Firmware is a code or software on the device that allows and enables the device to perform various tasks. The most common architectures for IoT firmware devices are ARM and MIPS. Firmware provides the necessary instructions on how to communicate with hardware. Firmware is held in non-volatile memory devices such [...]
Cloud computing is an innovation that has witnessed tremendous growth in a very short time, more than any other emerging technology in the last century, due to the numerous benefits it offers that every sector and business can take advantage of. The benefits are scalability, which balances the fluctuating workloads as [...]
No sector seems to be immune as cyberattacks continue to increase. Healthcare and retail verticals have been hackers’ focus areas during the pandemic. While hospitals have been burdened with the onslaught of patients and research labs racing to develop vaccines for COVID-19, they have become soft targets for cyberattacks. They [...]
In a rapidly digitizing world, thanks to COVID, cybersecurity has become a key focus of CxOs. Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI) organizations, which handle users’ and employees’ sensitive financial and personal information, are constantly threatened by cybercriminals. According to Cybersecurity Ventures, the cost of cybercrime will hit $8 trillion in 2023 [...]
Telecommunications have become the linchpin of our times as everything associated with the internet is being driven by technology. Virtually running the globe, the telecom industry has become an intrinsic part of our lives. Telecommunications play a critical role in sending emails, making video calls, hosting websites and applications on servers, interacting on social media, [...]
Digitalization has transformed the way we view and experience the world. Enterprises are eying the development of digital-first business models to attain competitive advantage and fundamentally transmute how to deliver value to customers. While the digital footprint is being expanded on a war footing, leaving little time for planning, the [...]
To stay ahead in business, digital customer experience transformations have become mandatory. Cutting-edge digital experiences across every device are every customer’s need of the hour. To fulfill their digital transformation requirements, enterprises are leveraging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and the Internet of Things (IoT). They [...]
It can be unanimously and globally agreed upon that this has not been a good year. While the world is focused on a virus that has caused a health crisis, a computer virus is sneaking around and wreaking havoc in our socially-distanced lives. Digital technologies have played a central role [...]
In one of the episodes of Sherlock Holmes, Jim Moriarty orchestrated a simultaneous heist on the Tower of London, Bank of England, and Pentonville Prison with a single tap on his phone. Sherlock, in turn, tried to find the ‘master code’ that could open any locker anywhere in the whole wide world – a unique combination of ones and zeroes that bears the power to [...]
The 16th National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) is approaching its conclusion. Focusing on the idea of ‘Own IT. Secure IT. Protect IT’, NCSAM 2019 emphasized the need for prevention of cyber attacks amidst the rising digital footprint. The Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Christopher Krebs points [...]
