First Time Offshoring?
The first time I heard the term First Time Offshoring (FTO) Akibia had just become a part of Zensar Technologies. The reference is to a process that focuses on Zensar’s “ multi-stage methodology that recognizes that successful outsourcing needs equal emphasis on...
AFCOM Data Center World – Day 2
My experience on Day 2 of the AFCOM conference has oriented on datacenter operations process and financials. As a general theme, IT managers are preoccupied with effective execution and managing costs. A couple of observations: Discussions and presentations on the topic tend...
AFCOM Data Center World – Day 1
Zensar is exhibiting at the AFCOM Data Center show and I wanted to update everyone on what we are seeing. The show and the organization brings together a myriad of datacenter professionals, ranging from private, public (gov’t, education) and not for profits...
RSA SecurID Breach: Are Your Tokens Safe?
The news of a security breach at one of the world’s trusted security firms has raised concerns among companies across the globe. While RSA is not releasing the details around the breach at this time, which they have categorized as an “advanced...
You can outsource the work, but not the responsibility
Many organizations are under the impression that if they outsource their credit card transactions, then they are not responsible for their PCI compliance. While this may minimize the scope of the PCI environment, it does not alleviate the responsibility for their PCI...
P3 Cubed: Focus on the Basics Part III
From my previous discussions on the three P’s – Passwords, Patching and Ports, let’s talk finally about Ports. The Third P – Ports: Open TCP and UDP ports, especially open ports that are not required for business purposes, continue to be something...
P3 Cubed: Focus on the Basics Part II
Continuing from the previous discussion on the most significant areas of technical concern in the area of information security and assurance and the three P’s – Passwords, Patching and Ports, let’s talk next about Patching.
P3 Cubed: Focus on the Basics
One of the most significant areas of technical concern in the area of information security and assurance is what we have come to call the three P’s – Passwords, Patching and Ports.? Default and weak passwords continue to impact organizations, especially on...
As the year and the decade changes
It's been a decade that started with fear, uncertainty and doubt and seems to be ending that way again for the Indian IT and Business Services Sector. But the industry proved the pessimists wrong then by moving up the value chain and...
The Satyam saga ends
Friends, The curtains have come down on what has probably been the most exciting act ever played out by the IT industry on the stage of the Indian corporate sector. It all started for me personally when an irate investor from the...