Consider These Factors Before Investing in Cyber Insurance for Your Business

Cybersecurity isn’t just a big business problem. While huge corporations like T-Mobile and Microsoft have made headlines with recent data breaches, smaller companies have also found themselves increasingly at risk. A recent report from the cybersecurity firm Sontiq found that in 2021, the data breaches posing the greatest risk to consumers were those launched against small businesses. Meanwhile, the breaches themselves are getting more costly. In fact, a 2020 analysis by Cybersecurity Ventures estimates that cybercrime will cost businesses $10.5 trillion globally by 2025—a huge increase from just $3 trillion in 2015. With the…

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Growth pangs vs investment: 4 factors that are likely to chart market direction in 2020

Karthikraj Lakshmanan We see that the earnings growth is likely to be more in the mid-teens for the Nifty50 index. Considering the growth slowdown, market leaders with healthy balance sheets and good free cash flow generation at the broader market level are better positioned to grow faster than the industry and the economy. Earnings growth is more likely to pick-up towards the second half of 2020 as one sees the fruit of the recent steps taken by the Government and how some of the strategic divestments pan out to provide…

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Lifestyle among factors affecting natural onset of menopause

Jalandhar: The average age of menopause in women is 50 years, with only 1 per cent of women menstruating after the age of 60. Off late however, the number of women reaching menopause under 40 years of age was on the rise, said Dr Jasmine Kaur, a fertility consultant at Nova IVI Fertility while addressing the media at a press meet on Thursday. Defining the premature ovarian failure (POF) in brief, she said the menopause or the complete depletion of the ovarian reserve before the age of 35 was commonly…

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Exam Tips: How to Help Your Child Perform Better, Diet and Other Factors

It’s that time of the year again. Yes, we all have gone through the much dreaded board examinations and somehow managed to wade and lurch our way through the month-long ordeal. When I think about them, I still have shivers running down my spine. I was always unsure of my preparation till the very last. I would unfortunately take on a lot of stress and as a result, would end up feeling anxious, nauseated and unwell before my papers. Exam time is extremely crucial for every child; and even more…

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