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It is a long weekend in most parts of India, and we are all back into our Cocoons again. Just like a silk worm we keep weaving away cocoons which finally will get destroyed. We believe we have the finest security barriers to our digital assets, but alas every day is a new beginning. We forget about the last attack Heartbleed which seems like it has been overcome, little do we even ponder the outcome of poor design and its outcome on the end users. Almost everyone's privacy has been compromised, some .organizations put up a banner proudly stating that they were not affected by Heartbleed. Maybe next time around it may be Terminal disruption of the digital eco-system, companies who do not get back to their cocoons will be prepared for the next attack and survive to tell the story. Those who gloat that they were not attacked and become complacent and get back into their cocoons  are doomed to be put down next time, though many may miraculously survive.  Miracles do happe...

In the old days the only professionals who suffered from Ulcer were those who worked in the fast paced real time market of Trading stocks, currency, commodities and more. They had to think on their feet and made or lost millions based on their ability to respond to information and act on it immediately. With the advent of Digital World driven by Social Media in Real time organizations need to get Digital Traders onto the floor who can respond in real time to delight customers and protect your organization from Demise. Can organizations be shaken  from their slumber to respond in real time to social media and infuse the speed required to be on top of your customers needs and suggestions?  The way forward is not throwing in more people with attributes of Traders (and candidates for Ulcer)  but to use technology driven real time analytic solutions to keep listen and respond on the Digital Highway.  Organizations need business value from traffic in the Digital W...

Can  Indian Banks do a Flipkart to Digital Banking Experience Indian Banks struggle to find a toehold in the digital space with reluctance by customers to  accept internet banking, mobile banking and tablet banking. Every bank tries to get the Indian customer on the digital highway but with mixed results, some  have tried using social media with mixed results. What keeps Indian Bank customers away from adopting and converting to Digital Banking? The answer for this problem faced by Indian Bankers may lie with Flipkart who has  conquered the digital space for ecommerce in India, they have succeeded in every digital medium they have chosen and have successfully changed perceptions on how to ride the digital highway in India. Here are some key figures from socialbakers.com the respected portal for social media engagement analytic. The graph below shows the consistent growth of Flipkart month after month in social media. Here are the growth of Fli...

In a recent audit I found that audit logs were not being archived, the team was puzzled on why I was insistence on audit logs.  Here are my thoughts  on the importance of enabling the Audit logs for the various targets in your digital ecosystem, we need the audit logs for your servers, end point devices, applications, databases, network devices, security  tools in your digital ecosystem. Many administrators disable the audit log since because they do not understand that the audit log is one of simplest & effective tools available to keep your environment safe. The audit log tracks every action undertaken in your digital ecosystem by users and unwelcome visitors (read potential hackers), the audit log records the duration of time that an user was logged in, which files were opened, what was changed and if required even the keyboard activity. To run a secure organization we need to constantly assess our vulnerability and the audit log is the key to...

Over the years I have created a number of  blog sites to address cyber security, banking, cloud computing, financial exchanges, cloud security, new technology and more. I have now brought all these blogs under one umbrella and have all my earlier  blog posts available here for your convenience. Do continue reading and sharing your thoughts on my blog spots, this has been possible because of  your support and encouragement, Thank you. Regards LS Subramanian

Most companies use psychometric testing today as a tool to recruit the right person with the right skills and attitude for the job. The tools used for psychometric testing are reliable, mostly computerized, secure and it is generally not possible to fiddle with them to get a job. The test results are systematically scored against well researched and authenticated models to make sure there is a fool proof testing and assessment.  The psychometric tools available today balance the questions against each other to ensure that the interpretation is accurate in assessing the test takers psychological attributes and personality.  The most popular method is to use two type of questions, the first type measures the candidates characteristics relative to each other while the second type measures the candidates profile in the given business.  In the light of maturity in psychometric assessment the time has come for organizations to also access the candidates attitude to in...