Tagged: IT-Industry

Temperatures have been quite low in Bengaluru this week, and Echo feels cold. 2

Weekly Notes 02/2025

Echo is finally doing well, though winter is not great for him. He is active, eating and sleeping well. Though his urinary problems continue, they do not threaten his day-to-day activities.

An illustration of a female software engineer, engrossed in her work at night in front of her computer. She looks visibly fatigued, with bags under her eyes and a weary expression on her face. The setting should include several work tables with computers, all unoccupied except for hers. The room should be illuminated only by the light of her computer screen and any other small sources of light, creating a sense of isolation and dedication. 1

70-Hour Work Week

I heard NRN’s message on the need for 70+ hours of work week. Unfortunately, this is not the first time NRN has said something like this. He has said many times; I have heard similar comments from him a decade back, too. There are issues with it, in my opinion.

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How to be a Good Software Developer

Yesterday I spoke to students of NPTEL. The topic was “How to be a Good Software Developer”. It’s more like my advice to my younger self. The talk went on quite well except for few internet glitches. It was also special we because I was part of NPTEL’s engineering team at Google. I...

Screenfrab from Google Walkout: Employees Stage Protest Over Handling of Sexual Harassment Video. 0

Google Walkouts

One of the early cases of sexual harassment that I remember reading about is that of Phaneesh Murthy in 2002. When I joined Infosys in 2003 it was hot topic. There were discussions about how Infosys fired him; unhappiness about the compensation Infosys had to pay etc. I was mostly disgusted by the...

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India urgently needs responsible disclosure policy guidelines for vulnerability reporting

This year has been an interesting one for infosecurity in India. Major infrastructure services — from identity to payment services — have gone online. This is also the reason why there is a lot of conversation happening around general and operational security. But what’s lacking is talk around missing guidelines to report security...

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This one small step by the government can be a giant step in boosting the cybersecurity of millions

As part of its Digital India initiative, the central government has been readying its cyber warfare arsenal. Its latest weapon is a mobile and desktop security solution that will notify, enable cleaning and secure devices and systems of end-users. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched this solution — a botnet...