Employment News Paper 24 July 2013

Employment News Paper 24 July 2013

TOP Trojan malwares--Beebone 

Beebone' belongs to the notorious family of Trojan malwares which get a "privileged access" into a users computer by faking its identity and deploying smart and corrupt techniques to attack vulnerable computers.

Some of them deadly are-- 

Trojan.Win32.Jorik.Fareit.qru (Kaspersky), 

W32/Autorun.worm.aaeh!gen (McAfee), 

W32/VobFus-BX (Sophos), 

Trojan horse ( Symantec), 

Trojan.Win32.SelfDel.aqhh (Kaspersky), 

Trojan.Win32.Jorik.Fareit.qsl (Kaspersky), 

Beebone-FMQ! 039FA2520D97 (McAfee), 

W32.Changeup! gen40 (Symantec) 

Poverty ratio in India declines to 21.9 % in 2011-12

Poverty ratio in the country has declined to 21.9 per cent in 2011-12 from 37.2 per cent in 2004-05. 

The decline is on account of increase in per capita consumption, Planning Commission said. 

In a press statement, the Commission said the percentage of persons below poverty line in 2011-12 has been estimated at 25.7 per cent in rural areas, 13.7 per cent in urban areas and 21.9 per cent for the country as a whole.

According to the Commission, using Tendulkar methodology, the national poverty line in 2011-12 for rural areas is estimated at 816 rupees per capita per month in villages and 1,000 rupees per capita per month in cities. 

This would mean that the persons whose consumption of goods and services exceed 33 rupees 33 paise in cities and 27 rupees 20 paise per capita per day in villages are not poor.

The Commission said the decline in poverty is mainly on account of rising real per capita consumption figures which is based on 68th round of National Sample Survey on Household Consumer Expenditure in India in 2011-12.

Cisco to buy security software maker Sourcefire for $2.7 billion

Cisco Systems Inc said it will buy software maker Sourcefire Inc for about $2.7 billion to increase its network security services. Cisco will pay $76 per share for the company.

The network equipment company said the deal would likely close during the second half of 2013 and it expects the acquisition to be slightly dilutive to non-GAAP earnings in fiscal year 2014.

RBC Capital Markets analyst Robert Breza said the deal "removes a key competitor from the market for Check Point , Fortinet and Palo Alto (Networks) but also strengthens Cisco's position in the space". 

It would also create a larger competitor in the network security industry, he said adding that Sourcefire would bring its real-time network awareness (RNA) and intrusion prevention system (IPS) technology to Cisco.

A new and deadly variant of computer virus called 'Beebone' has been detected in Indian cyberspace and Internet security sleuths have warned users to safeguard their systems against its attack which leads to unauthorised entry of malware.

Arvind Sharma Re-Elected as the President of Advertising Agencies Association 

Arvind Sharma, the Chairman and CEO of Leo Burnett, India subcontinent was re-elected as the President of Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI)

M. G. Parameswaran, CEO, Mumbai, Draftfcb+Ulka Advertising, in the meanwhile, was re-elected as the Vice-President of the association.

AAAI is the official as well as national organisation of all the advertising agencies of India. 

It provides training to the advertising professionals as well as recognises its creative work through the coveted Triple-A Awards. It also honours the advertising men through AAAI-Premnarayen Award.

Bihar government decides to provide diesel subsidy

Bihar government today decided to provide subsidy on diesel to the tune of Rs 769.06 crore to meet the challenges of drought-like situation in the Bihar.

It also decided to allocate Rs 14.43 crore for accidental crop insurance scheme, Principal Secretary, Cabinet Coordination Brajesh Mehrotra told reporters briefing about the cabinet meeting.

Each farmer would get a diesel subsidy of Rs 750 per acre for three irrigations of his field.

Among other decisions, the Bihar Cabinet approved a proposal to pay arrears of pensioners of the age of 80 and above in one go as compared to those in three instalments for others.

C.P. Srivastava Padma Vibhushan Awardee, died

C.P. Srivastava, who was conferred with the Padma Vibhushan in 2009 and the Padma Bhushan in 1972, died on 22 July 2013 in Genoa, Italy. He is survived by his wife Nirmala Devi and two daughters.

C.P. Srivastava, was conferred the title Sir, and was made an Honorary Knight Commander of the most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George by the Queen of the United Kingdom. 

C. P. Srivastava was the inspired major hauler in the development of the concept of World Maritime University and in the enormous job of planning, negotiating, fundraising, organizing and implementation that was required to take a vision and turn it into a reality.

NDMC annuls Rs 160 crore contract with Chinese firm M/s China Railway Shisiju Group Corporation

New Delhi Municipal Corporation today annuled a Rs 160 crore contract with a Chinese firm for improving infrastructure of Shivaji Stadium for violating laid down norms and allege irregularities.

The contract was awarded to M/s China Railway Shisiju Group Corporation in 2008 as part of preparation for the Commonwealth Games.

The firm has been made a payment of around Rs 99.42 crore till July 2011 and no payments were made after the CBI froze the bank account of the firm, as per documents.

The CBI was investigating the alleged irregularities in the project.

The remaining work will completed soon by involving another agency, the NDMC official said.

A case was also registered against former NDMC Chairman Parimal Rai for alleged irregularities in awarding contracts for the stadium.

Djokovic, Serena retain top spots in tennis rankings

Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams remained atop the latest tennis rankings issued on Monday by the ATP and the WTA.

Djokovic topped the unchanged rankings with 12,310 points, followed by Wimbledon winner Andy Murray at 9,360. Williams, on the other hand, has collected 11,705 points, leading Maria Sharapova (9,235 points) and Victoria Azarenka (8,825).

Spain's David Ferrer is third (7,120) in the men’s top 10, ahead of compatriot Rafael Nadal (6,860) and former number one Roger Federer (5,875).

After jumping eight spots thanks to her Wimbledon victory, Marion Bartoli dropped one spot to eighth in the WTA rankings with 4,365 points, behind Petra Kvitova with 4,435 points.

SpiceJet Chief Executive Niel Mills resigns

SpiceJet CEO Neil Mills, the closest India had to an outspoken airline boss, has resigned.

The resignation happened during Mills' visit last week to Chennai to meet Kalanithi Maran, the promoter of SpiceJet's parent company Sun Group, according to two persons familiar with the matter.

Mills' exit also comes about two months after the low-cost airline reported another poor earnings, a bigger-than-expected loss of 186 crore in the March quarter. 

The eight-year-old airline had posted losses of 606 crore and 191 crore for 2011-12 and 2012-13.

The Maran family, which owns a profitable television network and a direct-to-home telecast company, has invested 350 crore in SpiceJet in the past three years. 

With the declining rupee, a turnaround may become more painful, as almost half the cost incurred by Indian carrier is on account of fuel costs.

SpiceJet has been linked to a deal with a number of airlines, especially Qatar Airways and Kuwait Airways, since the sector was opened to a 49% investment by a foreign airline in September

South Indian Actress Manjula Vijayakumar, died 

59 Years old Manjula Vijayakumar the south India yesteryear actor, died in Chennai on 23 July 2013 followed a brief illness. 

She was suffering from jaundice and also hurt her stomach after falling down from the cot. Manjula Vijayakumar made her first screen appearance as a child actor in Shanthi Nilayam. 

Manjula went on to play the lead role with MGR in his blockbuster Rickshawkaran in the early 1970s.

She also starred in another popular MGR film Ulagam Suttrum Vaaliban. .