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Edward Nigma

Part 1: Arkham Origins/Arkham Shadow

Story:

The future Edward Nigma committed his first crime when he was still in grade school. Constantly belittled and called a moron by his abusive father, he entered a school contest to win everyone's approval; solve a puzzle and win a prize. Nashton broke in late at night and put the puzzle together as many times as possible until he had the winning solution. His father accused him of cheating and beat him for lying.

Undeterred, Edward dedicated himself to learning, and became a skilled engineering and computer hacking genius. He found employment as a member of the GCPD's Cyber Crime Division and became convinced that Gotham's long history of corruption was the result of intellectual and moral failing rather than economics. To "improve" the city's standing, Nashton used his position and skills to coordinate a large network of operatives and compile a large collection of blackmail material connected to prominent Gotham officials.

Before Christmas Eve, Nashton collected and hid extortion data files while also searching for the real identity of Batman, whom he believed was either Harvey Dent or Bruce Wayne. To maintain his cover within the GCPD, Nashton may have cultivated genuine criminal ties himself as he was soon contacted by Black Mask (or so he thought) to distract the vigilante.

Nashton, under the alias of Enigma, used an army of informants to collect a cornucopia of blackmail information about the city's most corrupt individuals. Enigma planned to release this information to the public on Christmas Day, and intended to trigger a chain reaction that would end in Gotham City's collapse.

Enigma recognized Batman as his greatest obstacle and had set up multiple layers of fail safes that included: hiding his servers behind a billboard, planting signal jammers inside the Gotham City Radio Towers that Batman had used to pilot the Batwing, set up dozens of relays across the city, employed an army of Thugs to hamper him at every turn, and had used his informants to hide all of the extortion data that he had collected all throughout Gotham.

Enigma continued to taunt Batman as he attempted to disrupt all of the radio towers, but eventually Batman succeeded. Finally, after destroying all relays, interrogating all informants, and collecting all the data packs, Batman came back to Enigma's HQ and destroyed his server. Enigma accepted temporary defeat, while he claimed that he had held onto the biggest, dirtiest secret that had put his collection of data to shame. Batman later unlocked Enigma's secret room, which revealed several items of interest: newspaper clips that indicated Enigma's research on Batman's identity (With the two main suspects that were Bruce Wayne and Harvey Dent), pressure pads, cages, and one green glowing question mark that would later become the Riddler Trophy. Later, Enigma was deduced to being Edward Nashton, who was the head of the GCPD's Cyber Crime Division, by Alfred Pennyworth in a conversation with Batman in the Batcave.

A coded message within the GCPD Server and Telecom Rooms revealed that Nashton had only recently joined the organization as its Cyber Crime Division head, and revealed that he had only joined the GCPD simply to gain inside information through his newly acquired access to the entire city's infrastructure and files, which was eventually used as extortion data on all of Gotham.

The next day, just as Mayor Hamilton Hill was about to appoint Peter Grogan to replace the deceased Gillian B. Loeb as GCPD Commissioner, various media outlets received envelopes from an anonymous individual containing evidence that implicated Hill and Grogan as having ties with the Maroni Family. It was strongly implied that Enigma had been the one who was responsible, as he had yet to reveal his "biggest, dirtiest secret."

6 days of public protest ensued until New Year's Day, when Mayor Hill resigned from office in disgrace, although he had not ruled out a possible attempt at re-election during the new year. Regardless of whether he ran for office or not, his resignation meant that Grogan did not become Commissioner.

This meant that, ironically enough, Enigma's plans had a profoundly positive effect on Gotham City as they had finally revealed the corruption and conspiracy within Gotham's politics to the world at large, so the public could force their corrupt public officials out of office and appoint more ethical and principled individuals instead. Whether this was Engima's true intention was unknown, though his previous statements of wanting chaos in the streets seem to make it unlikely, as the resolution to the scandal ended on relatively peaceful terms.

Edward Nashton spent the next six months building a personal fortune with his cyber crime skills, while adopting a new persona known as the Riddler; having chosen to theme himself after riddles, after having deemed Batman one when they first made contact and with his interest in riddles becoming reignited after seeing the lengths Batman went to finding his data packs.

Some time during the week of the Independence Day Riots, Riddler snuck into Blackgate Prison and stole Carmine Falcone’s blackmail ledger from his secret vault in Maximum Security, before leaving behind a datapack that contained a message for Carmine. In the message, he gloats that he stole the incriminating evidence and added it to his collection of extortion data, and insinuated an awareness of Carmine’s relationship with his wife, Louisa, and an unnamed illegitimate progeny (possibly Catwoman, as evident by his use of feline-related vocabulary). Anticipating that Batman may find this message as well, he gloated that Batman would always be a step behind him.

Some time after the Day of Wrath, Edward legally changed his last name to Nigma as a call-back to Batman's Enigma alias for him, and would go on to become a notorious criminal in Gotham known for his riddles. In addition to his riddles, Nigma decided to create death traps to kill who he considered to be the less intelligent people of Gotham; while deeming them "entertainment" for true intellectuals who he believed could solve them easily. Riddler even hired henchmen of his own, though he secretly loathes their low intellects; despite this, he had them infiltrate various other criminal cabals to get him information on other villains. Riddler clashed with Batman numerous times over the years, with deaths abundant and his penchant for riddles aggravating the GCPD, and his obsessive need for attention making him leave riddles and clues for Batman to solve and eventually stop him.

Personality:

Edward Nigma was defined by his insanity, inferiority complex, violent behaviour and intense narcissism, likened with hubris. However, he was extremely emotionally immature and his nature was that of an overgrown man-child as he was still traumatised by his cruel childhood and his abusive father who undermined him at every turn. Nigma's image of self-awareness is extremely misguided as he deludes himself into believing that he is a flawless and infallible human "colossus" (or in his own words "The World's Greatest Everything"). Another of his delusions is his incapability to understand his own insanity and when Batman calls him out on this, although he gives a detailed definition he says he suffers from none of the sort. Nigma displays anti-social behaviour and his characteristics, even into adult years are similar to that of an adolescent teenager. Amongst these traits of his childishness are competitiveness, recklessness, stubbornness, pride, rash outbursts, fiery temper, aggressive tantrums and sullenness.

Despite being megalomaniacal, psychopathic and egocentric, at his core Nigma is deeply insecure and emotionally scarred. Having never received the recognition he deserved (or at least believed he deserved), it stands to reason that he pathologically has to prove how smart he is, especially to himself and displays what appears to be an inferiority complex in contrast to his overconfident demeanour. He has made it his one and only goal to degrade others, especially Batman, as being stupider than him with with either arrogant insults designed to lower his victims self-esteem or using the unfounded results from his tests (death traps) as evidence of this. In a moment of complete self-righteousness he claims his tests were for the good of society by weeding out those who are intelligent and those who fail, who are by Nigma's definition "stupid", always die. Nigma's magnificently over-fed ego is never damaged, ignoring that he has been defeated, humiliated and imprisoned multiple times, he constantly believes he will come out on top, never thinking history would repeat itself. He is not above cowardice or dropping his arrogant façade by pathetically pleading.

Appearance:

In Arkham Origins, Enigma had brown hair with glasses. He wore a purple vest with his GCPD tag on his neck, a white shirt and tie, fingerless gloves, and on his left hand he wore two watches on his wrist. He also wore dark green pants with keys on his belt loops, and brown shoes.

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Chinese Hackers Are Said to Have Targeted Phones Used by Trump and Vance

The Trump campaign was informed this week that hackers may have gained access to data from the phones through a breach of American telecommunications systems.

Chinese hackers who are believed to have burrowed deep into American communications networks targeted data from phones used by former President Donald J. Trump and his running mate, Senator JD Vance of Ohio, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.

Investigators are working to determine what communications data, if any, was taken or observed by the sophisticated penetration of telecom systems, according to these people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe an active and highly sensitive national security case.

The type of information on phones used by a presidential candidate and his running mate could be a gold mine for an intelligence agency: Who they called and texted, how often they communicated with certain people, and how long they talked to those people could be highly valuable to an adversary like China. That sort of communications data could be even more useful if hackers could observe it in real time.

The Trump campaign team was made aware this week that the Republican presidential nominee and his running mate were among a number of people inside and outside of government whose phone numbers had been targeted through the infiltration of Verizon phone systems, the officials said.

People briefed on the matter said that the targets included Democrats, including prominent figures on Capitol Hill and possibly staff members of Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign.

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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden is asking a Chinese vessel to return to Swedish waters to help facilitate an investigation into recent breaches of undersea fibre-optic cables in the Baltic Sea, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Tuesday, but stressed he was not making any accusations.

Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours on Nov. 17-18, prompting German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius to say he assumed it was sabotage.

Sweden, Germany and Lithuania all launched criminal investigations last week, zeroing in on Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng 3, which left the Russian port of Ust-Luga on Nov. 15. A Reuters analysis of MarineTraffic data showed that the ship's coordinates corresponded to the time and place of the breaches.

The ship now sits idle in international waters but inside Denmark's exclusive economic zone, closely watched by Danish military vessels.

"From the Swedish side we have had contact with the ship and contact with China and said that we want the ship to move towards Swedish waters," Kristersson told a press conference, adding it would help facilitate the investigation.

"We're not making any accusations but we seek clarity on what has happened," Kristersson said.

Western intelligence officials from multiple countries have said they are confident the Chinese ship caused the cuts to both cables. But they have expressed different views on whether these were accidents or could have been deliberate.

U.S. Naval Intelligence assesses that both incidents were an accident, according to a U.S. official, but officials from other countries have said sabotage cannot be ruled out.

Katja Bego, Senior Research Fellow at Chatham House, told Reuters that, while between 150-200 such breaches occur every year and the overwhelming majority are accidents, geopolitical tensions in the region meant an investigation was probably warranted.

"Investigating incidents like this can take a long time, and even if the culprit is found, as appears to be the case here, proving intent is incredibly difficult," she said. "Neither sabotage nor an accident can be ruled out at this point."

Russia last week said suggestions it had anything to do with the breaches were "absurd".

Kristersson said he was hopeful that China would respond positively to the request to move the ship to Swedish waters. China's foreign ministry said on Monday that Beijing has maintained "smooth communication" with all parties involved.

Last year a subsea gas pipeline and several telecoms cables running along the bottom of the Baltic Sea were severely damaged, and Finnish police have said they believe the incident was caused by a Chinese ship dragging its anchor.

But the investigators have not said whether they believe the damage in 2023 was accidental or intentional.

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As the Biden administration comes to a close, the White House released a 40-page executive order on Thursday aimed at shoring up federal cybersecurity protections and placing guardrails on the US government’s use of AI. WIRED also spoke with outgoing US ambassador for cyberspace and digital policy, Nathaniel Fick, about the urgency that the Trump administration not cow to Russia and China in the global race for technical dominance. Outgoing FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel details to WIRED the threats facing US telecoms, at least nine of which were recently breached by China’s Salt Typhoon hackers. Meanwhile, US officials are still scrambling to get a handle on multiple espionage campaigns and other data breaches, with new revelations this week that a breach of AT&T disclosed last summer compromised FBI call and text logs that could reveal the identity of anonymous sources.

Huione Guarantee, the massive online marketplace that researchers say provides an array of services to online scammers, is expanding its offerings to include a messaging app, stablecoin, and crypto exchange and has facilitated a whopping $24 billion in transactions, according to new research. New findings indicate that GitHub’s efforts to crack down on the use of deepfake porn software are falling short. And WIRED did a deep dive into the opaque world of predictive travel surveillance and the companies and governments that are pumping data about international travelers into AI tools meant to detect people who might be a “threat.”

But wait, there's more! Each week, we round up the security and privacy news we didn’t cover in depth ourselves. Click the headlines to read the full stories. And stay safe out there.

US Names One of the Chinese Hackers Allegedly Behind Massive Salt Typhoon Intrusions

China spies, the US spies, everybody spies. Mutual espionage is a geopolitical game played by virtually every nation in the world. So when the US government singles out a single hacker for espionage-focused intrusions, naming him and targeting him with sanctions, he must have spied aggressively—or effectively—enough to have made powerful people very angry.

The US Treasury on Friday imposed sanctions on Yin Kecheng, a 39-year old Chinese man accused of being involved in both the breach of nine US telecommunications companies carried out by the Chinese hacker group known as Salt Typhoon, as well as another recent breach of the US Treasury. In a statement about the news, Treasury alleges that Yin is affiliated with China’s Ministry of State Security and has been a “cyber actor” for over a decade. It also imposed sanctions on Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology, a company that Treasury says is also associated with Salt Typhoon.

Salt Typhoon’s breach of US telecoms gave Chinese hackers enormous access to the real-time texts and phone calls of Americans, and was reportedly used to spy on president-elect Donald Trump and vice president-elect JD Vance, among other targets. FBI director Christopher Wray has called the telecom breaches China’s "most significant cyberespionage campaign in history.”

China’s Silk Typhoon Hackers Targeted Sanctions and Intelligence in Treasury Breach

As the Treasury hits back at China’s spy operations, it’s also still working to determine the scope of the intrusion some of those same hackers carried out inside its network. An internal Treasury report obtained by Bloomberg found that hackers had penetrated at least 400 of the agency’s PCs and stolen more than 3,000 files in a recent breach. The espionage-focused intrusion appears to have gone after sanctions and law-enforcement related information, the report found, as well as other intelligence materials. Despite that vast access, the intruders didn’t gain access to Treasury’s emails or classified portions of its network, the report states, nor did they leave behind malware that would suggest an attempt at maintaining longer-term access.

FBI Uninstalls Chinese PlugX Malware From Thousands of Machines

The Justice Department revealed this week that the FBI carried out an operation to delete a specimen of malware known as PlugX from 4,200 computers around the world. The malware, which was typically transmitted to computers via infected USB drives, has persisted for at least a decade and been used at times by Chinese state-sponsored hacker groups to target Chinese dissidents. In July of last year, cybersecurity firm Sekoia and French law enforcement took over the command-and-control server behind the malware. This week, the FBI obtained a court order that allowed the bureau to send a self-destruct command to the software on infected machines.

Victims of “PowerSchool” Edtech Data Breach Say “All” of Their Student and Teacher Info Was Stolen

After news earlier this week of a cyberattack in December that breached the US education technology platform PowerSchool, school districts targeted in the intrusion told TechCrunch on Thursday that attackers gained access to “all” stored student and teacher data in their accounts. PowerSchool is used by more than 60 million K-12 students in the US. Hackers gained access to the information by stealing login credentials that gave them access to the company’s customer support portal. The attack has not yet been publicly linked to a specific perpetrator. PowerSchool has not yet disclosed the exact number of victim schools nor whether all of its customers were affected.

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A Simple Guide to Understanding Network Cabinet

A network cabinet plays an essential role in the data center. It is used for organizing routers, patch panels, switches, networking equipment, and accessories. Network cabinet helps improve cable management, physical security, ease of installation, etc. This article provides a simple guide to understanding network cabinets.

What is Network Cabinet?

A network cabinet is a piece of equipment used to combine installation panels, plug-ins, sub-boxes, electronic components, devices, and mechanical parts and components to form an integral installation box. It provides the perfect environment for housing and protecting network infrastructure components. It is particularly suited to the back office and commercial building infrastructure applications.

Types of Network Cabinet

Wall- Mounted Network Cabinet

A wall-mounted network cabinet is used for all rack-mounted equipment conforming to ANSI/EIA standards. It has a solid and reliable modular steel alloy frame structure for a maximum static load capacity of up to 60 KG, movable aluminum magnesium alloy equipment mounting pillars that can fit different depth equipment, multi-place with cabling passageways for various cabling requirements, and high adaptability(optional wall-mounted or ground-mounted fixing to ease meeting the installation).

 Widened Steel Alloy Network Cabinet

Widened steel alloy network cabinet is used for all rack-mounted equipment conforming to ANSI/ EIA standards. It has a solid modular alloy steel frame, a maximum static load capacity of up to 800 KG, widened cabinet structure design, is equipped with vertical cable ducts to orderly lay a large volume of cables, and movable aluminum magnesium alloy equipment mounting pillars for different depth equipment.

Outdoor Network Cabinet

An outdoor network cabinet is used for connections between cabling elements. It has heat insulation, water-proof and dust-proof performance, good corrosion resistance, and 19-inch equipment mounted.

Applications

A network cabinet is used in the copper network, FTTH access networks, telecommunication networks, CATV networks, local area networks, data centers, etc.

Things to Look Out for When Choosing a Network Cabinet 

Access: Different equipment has different access points. Therefore, your network cabinet should provide several access points for the various devices. Make sure you understand the equipment you need to store in your rank and their usage in and out. You can only determine that you require a cabinet rank that can open on the side, back, or front.

Weight: The network cabinet should not be too bulky that you cannot lift it when setting it up or in case you need to move it. However, it should be the perfect weight to hold all your equipment without collapsing due to the weight of the equipment.

 Dimensions:  It is wise to choose a rack with physical characteristics that are appropriate for you. Consider the room's square footage and the size of the equipment that will be housed inside the cabinet.

Available space: When setting it up or relocating it, the network cabinet shouldn't be so heavy that you can't lift it. It should, however, be the ideal weight to support all of your equipment without collapsing under its weight of it.

Conclusion

When you are designing a data center, deciding which network cabinet to deploy should be put in the first place. The right one that meets your installation demand can help you improve power protection, cooling, cable management, and physical security.

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Traditional cooling methods often fall short—unable to deliver sufficient airflow without generating excessive noise or consuming too much energy. This is where cabinet cooling fans with directional airflow and intelligent temperature control are proving essential for modern thermal management.

For over 26 years, Cooltron has specialized in developing high-performance cabinet cooling solutions. Our cabinet fan series features brushless motor technology, providing 40% more airflow and 30% lower energy consumption compared to standard products.

With IP55 certification, these fans perform reliably in extreme temperatures ranging from -20°C to 70°C. The integrated smart speed control module constantly monitors temperature changes, automatically adjusting fan speed to balance cooling efficiency with noise control (≤45 dB).

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The Big Data Security Market Size, Share | CAGR 17.3% during 2025-2032

The global big data security market size was valued at USD 23.68 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 83.95 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 17.3% during the forecast period (2025–2032). The increasing sophistication of cyberattacks, growing regulatory compliance requirements, and rapid digital transformation across sectors are driving significant investment in big data protection.

Key Market Highlights

2024 Global Market Size: USD 23.68 billion

2025 Forecast Start Point: USD 27.40 billion

2032 Global Market Size: USD 83.95 billion

CAGR (2025–2032): 17.3%

Market Outlook: Rising demand for security solutions that protect structured and unstructured big data across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Key Players in the Global Big Data Security Market:

IBM Corporation

Oracle Corporation

McAfee LLC

Microsoft Corporation

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Symantec (Broadcom Inc.)

Cloudera Inc.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)

Check Point Software Technologies

Imperva

Palo Alto Networks

Talend

Splunk Inc.

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Market Dynamics:

Growth Drivers

Explosion in data volumes across enterprises, cloud platforms, and edge devices

Stringent compliance mandates (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA)

Increased adoption of cloud and hybrid cloud models needing secure data movement and storage

Surge in cyberattacks targeting high-value data sets like PII and financial records

Growing implementation of AI/ML for security analytics and anomaly detection

Key Opportunities:

Development of AI-powered big data threat detection platforms

Integration of big data security with DevSecOps and data governance models

Expansion of managed security services (MSS) in data-heavy verticals

Customized solutions for healthcare, BFSI, retail, and energy sectors

Opportunities in edge and IoT security, especially for real-time big data use cases

Emerging Trends:      

Adoption of AI and deep learning for automated data threat mitigation

Rise of unified data governance frameworks integrating security and compliance

Shift toward Zero Trust architectures for granular access control

Demand for real-time risk scoring and behavioral analytics

Cloud-native security solutions for containerized and serverless environments

Technology & Application Scope:

Core Solutions: Encryption, tokenization, firewall, antivirus/antimalware, SIEM, IAM, and data loss prevention

Deployment Models: On-premise, cloud-based, and hybrid

Data Types Secured: Personal Identifiable Information (PII), financial transactions, operational data, sensor data, unstructured business records

Industries Served: BFSI, government, healthcare, retail, telecom, manufacturing, and energy

Applications: Real-time risk analytics, compliance auditing, insider threat detection, and secure cloud analytics

Speak to analysts: https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/enquiry/speak-to-analyst/big-data-security-market-109528

Recent Developments:

March 2024 – IBM launched an updated Guardium Data Protection for Big Data, optimized for hybrid multicloud environments, offering AI-based anomaly detection and advanced auditing features.

September 2023 – Palo Alto Networks integrated advanced threat intelligence with big data processing platforms to deliver improved data security visibility and predictive breach detection.

December 2023 – Cloudera announced strategic collaboration with AWS to deliver secure big data analytics-as-a-service tailored for heavily regulated industries.

Conclusion:

The global big data security market is poised for substantial growth as organizations face mounting pressure to secure exponentially growing data ecosystems. Investments are accelerating across technologies that not only protect data but also ensure visibility, regulatory compliance, and resiliency in digital-first environments.

Vendors that offer scalable, cloud-native, and AI-enhanced big data security platforms will be best positioned to lead the market in the coming decade.

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Which industries benefit the most from ISO 27001 Certification in USA?

What is ISO 27001 Certification?

ISO 27001 certification in USA is a globally acclaimed standard for Information Security Administration Frameworks (ISMS). It offers an orderly approach to shielding touchy data through security evaluations, chance evaluation to get to administration, and occurrence response.

As a portion of the wider ISO/IEC27000 arrangement, ISO 27001 consultant in USA  centres particularly on distinguishing proof, administration, and decreasing the chance of data security within a corporate environment.

Why is ISO 27001 Critical for U.S. Businesses?

The Joined ISO 27001 consultant in USA Together States is a worldwide middle for back, innovation resistance, healthcare, and back — all regions that require a parcel of information and have noteworthy cybersecurity requirements. ISO 27001 makes a difference in American organizations:

1. Be beyond any doubt to comply with Information Security Laws.

It makes a difference in guaranteeing compliance with imperative U.S. controls like:

HIPAA (Health Protection Compactness and Responsibility Act)

CCPA (California Customer Security Act)

GLBA (Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act)

FISMA (Federal Data Security Administration Act)

2. Build Client and Partner Trust

The certification demonstrates to clients, as well as speculators and accomplices ISO 27001 consultant in USA that your commerce is committed to the security and security of data.

3. Win Government and Endeavor Contracts

A part of U.S. government organizations and Fortune 500 companies require ISO 27001 compliance from providers, particularly in cloud and IT services.

4. Strengthen Cybersecurity Posture

ISO 27001 makes a proactive framework for recognizing dangers and diminishing the probability of expensive cyber-attacks.

Industries that Advantage From ISO 27001 in the USA

Health Care Suppliers & Tech – To ensure quiet data and to comply with HIPAA

Finance & Banking – for chance relief, GLBA compliance, and secure information handling

Clouds, as well as SaaS Providers, guarantee ISO 27001 consultant services in USA secure benefit conveyance and pick-up confidence.

government contractors – especially those working ISO 27001 consultant services in USA in conjunction with DoD, DHS, or GSA

Retail and E-commerce to protect the protection of instalment and client ISO 27001 consultant services in USA information

Telecom and IT Services for strong assurance of the framework and continuity

Steps to Get ISO 27001 Certified in the USA

1. Gap Analysis

Examine your current security hones to ISO 27001 auditor in USArequirements.

2. Risk Appraisal and Plan

Recognize potential dangers, dangers and vulnerabilities in your information assets.

3. Create ISMS documentation

Develop approaches control, methods and occurrence reaction strategies along with preparing and improvement plans.

4. Systems Implementation

Implement the fitting controls, make sure that staff are prepared, and screen the execution of staff.

5. Internal Review & Administration Review

Evaluate inside productivity and get ready for third-party evaluation.

6. Certification Review (by Certify Body)

Perform a two-stage assessment to confirm compliance and get an ISO 27001 auditor in USA Certificate.

7. Maintain and Enhance

The certification is great for three a long time and includes annual reviews of surveillance and continuous change to be expected.

Cost of ISO 27001 Certification in the USA

The fetch is based on the following:

Size of the commerce and number of employees

The scope and complexity of the systems

The current levels of conformity

Consultant expenses and certification fees

The commonplace range between $15,000 and $75,000+

Key Benefits of ISO 27001 Certification

Respect for U.S. and universal regulations

Improved hazard administration and way better information governance

Greater believe in the brand’s image

Qualifying for contracts and RFPs

Reduction of cyberattacks and information breach risk

Processes streamlined through standardized documentation

Recognition of the world and competitive points of interest

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Top Platforms Enterprises Are Switching to in 2025

A Strategic Look at What’s Powering the Next Wave of Digital Transformation

According to our further move into 2025, the enterprise technology sphere is massively changing. Companies do not expect to be content anymore with the legacy platforms that provide inflexible silo solutions. They are instead going to the latest, cloud-native, artificial intelligence-enriched platforms that drive agility, scale, and customer-centric innovation.

We at Alt Digital Technologies are partnering with progressive businesses that are transitioning through this transformation. In our experience in the industry, these are the best platforms to which organizations are currently migrating in 2025, and the reason why these platforms are taking the lead.

1. commercetools – The Rise of Composable Commerce

With monolithic eCommerce systems starting to display their weakness, companies are turning toward commercetools, due to its headless/ API-first features. It provides the opportunity to create unique storefronts, connect new services fast, and provide their customers with omnichannel experiences.

Why enterprises are switching:

True composability for rapid experimentation

Seamless integration with CMS, ERP, CRM

Ideal for global commerce scalability

Alt Digital Insight: As a team of commercetools experts, we are supporting brands in starting to move beyond out-of-the-box eCommerce designs to more tail objet-oriented, top-performing digital shops.

2. Salesforce Industries (Vlocity) – Personalized Engagement at Scale

Salesforce still defines the CRM sector, but it is its industry cloud products (such as Vlocity) that are attracting the attention of big enterprises in 2025. Whether in financial services or telecom, they provide domain capabilities that are deeply coupled with the power of Salesforce data and AI.

Why it’s trending:

Industry-tailored data models and workflows

Built-in AI for guided selling and service

Faster time-to-market for CX innovations

Alt Digital Insight: Our area of expertise is to tailor Salesforce Industries so that businesses can get the most out of automation, compliance, and personalization of customers.

3. Adobe Experience Platform (AEP) – The Experience Data Powerhouse

Adobe Experience Platform is gaining some popularity as the customer data serve as the foundation of the marketing and CX strategies. AEP is a point where data of various sources can be centralized, subject to real-time intelligence, and drives continuous customer smooth, personalization.

Why it’s rising:

Unified customer profiles with real-time updates

Integration with Adobe Campaign, Target, and AEM

Scalable AI-driven personalization

Alt Digital Insight: We are an Adobe Experience Cloud partner. This is why we assist brands in unleashing the full power of AEP transforming disjointed data into linked experiences.

4. SAP S/4HANA Cloud – The New Core of Digital ERP

The ease of doing business, its intelligent automation, and real-time analytics are fast decommissioning legacy ERP systems in favor of SAP S/4HANA Cloud. Later in 2025, S/4HANA is being migrated by many large enterprises in their digital core transformation.

Why it matters:

Real-time data for faster decisions

Embedded AI for predictive insights

Seamless integration with supply chain, finance, HR

Alt Digital Insight: We also use custom workflows to support the needs of larger enterprises, and our ERP experts can make the migrating to S/4HANA effortless.

5. ServiceNow – Reimagining Digital Workflows

Companies are putting on ServiceNow to automate and streamline the mundane workflows inside and outside. ServiceNow has end-to-end visibility and efficiency, supplemented by a strong low-code platform, in all aspects of IT operations, customer service and beyond.

Why it’s winning:

Unified platform for ITSM, HR, and CX operations

AI-powered automation and workflow orchestration

Scalable for global enterprise needs

Alt Digital Insight: We also enable clients to digitize their operations and diminish friction in business processes with the help of modular capabilities of ServiceNow.

6. Microsoft Power Platform – Low-Code Revolution in Action

As digital agility has become a central enterprise objective, Microsoft Power Platform (Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power Virtual Agents) is allowing citizen development in ways it has never been done before.

Why it’s popular:

Democratizes app development across teams

Strong integration with Microsoft 365 and Azure

Speeds up automation and data visualization efforts

Alt Digital Insight: We help organizations develop enterprise level apps and workflows to help them move faster with making decisions and to make them less manual.

7. Kubernetes & Cloud-Native Ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Digital transformation is based on cloud-native infrastructure. Businesses are adopting Kubernetes and AWS, Azure, and Google cloud services to construct scalable, resilient, and modern applications architecture.

Why it’s foundational:

Enables microservices, containerization, and CI/CD

Greater scalability, cost-efficiency, and uptime

Supports innovation velocity with DevOps best practices

Alt Digital Insight: Our cloud engineering and DevOps professionals assist companies to modernize existing systems and enable businesses to run scalable and safe solutions.

Final Thoughts: The Shift Is Strategic, Not Just Technological

Not only do all these platforms possess superior technology, but they also have something in common, which is business agility, data intelligence, and user-centered design. They are not only implementing tools, but they are creating digital ecosystems that can change with their customers and markets.

We not only implement things at Alt Digital Technologies, but we are partners in transformation. Whatever the force to change the platform to the headless commerce model, unleash the potential of AI in CRM, or re-architect your data layer, our expertise is comprehensive to ensure your platform shift turns out to be a success.

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Machine Learning Project Ideas for Beginners

Machine Learning (ML) is no longer something linked to the future; it is nowadays innovating and reshaping every industry, from digital marketing in healthcare to automobiles. If the thought of implementing data and algorithms trials excites you, then learning Machine Learning is the most exciting thing you can embark on. But where does one go after the basics? That answer is simple- projects!

At TCCI - Tririd Computer Coaching Institute, we believe in learning through doing. Our Machine Learning courses in Ahmedabad focus on skill application so that aspiring data scientists and ML engineers can build a strong portfolio. This blog has some exciting Machine Learning project ideas for beginners to help you launch your career along with better search engine visibility.

Why Are Projects Important for an ML Beginner?

Theoretical knowledge is important, but real-learning takes place only in projects. They allow you to:

Apply Concepts: Translate algorithms and theories into tangible solutions.

Build a Portfolio: Showcase your skills to potential employers.

Develop Problem-Solving Skills: Learn to debug, iterate, and overcome challenges.

Understand the ML Workflow: Experience the end-to-end process from data collection to model deployment.

Stay Motivated: See your learning come to life!

Essential Tools for Your First ML Projects

Before you dive into the ideas, ensure you're familiar with these foundational tools:

Python: The most popular language for ML due to its vast libraries.

Jupyter Notebooks: Ideal for experimenting and presenting your code.

Libraries: NumPy (numerical operations), Pandas (data manipulation), Matplotlib/Seaborn (data visualization), Scikit-learn (core ML algorithms). For deep learning, TensorFlow or Keras are key.

Machine Learning Project Ideas for Beginners (with Learning Outcomes)

Here are some accessible project ideas that will teach you core ML concepts:

1. House Price Prediction (Regression)

Concept: Regression (output would be a continuous value). 

Idea: Predict house prices based on given features, for instance, square footage, number of bedrooms, location, etc. 

What you'll learn: Loading and cleaning data, EDA, feature engineering, and either linear regression or decision tree regression, followed by model evaluation with MAE, MSE, and R-squared. 

Dataset: There are so many public house price datasets set available on Kaggle (e.g., Boston Housing, Ames Housing).

2. Iris Flower Classification (Classification)

Concept: Classification (predicting a categorical label). 

Idea: Classify organisms among three types of Iris (setosa, versicolor, and virginica) based on sepal and petal measurements. 

What you'll learn: Some basic data analysis and classification algorithms (Logistic Regression, K-Nearest Neighbors, Support Vector Machines, Decision Trees), code toward confusion matrix and accuracy score. 

Dataset: It happens to be a classical dataset directly available inside Scikit-learn.

3. Spam Email Detector (Natural Language Processing - NLP)

Concept: Text Classification, NLP.

Idea: Create a model capable of classifying emails into "spam" versus "ham" (not spam).

What you'll learn: Text preprocessing techniques such as tokenization, stemming/lemmatization, stop-word removal; feature extraction from text, e.g., Bag-of-Words or TF-IDF; classification using Naive Bayes or SVM.

Dataset: The UCI Machine Learning Repository contains a few spam datasets.

4. Customer Churn Prediction (Classification)

Concept: Classification, Predictive Analytics.

Idea: Predict whether a customer will stop using a service (churn) given the usage pattern and demographics.

What you'll learn: Handling imbalanced datasets (since churn is usually rare), feature importance, applying classification algorithms (such as Random Forest or Gradient Boosting), measuring precision, recall, and F1-score.

Dataset: Several telecom-or banking-related churn datasets are available on Kaggle.

5. Movie Recommender System (Basic Collaborative Filtering)

Concept: Recommender Systems, Unsupervised Learning (for some parts) or Collaborative Filtering.

Idea: Recommend movies to a user based on their past ratings or ratings from similar users.

What you'll learn: Matrix factorization, user-item interaction data, basic collaborative filtering techniques, evaluating recommendations.

Dataset: MovieLens datasets (small or 100k version) are excellent for this.

Tips for Success with Your ML Projects

Start Small: Do not endeavor to build the Google AI in your Very First Project. Instead focus on grasping core concepts.

Understand Your Data: Spend most of your time cleaning it or performing exploratory data analysis. Garbage in, garbage out, as the data thinkers would say.

Reputable Resources: Use tutorials, online courses, and documentation (say, Scikit-learn docs).

Join Communities: Stay involved with fellow learners in forums like Kaggle or Stack Overflow or in local meetups.

Document Your Work: Comment your code and use a README for your GitHub repository describing your procedure and conclusions.

Embrace Failure: Every error is an opportunity to learn.

How TCCI - Tririd Computer Coaching Institute Can Help

Venturing into Machine Learning can be challenging and fulfilling at the same time. At TCCI, our programs in Machine Learning courses in Ahmedabad are created for beginners and aspiring professionals, in which we impart:

A Well-Defined Structure: Starting from basics of Python to various advanced ML algorithms.

Hands-On Training: Guided projects will allow you to build your portfolio, step by-step.

An Expert Mentor: Work under the guidance of full-time data scientists and ML engineers.

Real-World Case Studies: Learn about the application of ML in various industrial scenarios.

If you are considering joining a comprehensive computer classes in Ahmedabad to start a career in data science or want to pursue computer training for further specialization in Machine Learning, TCCI is the place to be.

Are You Ready to Build Your First Machine Learning Project?

The most effective way to learn Machine Learning is to apply it. Try out these beginner-friendly projects and watch your skills expand.

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Encrypted Flash Drives Market : Size, Trends, and Growth Analysis 2032

Encrypted Flash Drives Market: Enhancing Data Security in a Digital Age

The Encrypted Flash Drives Market was valued at US$ 105.90 Million in 2024 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.99% from 2025 to 2032. As data breaches and cyber threats continue to escalate globally, the demand for secure portable storage solutions such as encrypted flash drives is surging.

Understanding Encrypted Flash Drives

Encrypted flash drives are USB-based storage devices embedded with encryption technology to secure data at rest. Unlike conventional flash drives, these devices use sophisticated encryption algorithms — often hardware-based — to encode data, ensuring that unauthorized users cannot access stored information without the correct decryption key or password.

The hardware encryption offers a superior layer of protection compared to software-only encryption solutions, safeguarding against malware attacks, hacking attempts, or physical theft. These devices are widely used across industries such as finance, healthcare, government, and defense, where safeguarding sensitive data is paramount.

Market Drivers

1. Increasing Data Privacy and Security Regulations Stringent data protection laws worldwide, including GDPR in Europe, HIPAA in the U.S., and similar regulations in other regions, are compelling organizations to adopt robust data security measures. Encrypted flash drives help companies comply with these regulations by protecting data during transit and storage.

2. Rising Cybersecurity Threats With escalating cyberattacks, ransomware incidents, and insider threats, organizations seek reliable solutions to prevent unauthorized access. Encrypted flash drives provide a secure method for data transport without compromising confidentiality.

3. Growing Adoption Across Verticals Industries like healthcare require encrypted drives to secure patient data; financial institutions use them to protect transaction records; government agencies rely on them for classified information. The broad application across verticals fuels market growth.

4. Increasing Remote Work and Data Mobility The rise of remote work has amplified the need for secure portable storage. Employees and contractors often transfer sensitive data across networks and devices, and encrypted flash drives provide a secure physical medium for such transfers.

Key Features and Benefits

Hardware-Based Encryption: Many encrypted flash drives use AES 256-bit encryption, ensuring robust data protection independent of host device security.

Password Protection and Multi-Factor Authentication: Some models support biometric verification or require multi-layered authentication to unlock data access.

Tamper-Resistant Design: Devices often come with rugged casings, tamper-evident features, and self-destruct mechanisms to safeguard against physical attacks.

Cross-Platform Compatibility: These drives typically support multiple operating systems including Windows, macOS, and Linux, ensuring wide usability.

Challenges in the Market

Despite the growing demand, the encrypted flash drives market faces some challenges:

Higher Cost Compared to Conventional Drives: The added encryption and security features increase the price point, which can be a barrier for price-sensitive customers.

User Awareness and Adoption: Some organizations still rely on traditional storage methods or software encryption due to lack of awareness or perceived complexity of hardware-encrypted drives.

Potential Performance Overheads: Encryption and decryption processes may slightly affect data transfer speeds compared to non-encrypted flash drives.

Market Segmentation

By Product Type:

Hardware Encrypted Flash Drives

Software Encrypted Flash Drives

By Application:

Government & Defense

BFSI (Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance)

Healthcare

IT & Telecom

Consumer Electronics

Others

By Region:

North America

Europe

Asia-Pacific

Rest of the World

North America dominates the market due to stringent cybersecurity regulations and high adoption of advanced security technologies. Asia-Pacific is expected to register rapid growth owing to increasing digitalization and rising awareness about data protection.

Competitive Landscape

The encrypted flash drives market is highly competitive with several key players investing in R&D to enhance product features and expand their product portfolios:

ADATA Technology: Known for reliable and affordable encrypted drives with robust hardware encryption and rugged designs.

Samsung: Offers a range of secure flash storage solutions emphasizing speed and durability alongside encryption.

Kingston Technology: A leading manufacturer with a comprehensive lineup of encrypted flash drives featuring hardware encryption and multi-factor authentication.

Transcend Information: Focuses on enterprise-grade encrypted drives with advanced security management features.

Corsair: Provides high-performance encrypted drives targeting professional and consumer segments.

Seagate Technology: Combines storage capacity and data protection through advanced encryption technologies.

Micron Technology: Known for innovative memory and storage solutions including secure flash drives.

Apricorn: Specializes in hardware-encrypted flash drives with certified security standards suitable for government and corporate use.

Industry Trends and Innovations

Integration of Biometric Authentication: Emerging encrypted flash drives incorporate fingerprint sensors to enhance security and usability.

Cloud-Integrated Secure Storage: Some solutions now offer hybrid models combining encrypted flash drives with cloud backup and remote wipe features.

Compact and Rugged Designs: Manufacturers are focusing on making drives smaller, durable, and water-resistant for field use in harsh environments.

Enterprise Security Management: Advanced management software allows IT administrators to control, monitor, and audit encrypted flash drives deployed within organizations.

Future Outlook

The encrypted flash drives market is expected to witness consistent growth as digital transformation intensifies and data security becomes a top priority for enterprises globally. With cyber threats growing in sophistication, demand for hardware-based secure storage solutions will increase.

Companies focusing on innovation in encryption technologies, ease of use, and compliance with international security standards will likely gain competitive advantages. The proliferation of IoT, mobile computing, and edge devices will also boost demand for portable yet secure data storage options like encrypted flash drives.

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Inside the evolution of telecom loyalty platforms: From discounts to behavior-based rewards

1. From discounts to data: The shift in telecom loyalty

For years, telecom loyalty programs relied on one tactic—discounting. Whether it was 10% off your bill, free top-ups, or annual anniversary offers, these tactics prioritized short-term appeal. But today’s subscribers are more value-conscious than price-sensitive. They want relevance, not rebates.

Discounts also hurt profitability and fail to drive loyalty. They don’t reinforce engagement or reward positive behavior. In fact, they often attract deal-chasers who leave once the discount ends.

The new loyalty model is behavior-based, not budget-based. Instead of handing out flat offers, brands are now rewarding actions—like activating eSIM, referring friends, renewing a plan, or engaging with the app.

This shift is powered by telecom loyalty platforms that track user actions in real-time and deliver rewards at critical touchpoints. The result? A loyalty experience that feels earned, not expected—and builds deeper emotional connections with the brand.

By replacing static discounting with data-driven engagement, telecom brands are finally moving from transactional incentives to transformational loyalty. And it’s not only increasing retention—it’s improving customer lifetime value and driving upsells without undercutting core pricing.

2. Behavior-driven loyalty campaigns that scale

Scaling loyalty is hard—especially when personalization is involved. Most legacy systems require manual setup for every reward, leading to fragmented campaigns and limited segmentation.

Modern telecom loyalty platforms solve this by allowing marketers to automate rewards based on user segments and behavioral triggers. Whether it’s new users, dormant customers, or high-value clients, campaigns can be configured to launch automatically when users complete predefined actions.

Examples of scalable, behavior-driven campaigns include:

Refer a friend → unlock a stackable reward

App reactivation after 30 days → surprise gift card

Upgrade to a higher-tier plan → bonus entertainment perks

12-month tenure milestone → loyalty badge + premium data pack

Because the platform integrates with billing systems, CRM, and apps, rewards are triggered instantly and delivered natively—via push notifications, SMS, or dashboard embeds.

This automation doesn’t just save time. It ensures consistency across all user journeys and reduces the dependency on internal dev or ops teams.

Loyalty teams can create and deploy 5–10 targeted campaigns per month, each personalized by audience and behavior—without writing a single line of code.

That’s the power of platform-based loyalty: it’s measurable, repeatable, and built for long-term scale.

3. The tech backbone behind telecom loyalty platforms

What makes these loyalty platforms transformative isn’t just the front-end user experience—it’s the technical foundation they’re built on. Unlike generic rewards tools or third-party coupon systems, telecom loyalty platforms are purpose-built to work with a telecom provider’s unique ecosystem.

They offer:

API-based integration with billing, app, and CRM systems

Real-time reward delivery tied to customer actions

White-labeled UIs to preserve brand identity

Dynamic content slots for app, email, SMS, and onboarding

Support for internal offers + external partner deals

No need for third-party redirects or external logins

This architecture means perks can be delivered without leaving your ecosystem—keeping users engaged on your platform and reinforcing your brand identity at every step.

It also means your teams can A/B test, iterate, and optimize without waiting for dev cycles. Whether it’s adjusting rewards by region or launching a special weekend campaign for loyal users, everything is modular and responsive.

In short, the tech backbone of platforms like Paylode makes telecom loyalty agile, personalized, and deeply embedded into the customer experience.

4. Final takeaways: Loyalty that adapts to customer actions

The telecom customer journey is no longer linear. Users bounce between prepaid and postpaid plans, switch devices often, and explore offers across carriers before committing. In this dynamic landscape, static loyalty programs simply don’t work.

To stay relevant, telecom brands must meet users where they are—through loyalty programs that respond in real-time to customer actions.

Modern telecom loyalty platforms make this possible. They allow operators to:

Recognize and reward specific behaviors

Deliver perks instantly, across digital touchpoints

Segment customers by behavior, not just demographics

Optimize rewards based on data, not assumptions

And most importantly—they let you reward users without discounting your core offering. You retain value while delivering personalized experiences.

As the telecom space becomes more commoditized, loyalty becomes the key differentiator. Not the product. Not the price. The experience.

Forward-thinking brands that invest in behavior-led, platform-powered loyalty will turn subscribers into brand advocates—and loyalty into a true growth engine.

If your loyalty program still runs on discounts and generic perks, it’s time to evolve. The future belongs to telecom loyalty platforms that are intelligent, responsive, and built for today’s mobile-first customer.

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Gao Xiangjin used to know all the names of players in the American baskeball leagues, but since relations between the US and China soured, once-daily NBA broadcasts are now far less frequent. So Gao started watching China’s men’s basketball instead, until reports about corruption turned him off earlier this year. He now watches China’s women’s basketball, not on television, but on Douyin, the original, Chinese version of TikTok.

Gao is 69 years old, one of a growing cohort of elderly people who have moved away from television and gravitated to Douyin, China’s most popular short-form video app. There are 267 million people aged over 60 in China, according to official statistics, and while China’s government has tried to limit young people’s use of Douyin, worried about its addictive nature, many of the app’s habitual users are their parents, or even grandparents.

“Whenever he’s not cooking, swimming, or sleeping, he’s on Douyin,” his daughter Helen says. “It’s brainless entertainment. It’s better to be playing with a cat, it’s better to be doing anything else.” She’s not a Douyin user herself. “I already have attention problems,” she says. “Douyin would make that worse.”

A former soldier, Gao follows the Israel-Palestine crisis and the war between Ukraine and Russia through videos made by commentators. He shows me one where a political analyst translates headlines from English-language media outlets, such as The Times of Israel. He watches others for their analysis of military strategy.

While television broadcasts the official viewpoint, Gao says that on Douyin there are often videos from different camps putting their views across. The censors might get to them after a while, but it’s possible to witness a spectrum of opinions. Some of them are speaking with inside experience of the Party system, some are academics studying at Western universities, and others don’t disclose anything about their backgrounds; to many elderly users, they carry the same amount of authority.

Douyin is not just Gao’s source for news, but also basketball shoes. “Just look at those green shoes,” Helen says, gesturing to a pair of eye-catching sneakers on a shoe rack by local brand Tebu. “They’re ridiculous!”

Around once every five videos, Gao says, he gets an advert. Swiping on his phone, there’s a news video, then a woman pops up selling something, followed by news, news, news, then an advert for dates from Xinjiang. Gao is happy with his sneakers, paying just over $27 for them. He says that their quality is better than a pair he bought from Japan for more than four times the price.

Li Yongjian, a junior lecturer at Erasmus University Rotterdam who has studied social media use among elderly people in China, says that Covid-19 was a watershed moment. Strict Covid controls left elderly people seeking connection, and they turned to social media. Cheaper smartphones and data bundles have eased peoples’ passage into the short-video world—previously, older people typically eschewed the expensive gadgets that younger generations buy without hesitation (or because of cultural values that reward self-sacrifice, parents would buy for their children, but not themselves). “They think good things are not for them,” Li says.

Now, a bundle of 30 gigabytes of data plus 200 minutes from China Telecom costs as little as $18, and older people have become targets for China’s biggest phone brands. Li says that he’d bought a Xiaomi phone for his grandfather, which cost $50. With a huge screen and a long-life battery, it was advertised as “the phone for your grandpa.” Many apps, including Douyin, were preloaded onto the phone when it was started up. Li did a few rounds of searches on the app for his grandfather’s hobbies—fishing, the military, and cars—so that the algorithm registered those preferences.

His grandfather’s own use of the app has added other facets of his life, like farming, to his feed. He watches videos of others living as he did when he was young: how they harvested, then set up a cauldron in the field to start cooking. “It gives him a sense of being seen,” Li says. “There is still a place reserved for them, not only offline but also in the online world.”

Many older people are picking up technology because in modern China there’s little choice. Navigating what is increasingly a post-cash society is difficult without a smartphone—even those in need asking for donations on the street have QR codes.

There’s also the loneliness that many elderly people experience, as their children live far away from them, having found work or built a life elsewhere. They might have uprooted their own lives to join them, losing soft ties to their community and the familiar faces that accompanied them as they went about daily life.

Those elderly people who leave their hometown for other cities are called laopiao, or “old drifters.” “It’s not every country where grandparents would move to another city just to look after their grandchildren,” says Huang Chenkuang, a ceramics artist in Beijing. Huang’s mother is one of them—she left her community to take care of Huang’s sister’s children.

This part of the elderly population can live limited lives, moving between just three physical locations: the place they go to buy groceries, where they drop their children off from school, and their own community complex.

Huang’s mother didn’t move far. Originally from Jiangxi, she moved to Zhejiang, a six-hour drive away, and the living habits of those two southern provinces are similar. Had she moved to a northern province, “like Beijing, that would have been more difficult for her,” Huang says. Whenever her mother comes to visit her in Beijing, she complains about the dry climate and about how she can’t buy the dishes she eats from her hometown. “She’s not the kind of person who can quickly join people in a new place and dance with them,” Huang says. Instead, she learnt to dance from a teacher on Douyin who had a livestream every evening.

“She would suddenly cook a dish I'd never seen her cook before,” Huang says. Liangpi, a kind of flat noodle usually dressed with cucumber and vinegar, isn't common in the south, but her mother presented her with the dish. Her mother picked up new hobbies, and with them, smartphone habits.

“All the attention is no longer on you, because there’s a highly entertaining toy there,” Huang says. “Sometimes when I go home, I will be a bit worried. I feel we might have chatted more one-on-one in the past, talking about recent events.” As elderly people post content of their own on Douyin, the gap between generations when it comes to online anxieties is closing. “Sometimes she’ll say, ‘I haven’t used it in several days and I’ve lost fans!’” Huang says of her mother.

While other apps, such as WeChat, require users to add friends to be able to comment and view their updates, Douyin makes it easy to connect to strangers and opens up the possibility of getting a response from people outside their normal circles. On Douyin, any user can comment on a video. It pushes recommended “friends” to users depending on who they’ve added already, so it is easy to add new people, and once you become “friends” with someone on the app, you can chat and video call.

The app also encourages users to upgrade their video-editing skills, or develop them. Gao proudly showed me a video where he cut shots of himself diving into a river near his home where he swims in all seasons. It’s the result of a five-day short-video editing course, which he took after seeing an advert on the platform. There, he learned about camera angles and framing; he wasn’t interested in the bits of it that taught how to make money from videos. He places a bowl in front of him and angles his phone. “I make sure it takes up a third of the screen.”

There are now elderly Chinese influencers whose fans number beyond their own demographic. Many more consider themselves content creators, if not for money, for their own enjoyment and mental well-being. They don’t want to be forgotten. “For them,” Li says, “Their grandparents have already faded away.” Li’s grandfather keeps track of when his grandson likes his videos. He’ll ask, “Did you see that I uploaded this yesterday?” Li says. He wants to know that his grandson cares.

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Why Contractors Are Switching to Safe Scanners for Concrete Scanning in Florida

In the fast-paced world of construction, precision and safety are non-negotiable. Whether it's cutting, coring, or drilling into concrete, contractors must ensure there are no hidden utilities or structural reinforcements in the way. That's where Concrete Scanning services become crucial — and why more and more contractors across Florida are making the switch to Safe Scanners.

From residential builds to complex commercial projects, avoiding costly mistakes and delays is a top priority. Contractors are recognizing that traditional methods like jackhammering or blind coring are outdated and risky. Today’s professionals are turning to high-tech solutions like Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and Concrete X-Ray Services to inspect what lies beneath the surface. Let’s explore why Safe Scanners has become the go-to choice for these critical services.

Accuracy and Speed with GPR Scanning

When it comes to subsurface detection, GPR Scanning is the gold standard. Unlike older methods, GPR is non-destructive, fast, and highly accurate. It can detect embedded objects such as:

Rebar and post-tension cables

Electrical conduits and plumbing

Voids, cracks, and anomalies

Underground utilities

Safe Scanners uses cutting-edge GPR Services to ensure their clients get real-time, reliable data with minimal disruption to the worksite. For contractors in Florida, this means faster approvals, fewer delays, and a higher standard of safety. The ability to mark scan results directly on-site allows construction to continue without guesswork or downtime.

Enhanced Safety and Risk Management

One of the leading reasons contractors are choosing Safe Scanners is because of their unwavering commitment to job site safety. Misjudging the contents of a concrete slab can lead to serious injury or structural damage. Cutting through a live electrical line or pressurized water pipe can halt operations and create massive repair bills.

With professional Concrete Scanning and Utility Locating Services, these risks are drastically minimized. Safe Scanners' expert technicians are trained to identify even the most complex subsurface features. By using advanced scanning technology, they prevent accidental strikes and ensure compliance with OSHA and industry regulations.

Comprehensive Concrete X-Ray Services

In situations where ultra-high accuracy is needed—like hospitals, airports, and government buildings—Concrete X-Ray Services offer a level of precision that GPR alone may not. While slower than GPR, X-ray scanning provides clear imagery of rebar placement and conduit positions, even through dense or moisture-rich materials.

Safe Scanners combines both technologies when necessary, giving Florida contractors a complete picture of what's inside the concrete. This dual-approach is especially valuable on high-stakes projects where margins for error are razor-thin.

Utility Locating Services that Prevent Surprises

Construction sites often hide more than just rebar and conduits. Utility lines such as gas, telecom, sewer, and water are commonly found just beneath the surface. Missing them can lead to dangerous interruptions, city fines, or even environmental damage.

Safe Scanners’ Utility Locating Services are designed to eliminate these surprises. By combining electromagnetic equipment with GPR, they provide a detailed map of subsurface utilities, helping contractors dig with confidence. This is particularly crucial for contractors working in older Florida neighborhoods where utility maps may be outdated or incomplete.

Why Florida Contractors Trust Safe Scanners

There’s a reason so many contractors across Florida are now turning to Safe Scanners. It’s not just about the technology—it’s about trust, professionalism, and reliability. When construction timelines are tight and safety is paramount, having a dependable scanning partner can make or break a project.

Here’s what sets Safe Scanners apart:

Rapid Response Times: Projects don’t wait, and neither does Safe Scanners. Their teams are equipped to handle urgent requests and work flexibly around your schedule.

Certified Technicians: All technicians are trained, certified, and experienced in both GPR Services and Concrete X-Ray Services, ensuring top-quality results every time.

Clear Reporting: From field markings to digital reports, Safe Scanners provides comprehensive documentation that supports construction planning, engineering analysis, and client communication.

Local Expertise: As a Florida-based provider, Safe Scanners understands regional construction challenges, soil conditions, and regulatory requirements.

Future-Proofing Construction with Safe Scanners

The construction industry is evolving, and so are the tools contractors rely on. Today’s projects demand precision, and Safe Scanners is helping Florida contractors rise to the challenge. By offering industry-leading Concrete Scanning, GPR Services, and Utility Locating Services, they are not just preventing problems — they are enabling smarter, safer builds.

If you’re still relying on outdated methods or multiple vendors for subsurface scanning, it’s time to consider a change. Join the growing number of Florida contractors who are choosing Safe Scanners for their most critical inspections — and experience the difference that expertise, technology, and trust can make.

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High-Performance PLC Splitters by Nextik: Optimizing Fiber Optic Networks 

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In today's data-driven world, a strong and reliable fiber optic infrastructure is critical for efficient communication. At the center of this infrastructure is the PLC Splitter, a passive optical device that splits optical signals without impacting signal integrity. Nextik, an established name in fiber optic systems, offers a wide selection of PLC splitters to satisfy the changing demands of modern networks, from urban FTTH deployments to large-scale telecom applications. 

 

What is a PLC Splitter?

A PLC (Planar Lightwave Circuit) Splitter is a critical component of fiber optic networks. It equally distributes or divides a single optical signal into many outputs. PLC splitters are designed using modern silicon glass wavelength technology to provide limited insertion loss and great reliability, making them suitable for both central and distributed optical networks.

Compared to typical FBT (Fused Biconical Taper) splitters, PLC splitters have more constant splitting ratios and function better across a broader variety of wavelengths, making them ideal for high-speed, high-capacity systems. 

Why Choose Nextik for Your PLC Splitter Needs?

Nextik is a leading PLC splitter manufacturer and supplier in India, providing high-performance solutions designed to customer-specific applications. Nextik's manufacturing experience, tight quality control, and customer-first attitude ensure that you obtain long-lasting, high-precision PLC splitters for any deployment. 

Key Benefits of Nextik PLC Splitters:

High Network Capacity: Engineered for demanding network environments, ensuring high bandwidth support.

Low Failure Rate: Built with top-grade materials and tested under extreme conditions.

Excellent Environmental Stability: Consistent performance in diverse weather and temperature variations.

Compact Design: Easy installation in tight or complex network environments.

Low Insertion Loss and Uniform Splitting: Ensures optimal performance across all outputs.

Types of PLC Splitters Offered by Nextik

To meet the wide range of fiber optic applications, Nextik offers various configurations and packaging types. These include:

1. Bare Fiber PLC Splitter

Bare fiber splitters are basic, unprotected versions of PLC splitters that are ideal for integration into larger assemblies. They are lightweight and compact, suitable for use inside fiber distribution units or customized enclosures.

2. ABS Box Type PLC Splitter

Encased in an ABS plastic box, this type of splitter offers enhanced protection against physical and environmental impacts. It is perfect for both indoor and outdoor installations and can be easily mounted in optical distribution boxes or cabinets.

3. Fan-Out Fiber PLC Splitter

Fan-out splitters include connectors on the output fibers, allowing easy connection to other components. This configuration is widely used in FTTH and PON systems due to its convenience and quick deployment.

4. 1U 19-Inch Rack-Mount PLC Splitter

This rack-mounted splitter is designed for standard 19-inch racks and offers a neat and professional appearance. Ideal for central offices or network operation centers, it supports easy management and high-density installations.

5. Cassette or Card Type PLC Splitter

Cassette splitters are compact and modular, designed for integration into fiber patch panels or optical distribution frames (ODFs). They offer high performance and ease of handling in structured cabling environments.

Applications of PLC Splitters

Nextik’s PLC Splitters serve multiple industries and network architectures. They play a vital role in:

FTTH (Fiber to the Home): Distributes optical signals from a central office to multiple homes with high reliability and minimal loss.

Passive Optical Networks (PON): Widely used in GPON and EPON systems to connect Optical Line Terminals (OLT) to multiple Optical Network Units (ONU).

CATV (Cable Television): Ensures the even distribution of optical signals to multiple TV subscribers.

Data Centers and Enterprise Networks: Supports high-capacity, low-latency data transmission across large networks.

Security and Surveillance Systems: Maintains consistent video signal quality across multiple cameras and monitoring points.

Quality Assurance and Testing

Every PLC Splitter from Nextik undergoes rigorous testing procedures to ensure compliance with international standards. Quality assurance processes include:

Optical performance testing for insertion loss, return loss, and uniformity.

Environmental testing to simulate harsh conditions including humidity, temperature fluctuation, and vibration.

Mechanical testing to assess durability during handling and installation.

These strict protocols guarantee that Nextik PLC splitters perform reliably in real-world environments.

Customization and Flexibility

Nextik offers custom splitter configurations to meet specific network requirements. Whether you need different fiber lengths, connector types (SC, LC, FC, etc.), or customized packaging, Nextik can deliver solutions tailored to your infrastructure needs.

Available splitter ratios include standard options such as 1x2, 1x4, 1x8, 1x16, 1x32, and 1x64, as well as 2xN configurations for advanced applications.

Why Network Professionals Trust Nextik

Expert Engineering: Experienced professionals with in-depth knowledge of fiber optics.

Reliable Supply Chain: Quick turnaround times and dependable delivery.

Affordable Pricing: Competitive rates without compromising quality.

Post-Sales Support: Comprehensive customer assistance to ensure satisfaction and product performance.

Serving India and Beyond

Based in Noida, India, Nextik supplies PLC splitters across the country and to global markets. As a preferred choice for telecom companies, system integrators, and government projects, Nextik’s commitment to innovation and quality ensures its continued leadership in fiber optic technology.

Conclusion 

As fiber optic networks expand, the value of high-quality components such as the PLC Splitter cannot be overstated. Nextik provides the performance, stamina, and flexibility required for a city-wide FTTH network or an upgrade to a corporate data infrastructure. Nextik is your one-stop shop for PLC splitters, offering a wide selection of options, affordable prices, and dependable customer service. Experience the difference of working with a reliable fiber optic partner who is dedicated to excellence. Book now

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Data Loss Prevention Market Size Expected to Reach USD 10.05 Bn By 2030

North America dominated the global Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Market Size in 2022, holding a commanding market share of 39.67%, driven by strong cybersecurity frameworks, stringent regulatory compliance standards, and widespread enterprise digitization. The global DLP market, valued at USD 1.84 billion in 2022, is projected to reach USD 10.05 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 24.1% during the forecast period (2023–2030).

DLP technologies in North America are being rapidly adopted by sectors like BFSI, healthcare, defense, and retail to counter rising threats of insider data leaks, ransomware, and regulatory non-compliance.

Key Market Highlights:      

2022 Global Market Size: USD 1.84 billion

2030 Global Market Size: USD 10.05 billion

CAGR (2023–2030): 24.1%

North America Market Share (2022): 39.67%

Market Outlook: Steady growth fueled by increasing data breaches and expanding regulatory mandates such as HIPAA, GLBA, and CCPA

Key Players in the North American DLP Market:

Symantec (Broadcom Inc.)

Forcepoint

Digital Guardian (Fortra)

McAfee Corp.

Microsoft Corporation

Cisco Systems Inc.

Trend Micro Inc.

Proofpoint Inc.

Check Point Software Technologies

Varonis Systems

Zscaler, Inc.

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Market Dynamics:

Growth Drivers:

Escalating volume and sensitivity of enterprise data across cloud platforms

Regulatory pressure from laws like GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, and PCI DSS

Increasing insider threats and sophisticated ransomware attacks

Remote work culture accelerating endpoint data vulnerability

Adoption of cloud-based and hybrid DLP solutions by enterprises for better scalability and visibility

Key Opportunities:

Expansion of DLP to protect unstructured data across collaboration tools and endpoints

Integration with security information and event management (SIEM) systems

Growing need for AI/ML-powered policy automation and anomaly detection

Increased adoption in mid-sized businesses via SaaS-based DLP offerings

Opportunities in verticals like education, legal, and public sector that manage sensitive personal data

Technology & Application Scope:         

Deployment Models: On-premises, cloud-based, and hybrid

Application Areas: Network DLP, endpoint DLP, cloud DLP

Industries Served: Banking & Finance, Healthcare, Retail, IT & Telecom, Government, Education

Use Cases: Intellectual property protection, regulatory compliance, data visibility & classification, real-time policy enforcement

Segments Covered with:

By Component

By Type

By Industry

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Recent Developments:

March 2024 – Microsoft launched enhanced DLP capabilities within Microsoft 365 Purview, enabling real-time risk mitigation and auto-classification for Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive.

September 2023 – Forcepoint introduced a unified cloud-native DLP platform integrated with Zero Trust architecture, improving visibility across hybrid environments.

June 2023 – Cisco expanded its SecureX platform with AI-based anomaly detection and insider risk analytics, enhancing its enterprise-grade DLP suite.

Market Trends in North America:

Widespread transition to cloud-based DLP platforms with AI integration

Emphasis on protecting data-in-motion and data-at-rest across complex environments

Rising adoption of Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) for DLP as a service

Increased focus on behavioral analytics and contextual awareness in DLP systems

DLP convergence with endpoint detection and response (EDR) and identity management tools

Conclusion:

North America remains the epicenter of innovation and deployment in the Data Loss Prevention market, supported by a highly digitized economy, regulatory rigor, and advanced cybersecurity infrastructure. As threats grow more sophisticated and the cost of data breaches escalates, the region’s demand for comprehensive, intelligent, and automated DLP solutions is expected to surge.

Vendors who provide flexible, cloud-native, and AI-enhanced DLP offerings are best positioned to capture this accelerating market growth.