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Dotline’s CTO Eftekhar builds the first-ever DIY productivity and security solution, Audra




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Apr 05, 2021 12:27 IST

New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI/SRV Media): Back at the start of his career ten years ago, working in the fast-growing internet services companies, Eftekhar knew deep in his mind that dependence on the internet will only rise exponentially and the millions of connected homes and businesses will be needing a practical and robust tool to get the best of internet, minus the threats and dangers it brings along.
With a deep understanding of IP networking, coupled with his sparkling talent in application networking, Eftekhar U Chy started building the 1st-ever do-it-yourself or DIY internet control and security solution — Audra (www.audra.io). The rising tech-titan and his AI/ML-powered cloud solution bring new hope for SMEs in their fearless growth.
With an on-prem appliance, tagged with machine learning backed robust AI-cloud application, which is also conveniently controlled by a mobile app, Audra is definitely THE answer to many homes and small businesses across Asia and beyond. When it comes to internet security, Audra aims to be the right fit for them.
Eftekhar now spearheads the Singapore-based technology entity Dotlines as its CTO. The group continues to bag spectacular growth across continents, with the innovations Eftekhar and his vigorous technology organization bring for the group. The group does business in more than 12 verticals, all powered by its state-of-the-art technology platforms.
“Audra is a key vertical in our group, and it offers a complete suite of solutions across the internet pyramid. It gives efficient protection for ISPs, iron-clad security for enterprises, productivity and safeguarding for small-medium businesses, parental control and threat-prevention for homes, and finally easily-done protection for personal devices”, said Eftekhar.

He informed that 80 per cent of hackers choose Asian SMEs as an easy target because they are well-unprotected. Not only that, 60 per cent of employees spend one-third of their time doing personal stuff, and thus SMEs lose a lot on the productivity side.
He then added, “Asia is…

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University of Warwick Wins Veracode’s First-Ever Hacker Games


 Next Generation of Developers Establish Secure Coding Skills Through Two-Week Competition

BURLINGTON, Mass. – March 31, 2021 – Veracode, the largest global provider of application security testing (AST) solutions, announced today the winner of its first-ever Hacker Games competition, which challenged students to hack and patch real-life apps online. WMG Cyber Security Centre at the University of Warwick was crowned the winner and awarded a $10,000 charitable donation after successfully completing 1,854 challenges over the course of two weeks, while Tufts University took second place and a $5,000 donation. In addition, each individual player from the winning teams and overall top scorers won prize money.

Professor Tim Watson, Director of the WMG Cyber Security Centre at the University of Warwick, said, “The Hacker Games were a fantastic way to promote secure software development and provided our students with a highly challenging experience. The labs are tremendous resources and we will be encouraging our students to take advantage of them to further their skills and experience. We are very grateful to Veracode for creating such a wonderful environment and competition.”

Setting Future Software Developers Up for Success

By empowering the next generation of software developers to write secure code, the Veracode Hacker Games aim to help plug the cybersecurity skills gap. The two-week collegiate competition saw nearly 90 computer science and cybersecurity students from leading universities across the U.S. and U.K. complete hands-on challenges in Veracode Security Labs. Altogether, participants solved a total of 8,500 labs and accumulated nearly 100,000 points.

Chris Wysopal, Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Veracode, said: “The cybersecurity skills gap is proving costly to corporations worldwide. The Hacker Games are a way for us to demonstrate the importance of secure coding to the next generation of software developers. The passion, competitive spirit and commitment from each participating university was impressive and we’re excited to work with each of these schools to make software security a more regular part of their curriculum.”

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UK’s First-Ever Data Breach Class Action Suit Could Expand Breach Liability | Legaltech News – Law.com

UK’s First-Ever Data Breach Class Action Suit Could Expand Breach Liability | Legaltech News  Law.com

Even with cybersecurity controls in place and an employee acting entirely on his own to breach personal data a U.K. company could be held liable.

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We Spoke To An Ex-NSA Hacker Who Has Organized The First-Ever Mac Security Conference

In a famous mid 2000s Apple commercial, Justin Long plays the part of the hoodied, hip Silicon Valley inhabitant. “I’m a Mac” he says, tucking his hands in his blue jeans while wearing sneakers.
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