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  41% of consumers in India have also had personal information stolen In recognition of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, ISACA recently released the results from its inaugural consumer cybersecurity research , which reveals a growing sense of hopelessness in consumers who think nothing can be done to protect them from cybercrime. The international study of more than 3,000 consumers across the UK, Australia, US and India, found that 41% consumers in India have had their personal information stolen by cyber criminals. One in three respondents (36%) in India reported a significant increase in cybercrimes over the past 12 months, and nearly half (47%) do not think there is anything they can do or use to protect themselves from cybercrimes. However, interestingly, more than half (53%) believe they are very unlikely to be the victim of cybercrime. Worryingly for the companies in India that experienced a breach in security of their customers’ personal identifiable information (PII), 40%...

  Demand fuelled by the resumption of physical classes at international universities, and the attraction of studying abroad Career Launcher, India's leading edtech and competitive test preparation platform, entered into the Study Abroad segment through their first physical Study Abroad Fair 2022 in New Delhi at The Park Hotel, Connaught Place, on Saturday, 17 th September. The Fair received a strong footfall of students seeking advice on study programs, career opportunities, fees, and scholarship details. The sought-after destinations remain the US, UK, Canada and Australia. Opening up of international travel post-pandemic, the resumption of physical classes, and the attraction of studying at an international university are all these factors attracting Indian students to look at study abroad options. Career Launcher's 'Study Abroad Fair 2022' was held to connect aspiring students with 50+ Universities from the  US, UK, Canada and Australia. The day-long event was h...

Thiru M.K.Stalin, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu inaugurated the green Tamil Nadu mission in Vandalur by planting the first tree in zoo campus. The scheme is to plant 2.80crores of saplings in government, public, private properties and educational institutions all over the State for which nurseries were raised by forest department for the past 6 months.   Public, NGOs and Eco club/NGC students from various schools/colleges participated in the 500 trees plantations on the first day.   The NGC students from Vidya matric school, Medavakkam and eco club students from Annai Veilankanni's College & Vivekananda College also planted trees. NGC District coordinator Thangaraj, Rotarian Siva Chandran, Arivukkan magazine Akila coordinated the eco club students.

CL Educate Limited ( NSE, BSE: CLEDUCATE, 540403 ), a listed EdTech & MarTech entity, and owner of popular brands Career Launcher and Kestone, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its plot of land and building thereon, situated at Indore, held by its subsidiary company Career Launcher Infrastructure Pvt Ltd (‘CLIP’). CL Educate, as a strategic decision, has been in the process of exiting asset heavy businesses over the last few years, including its K-12 school business. As a part of this decision, the organization has been looking to convert its real estate bank into cash for redeployment in its core business. Over the last year, the company has sold 4 other land parcels, for a total value in excess of Rs. 60 crores. The present sale, one of two school plots that the group had remaining has been sold for a total consideration of Rs.17.5 crores, of which Rs.3 crores have been received in advance, with the sale expected to be completed by the end of the f...

SuperBottoms.com, India’s no 1 brand of sustainable cloth diapers and a leading D2C brand in eco-friendly baby care and baby products today announced the onboarding of Dheeraj Gupta as Head – D2C. Reporting to Pallavi Utagi, Co-founder & CEO of SuperBottoms, he will be responsible for the brand’s growth. Dheeraj comes with 16+ years of experience in marketing with stints at leading brands like Baggittoday, Yepme, Jabong, Clovia and LEAD school. At LEAD School, he was part of the core leadership team as AVP – Growth helping them set up and scale their ed-tech business. As a brand SuperBottoms has always enjoyed immense brand love resulting in more and more parents choosing to buy from the brand directly versus marketplaces. SuperBottoms also is a brand that has always given equal importance to acquiring as well as retaining customers. Dheeraj will be leading the brand's efforts on both the customer acquisition and retention front.   Welcoming Dheeraj, Pallavi Ut...

  ·          Bread Financial commits funds worth ₹ 1,995,200 ($25,000) to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) , a global environmental organisation dedicated to tackling climate change, and conserving land and water and water bodies ·          The fund will be used by TNC for outreach activities to promote the SiteRight tool that helps to deploy utility-scale solar and wind energy projects on land parcels with low environmental and social impact ·          The green project's activities supported by Bread Financial will assist towards limiting social and environmental risk of utility-scale solar and wind projects and help ensure India's clean energy transition goals are environmentally and socially responsible Bread Financial , a tech-forward financial services company offering simple, flexible payment, lending and saving solutions, is championing green energy goals glob...

  6 city-based teams play each other over 3 rounds leading to play-offs in January 2023 with total prize money pool in excess of Rs. 50 lakhs The big moment for Indian basketball is here. Basketball Federation of India (BFI) today announced INBL 5x5 which will see city-based teams representing Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata, in action, over 3 rounds before heading to play-offs in January 2023. On offer for the teams and individuals is a prize money pool in excess of Rs. 50 lakhs. A delighted Dr. K Govindaraj, MLC President, BFI and Vice-president, Indian Olympic Association (IOA), said, “This day should be marked in golden letters in the history of Indian basketball. We are launching what has been the dream for millions of basketball fans in India. The format which is focused on local teams playing against each other in cities that are relatively more active hubs of basketball in India will ensure hundreds of talents are assessed on the ground for being f...

Vector Consulting Group, India’s largest homegrown management consulting firm, announced its foray into the Indonesian market. The move will see Vector Consulting Group extend its India leadership into the international market with the launch of Indonesia operations as the homegrown consulting firm explores strategic growth opportunities in Southeast Asia. The consulting firm’s foray into Indonesia marks its first step toward growing its footprint and network outside India. As part of its expansion plan, the consulting firm has established its physical presence in Indonesia and will hire local talent to run its consulting practice in the country. Capitalising on its ‘implementation-first’ approach, Vector Consulting Group will offer its marquee consulting services to clients across sectors such as consumer goods, auto and auto components, textile and garments, equipment manufacturing, life sciences, and engineering and construction. For the consulting firm enabling organisational...

  Key Findings: Consequences of low digital trust of an organization include customer loss, more cybersecurity incidents, and reputation deduction, among others. 47% say digital trust will be much more important in the next five years; however, 57% say their organizations do not provide staff training in digital trust. Most significant obstacles to digital trust are lack of skills and training (56%), lack of leadership buy-in (49%), lack of alignment of digital trust and enterprise goals (49%), lack of technological resources (47%) and insufficient processes and/or governance practices (41%). The State of Digital Trust 2022 survey report from ISACA highlights major gaps between what businesses are doing now and what they should be doing to build leadership and win customers' trust in the future digital ecosystem, as businesses around the world compete for digital transformation. ISACA defines digital trust as the confidence in the integrity of relationships, interactions and ...

Vin eRetail is a SaaS-based retail suite that offers seamless shopping experiences Vinculum Group, a leading omnichannel Software as a Service (SaaS) provider, today announced that the company is an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Supply Chain Competency launch partner with the Amazon Partner Network (APN). AWS enables scalable, flexible, and cost-effective solutions for organisations of all sizes - from startups to global enterprises. To support the seamless integration and deployment of these solutions, AWS established the AWS Competency Program to help customers identify AWS Partners with deep technical expertise and proven customer success in specialised areas across industry, use case, and workload. These AWS Partners are vetted and validated against a high bar to achieve the AWS Competency designation. Vinculum, a global SaaS company enables brands to sell on any channel (marketplaces, webstore, offline stores, distributor, franchisees, multi-brand outlets, and social) and fulfill ...