Should we get back to class?
Enforced remote learning cannot be the solution, because not all is well with online teaching As the COVID-19 outbreak brings the world to a standstill, close to 170 countries in the world have shut down schools and educational institutes to keep their children safe. But life must go on, curricula need to be covered and […]
Why the IT-ITES sector will need more trained Cyber Security Professionals?
Over the last few months, organisations that hold valuable client information have become easy targets of recent cyber security attacks. The post Covid 19 scenario will see a staggering need for trained Cyber Security professionals across sectors to combat these issues. The IT-ITES sector will see a huge demand of trained professionals who are not […]
Word from the Wise: Quality Control for Data
Firms must ensure better data quality to make wiser business decisions As the world starts to find its feet surely but steadily while navigating through the COVID-19 crisis, businesses are facing severe issues surrounding management – primarily a lack of strategy and direction. Globally, most firms lacked adequate auxiliary measures to match up to the […]
The need for cyber security professionals on the rise in the Banking, Financial Services and Insurance sector
With the ongoing pandemic and the demand for digitization across sectors as a mandate, the need of the hour for an organization is to be ‘cyber security ready’. The gradual cognizance of the importance and adoption of cyber security as a ‘business enabler’ across industries can be conferred to the rapid digitization, increasing cyber threats […]
The PGDM 2020-22 batch starts its learning process online – The Praxis Way
Praxis Business School starts the Praxis Prep Program in an endeavour to engage the incoming PGDM Batch 2020-22. The Praxis Prep Program is a series of interactive sessions designed to prepare the students of the incoming PGDM batch for the exciting Praxis journey that lies ahead of them. Each session aims to introduce the students […]
New Paradigms in Machine Learning
Dr.Sourav Saha Dean Academics and Director Executive Education at Praxis Business School spoke on New Paradigms in Machine Learning in the Machine Learning Developers Summit 2020. To listen to his take on the subject, click on : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvFKhUOfTXM #machinelearning #datascience #praxisbusinessschool #datascienceeducation #highereducation
Demand for Cyber Security Professionals on the rise
As companies across the globe are still trying their level best to cope up with the crisis situation and manage their business operations, cyber security is being perceived as a ‘must-have’ enabler to keep businesses afloat and prepare better with a robust Business Continuity Planning approach for the unforeseen times. Industry specialists claim that the […]
Sounds like COVID – AI-based app to detect COVID-19 through bronchial sound
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed an AI-based application that aims to improve the early-diagnostic processes of COVID-19 by automatically detecting its possible presence based on the unique properties of an affected person’s respiratory tract. COVID-19 patients have been found to have a few key distinguishable traits – such as shortness of breath, […]
Classic cybercrime dupes Warner Bros of US$1.3M
Warner Bros., the entertainment and media titan has been duped of US$1.3 million through simple hacking. One would not expect such basic security lapses in such a big conglomerate – but therein lies the story. And it serves as a classic example of the devious ways of cyber criminals. Let’s follow the sequence of events: […]
Gartner flags demand-supply gap in recruiting AI talent
Recent findings from Gartner Inc.’s TalentNeuron data reveals that over the recent years AI talent is being recruited more in non-IT departments than in the regular IT sector. In a press release, Gartner research director Peter Krensky said that their finding points to the existing trend of analytics activity, investment and talent moving from IT […]