Mr. Tamaghna Basu, Senior Security Specialist at eBay, who is a hacker and researcher at heart. His areas of interest span App security to Cyber Forensics. Being an active presenter on the security conference circuit he is well positioned to tell us about the world of Internet security and its impact on our future lives. The potent new entrant – in the form of IoT and the security issues it poses in our lives need to be better understood. Mr. Basu plans to help with just that.
While IoT is a hot topic because of the cool products and new functions that promise to automate many aspects of our lives, an often-overlooked aspect of this paradigm is the security challenge that it brings. This presentation and discussion will center on the latest trends and thoughts related to Cyber security in the IoT world, and should better position entrepreneurs to address what is considered the bare essentials. Mr. Basu will present his views and take your questions at Lounge47 on Saturday, the 19th. of April, 2014 at 4pm. Please RSVP.

“Safety & Security Risks in a Hyper-connected World” exposed vulnerabilities to our privacy, the methods used to counter Cyber threats and the chilling fact that ignorance and simple lapses could create unwanted or dangerous exposure, many times without our knowledge. The entry of smart devices (Internet of Things (IoT)) obviously takes this fragility to yet another level as these “things” could generate private data that
could be exposed and potentially bring along more serious threats than just privacy issues.