' on November 11, the privileges of his licence have been suspended for a period of three years as per the provisions of applicable regulations, the official said.The suspension...
Items worth lakhs stolen from factory in Phase 2 - Times of India
PANCHKULA: Some unidentified persons stole batteries, chargers and their controllers from a factory in Industrial Area Phase II, Panchkula , on Saturday night.A complaint in this regard was lodged by, a resident of Dhakauli in Mohali , Sanjeev Kumar.
HSSC Group D 2018 admit card for second batch to be released today @ hssc.gov.in
NEW DELHI: The Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC) is all set to release Group D admit cards for the second batch examination today i.e., Monday November 12, 2018.The HSSC Group D second batch exam is scheduled to be held on November 17 & 18, 2018.
Isro set to launch satellite for J&K and northeast on November 14 - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is gearing up for the launch of a communication satellite on November 14 that is specifically meant for Jammu and Kashmir and northeastern regions.Talking to TOI, Isro chairman K Sivan said, "Isro will launch Gsat-29 from Sriharikota on November 14. It is an advanced highthroughput communication satellite which will have two Ku and Ka operational payloads.
K Chandrasekhar Rao issues tickets, tells cadre to play 'welfare' card - Times of India
HYDERABAD: Telangana Rasthra Samithi (TRS) president K Chandrasekhar Rao asked his partymen to hit back at opposition criticism with facts on what the TRS government has done for the welfare of the people in the last four-and-half years.KCR issued the party's 'B forms' to TRS candidates, which they have to submit at the time of nominations, which begins from Monday.He reportedly told the candidates that an election public meeting would be addressed in Hyderabad on December 3.With just a day...
MCG probe into outsourced staff’s hiring to start today - Times of India
Gurgaon: The probe into more than 1,750 staff outsourced by MCG will finally begin on Monday. TOI had revealed in report on January 18, 2018, that MCG is facing questions about how it hired contract staff, who number seven times that of official posts, amid allegations that its coffers are being burdened by an unreasonable wage bill.Following TOI’s report, MCG launched a probe against the firm that supplies manpower.
PCR van turns saviourfor pregnant woman - Times of India
Vadodara: It is quite common to spot a PCR van at a crime scene for investigation purposes. But the police van can also act as an ambulance.A PCR van of Bapod police station came as a saviour for a woman labourer Aarti Bariya who started suffering from labour pain on November 8. The van led by police constable Prakash Thakor was patrolling, it received a call from the control room that two women were fighting on Waghodiya Road.
Man murdered in Anjar - Times of India
Rajkot: A 25-year-old man was stabbed to death after being strangulated by unidentified assailants, whose numbers are also yet to be ascertained , in a farm near Kalash Circle in Anjar of Kutch district on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Bipin Koli, a resident of Nadapa village of Bhuj taluka.“The assailants had first strangled Koli, using his own shirt, and then stabbed him three to four times in his stomach, chest and side.
NU schedules several exams on Eid-e-Milad, no plan to change date - Times of India
Nagpur: It seems the Nagpur University (NU) exam section is following the calendar published in local markets. As per the state government’s list of gazetted holidays, November 21 would be a holiday on account of Eid-e-Milad but NU has scheduled several exams of BA, BCom, BE, BSc, LLM, MPharma, MA etc on the same day, raising a question over its planning and knowledge about public holidays.NU officials said they had considered November 20 as the holiday and didn’t schedule any exam on that day.
Maximum temperature rises in Delhi - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The maximum temperature rose to 31.4 degrees Celsius on Sunday, three notches above the season's average, said a MeT Department official.
Isro to launch communication satellite specifically for J&K and NE on Nov 14 - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is gearing up for the launch of a communication satellite on November 14 that is specifically meant for Jammu and Kashmir and northeastern regions.Talking to TOI, Isro chairman K Sivan said, “Isro will launch Gsat-29 from Sriharikota on November 14. It is an advanced highthroughput communication satellite which will have two Ku and Ka operational payloads.
CISF asks ASI to cap entry of visitors to Taj on holidays - Times of India
AGRA: After the Saturday’s incident at the Taj Mahal , where a CISF personnel allegedly thrashed a visitor after he forcefully tried to enter the complex through the VIP route, the CISF has asked the ASI to cap the number of visitors at the monument for effective crowd control.According to officials, the tourist, who was in Army uniform, allegedly tried to enter the monument through the VIP route and when he was stopped by the CISF personnel, he started abusing him and got into a fist fight.
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