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By Appin

 -What is the entry level post?

Network Security Administrator

Application Security Tester

Forensics Tester

Ethical Hacker

Junior Security Auditor

Security Certified Programmer

Security Certified Information User

-What is the starting salary?

In India the starting salaries are of the range Rs 15K-50k depending on qualifications. For e.g- A person who has done B.Tech computer science along withh a security certification like MASE will normally get around Rs 30K as a starting salary and a person who has done diplomas etc with security certification like MASE will get around Rs 15K once he completes the probabation period. Then he moves on to drawing higher salaries with time and experience. Security sector is one of the highest paid sector in the world and for India it will be no different. The salaries go up to infinite range and security experts earn 15 lakh per annum and companys CISO ( Chief Information Security Officer ) earns around Rs 25 lakhs per annum

-What is the growth curve like starting as a fresher, where can he go?

Network Security administrator -> Network Security Manager -> Security Officer -> Chief Information Security Officer

Ethical Hacker/Penetration Tester -> Security Consultant and Manager -> Chief Information Security Officer

Application Security Tester -> Application Security Developer -> Application Security Manager -> Chief Application Security Officer

Forensics Tester -> Forensics Manager > Forensics head

Junior Security Auditor -> Security Auditor

Secured Programmer-> Security Project Manager

And many more

- What is the industry growth rate both india and world ?

over 30% in India and around 21% in the world

What are kinds of DATA THEFT?

Theft of Intellectual Property/Softwares etc stolen -

These thefts occur at 2 levels

a) Ideation and Software design for the software This means the theft occurs at a stage when the software is not made but thought of and designed. This can occur if any of your employees in the core project team leaves the company during the project and joins the competitor where he presents the same architecture. He can either have the documents of the software design or have the architecture in his mind. The theft can be prevented by implementing laws such as an employee is not allowed to leave a company midway of project, creating laws that abide him to do that ( employee contract) and heavy penalty enforced in case he does it. The theft can also occur technically by hacking into the project teams individual laptops or computer when they are at home. This can also be prevented by processes and technical security which can be taught to them.

b) Theft of the software program This is not that easy and is done in following ways

- Project is outsourced to a third party who copies the software and perhaps sell under different brand name

- Software program is stolen from the core teams computer by hacking when they might take the software home for testing, coding etc

- Individual software uncompiled codes stolen which can be later combined to form the software ( E.g.- An Appin employee shares the security software code with friend from competitor company for checking the code, to prove his/her capability )

These thefts can be done intentially by your own employees for financial gain by using emails, removable devices or captured by hackers by using techniques of social engineering or technical hacking. For preventing these a team should be maintained for technical security, its up gradation comprising of security people, ethical hackers, security managers etc along with enforcement of laws and security processes within an organization. You also need to consult specialists in security, have regular training programs to stay aware about the latest threats and ways adopted. This is information age and you need to understand, implement and upgrade your information security skills, awareness programs on Information Security for everyone in the organization. Information can be leaked at all levels and hence should be secured at all levels

Other kind of data thefts that happen include customers databases, confidential proposals, strategy documents and even board room meeting minutes. Some case have been reported. For e.g A famous Data Center had some client data copying in the past, A famous gas companys statistics were stolen, Some other internet based companies are hacked and their data is copied often, even government information has been stolen by hacking into web servers and other attacks done by countries that are against India. I will not name a company because this is classified information. They could sue us for providing this information. Top companies have been hacked like we heard the recent case of airtel.

These can be prevented by taking measures as mentioned above along with special security consulting companies taking care of your information security

India is it equipped?

Though Indian companies has started adopting security but we still have a long way to go till it becomes a part of our psychology. We lock our houses but forget the same about digital information. We need more technical man power, companies should increase their budgets to save their reputation, clients and business secrets. We need to become a security conscious nation else our BPO and IT industry which is reputed in the world will lose its reputation and fall down on growth rates. We have to be more secured than any other nation . We are sure to achieve this if we all work together.

BPOs

BPO & Data processing facilities are basically classified into different segments with respect to their capabilites, revenues , turnovers .

One is a set of huge BPOs like Convergys, Genpact, HSBC, Wipro Spectramind etc which are very secured. The problem is still we have seen thefts in

HSBC, Wipro Spectramind in last couple of years.

Then there is another set of BPOs which are smaller in size and dont have adequate security processes and infrastructure. It is very easy to copy data, leaque data etc.

The reason is not that they cant do it. They are just not aware and hence none of the employees are aware too.

Then there are very small BPOs which are ranging froma head count of 5- 100 people which dont follow security policies at all.

Thus overall Indian BPO industry needs to raise its standards in Security, take more training programs, consult experts as this is the primary industry of India and hence the reputation and revenue loss is big if a crime occurs

Aadi Goel is working in a reputed IT firm in India. She is also an amateur writer and his write-ups mainly focus on the importance ofinformation security training and ethical hacking. For More: http://www.appinonline.com

8 Easy Steps To Speeding Up Your Laptop

By Simon Burdett

 It seems that the longer you own your laptop, the slower it gets!

There are a lot of people, including me, who will keep using their existing notebook until it runs so slow, they just upgrade to a newer model, thinking that newness equates to better speed. This is not always the reason.

Some believe like the reason it is getting slower is because it is getting older, when this is clearly not the problem. There is no why your notebook shouldn’t be running just as fast as when you first switched it on! all you need do is apply these 8 simple steps, and your PC will be operating as it ought to be! - that is, not freezing up! laptop.

1. You ought to empty your Tempory Files on a regular basis, at least once a week to be safe. You need to empty this storage space, since it gets filled up with junk files your PC just doesn’t need to run, usually from startup. This will slow your notebook’s processing ability, or run-time, thereby slowing down the launching of your programs and applications. To clear your Temporary Internet Files, you go to your Control Panel and double-click the Internet Options icon. Then choose to Delete Cookies and Delete Files. This will empty all of your Temporary Internet Files.

2. To further speed things up, shut down any applications you aren’t using. Unused programs and/or applications that you leave running simply eat up your pc’s run-time, or processing speed, thereby slowing down everything else.

3. Scan your hard disk(s) for errors.In general, nearly all PC’S only have one hard disk, although you can buy another exterior hardrive for additional storage.

For a Windows 95 onwards, double-click My PC. Right-click your C-drive, and then click on Properties. Click on the Tools tab and choose to check your laptop for errors. For Windows 2000 and XP, double-click My PC. Right-click the C-drive and click Properties, then click on the Tools tab. If you choose to do a Comprehensive Scan, this will check your pc’s hardware for any physical disk damage or sector damage. You may then choose to fix any errors it finds. Click on Check Now. You will then have two check boxes. The top preference is for the file check, and the second choice is for the hardware (physical disk) check. Check either one, or both. At least check the top one. Hit OK, reboot your notebook, then let it run

4. If you can’t afford software to tune up your PC for you, they can be pricey, if you have Windows XP, you can streamline the performance yourself. By default, alas,EVERYTHING is turned on in Windows XP. It isnt very efficient for performance, but rather for appearance. That’s just Windows for you, like it or leave it. You can turn off a few of the redundant features, and Windows will still work just as well, and possibly even faster.

To do this, right-click on My computer and click on Properties. Click on the Advanced tab. Under the Performance section, click on the Settings button. On the Visual Effects tab, you will see a list of check boxes. By default, these are all on. You really dont need any of them for Windows to run. Go through the check boxes one by one, and determine which ones you can and couldn’t live without.

6. Use a high-quality AntiVirus product to prevent viruses from taking over your system, such Norton 360, which I use.

7. Prevent Spyware. Most notebook users have Spyware and dont even know it, and when they’re desktop alerts them to this fact, they have no idea how to get rid of it. If you’ve been taken to websites that you had no intention of going to or you get pop-ups when you arent even on the Internet, or if your computer has been running extremely slowly lately, for no basis, you probably have Spyware.

In some cases, when the Spyware has become too entangled into your system, at this point, all you can do is just backup your essentials, and do a total re-boot of your computer’s operating system. This is the final, desperate act, only to be done if you have (a) backed up everything first, and (b) think you have no other preference. It is a difficult thing to do, trust me on this, because you know you will only have to set up your desktop exactly the way you like it, and this takes time. Again, this is a last resort, so pursue all other avenues before doing this.

8. Last but not least, Defragment your hard drive(s). NOTE: Your PC needs to have at at minimum 25% of free space for the Defragmentation to execute. The defragmentation will still work with only 15% free space, but it can take quite a bit longer. If you can, delete any unnecessary files before deframenting your drives.

a. To defragment your hard drives (in any Windows operating system), double-click on My Notebook, then right-click on the C-drive and click on Properties. Click on the Tools tab and choose the bottom button, to Defragment Now

If you follow these steps, your PC must start to run a lot faster and more efficiently. It almost certainly won’t be running at the speed when it was new; that takes the purchasing of registry cleaning program for that, or an IT person to “clean it out” for you.

Happy ‘puting, everyone!

My name is Simon Burdett from South Australia, I’m trying to make a living on the ‘net. For all your sofware needs, please go my website

What is a Computer Virus?

By Marlin Rollins

 Over recent years, computers have become synonymous with viruses and viruses don’t show any signs of disappearing any time soon. In recent news, LiveScience dot com reported that “Before the month is even done, April has set a record for virus e-mails.”1 In the past, we would be comfortable in telling new computer users not to worry about viruses and that catching a computer virus is rare. Today, that would be some of the worst advice we could give anyone. As reported in countless news reports, computer viruses are rampant and they’re extremely worrisome. This article will describe what viruses are and then point you in the direction of some rather unique protection and prevention.

In short, a computer virus is a software program designed to destroy or steal data. It attacks computers via distribution - often unknowingly - through email attachments, software downloads, and even some types of advanced web scripting. Viruses that destroy data are known as Trojan horses, viruses that explode their attacks are called bombs, and viruses that duplicate themselves are called worms. Some viruses are a combination of each, however they can be further identified according to where they’re located on a computer.

A virus originating from the boot sector of a computer is a boot-sector virus and this nasty devil does its dirty work the moment a computer is turned on. A virus that attaches itself to (infects) other programs is a file virus and activates the moment that an infected program starts. File viruses may also be referred to as parasitic viruses, however should a virus work from both the boot-sector and from an infected program, the virus is then known as a multipartite virus.

Why viruses exist remains a mystery, however we had privy access to the mind behind a virus programmer who explained his motivation behind his destructive inclinations. Apparently, this person had a deep grudge against a popular online service which shall remain unnamed. In this hacker’s mind, the online service failed to do a quality job in protecting children from online smut and as retaliation, he created and distributed a virus to as many file libraries of this service as he could. His intentions were to disable the computers of the online service’s users so much that they wouldn’t be able to connect for days. In his mind, the loss of connection meant loss of revenue for the online service.

Although the malicious code that this person generated may have worked for a small percentage of users, sufficed to say, the online service continued on and still exists today. Despite his motivation or intention, his efforts were null.

We wouldn’t be surprised to learn if other motivations behind spreading viruses were similar to this person’s, but that doesn’t justify the damage that viruses do. Innocent people become pawns for the evil plans of others who’ve convinced themselves they’re doing the “right” thing.

To protect a computer from getting a virus, or clean a virus from a computer system once infected requires the use of an antivirus utility. But may be something else we can do. Perhaps we could make an effort to educate the people who want put viruses into the public about ways to display dissatisfaction with a service or product that don’t involve harming innocent parties. In doing so, we just might reduce the number of virus news stories and protect our own investments at the same time.

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