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CYBER SECURITYDigital Transformation is the need of every organization in today's world of digitization & automation. In addition to this, the continuity of thebusiness offerings & day-to-day activities amidst Covid19 Pandemic has been a challenge. Perhaps, we can see that this challange is effectively accepted by most of the businesses by creating remote work-force & work-from-home environment. On one hand, we can see the readiness of the IT Infrastructure to offer remote working & on the other hand there can be significant risks of Cyber-attacks. Let's understand how we can safe-guard the office & remote working.

IT Security & Data Protection in Office:

1. Legitimate Software:

- Always prefer using licensed software- Only allow trusted & white-listed applications to run on your computers- Disable MS-Excel Macros & allow Flash / Java only when required- Always use a trusted website / source to download & install software programs- Make sure that software, operating systems & smartphones are running on latest updates

2. Password Policy:- Make sure to use strong passwords with upper- lower case characters & special characters- Replace default passwords with unguessable passwords- Change the passwords time-to-time & do not keep them written anywhere or share them with anyone- Enable 2-factor Authentication wherever possible

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CYBER SECURITY3. Hardware Security:- Protect your hardware from physical hazards such as water leakage,

unwanted heating & cooling, unwanted USB device connection, robbery etc- Implement survelience / CCTV monitoring

- Replace outdated hardware- Make sure that none of the internal networking cables are extended outside the office premises & access to the internal nerwork is provided through these cables only where required.

4. Endpoint Protection:- Install a good antivirus software that has anti-malware capabilities & system monitoring features to protect your computers

- Install a firewall with capability of gateway antivirus & network activity monitoring

5. Wi-Fi Security:- Make sure to disable WPS & broadcasting in your WiFi router- Make sure to configure MAC filtering & device whitelisting in your WiFi router- Avoid using any publicly available WiFi for conducting important business activities

6. Access Control:- Do not continue providing access to data, systems & network to the

people who don't require it anymore- Monitor the access that is given to contractors, service providers & third-parties- Do not provide Administrative access to anyone unless required- Limit & control the access that is given to certain people

7. Backups:

- Implement & maintain the backup of all your business critical data on-site & off-site

- Consider having backups with cold & incorruptible techniques

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8. Bring-Your-Own-Devices:- List the staff / users who are their own devices for official work. Allow only a specific users to use their own devices- Make sure that the users have a seperate account on their own device for doing official activities- Make sure that these devices are clean & have gone through in-depth scanning & analysis regarding usage of genuine operating system, usage of only the allowed apps & software, usage of strong antivirus etc

9. Protection Against Phishing:- Do not open & respond to any unknown, unwanted, suspecioud & unexpected emails - Any communication that creates a false feeling of urgency & requires you to respond quickly should be cross-checked- Use anti-malware, anti-spyware & email filtering programs- Educate staff & top-level mamangement regarding recognising a legitimate communication & falsified communication.

10. Protection Against Ransomware:- Cross-check any ".exe" file that is executed with Administrative access- Backup your data regularly- Use latest update & signature for your anti-malware software- Keep your software & operating system up-to-date- Do not allow downloading & installation of software programs from untrusted sources, illegitimate URLs & drive-by links

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12. Protecting Against Data Leakage:- Allow access to important & critical business data only to authrized people after approving what, why, how & when the access is required- Make sure that you store critical business data at secure locations internally, externally or on cloud- Do not allow transportation of important business data on external storage drives unless it is a dire emergency

13. Protection Against Insider Threat:- Upgrade to Zero-trust Environment- Monitor all the users who have access to the data, systems & network- Make sure that access to former employees is discontinued & access to contractors, service providers, partners is not misused

- Keep a close eye on changes made to data, files, systems, sensitive information & configurations are legitimate

14. Monitoring- Monitor the network, systems, users, activities, changes & system logs continuously

- Monitor the usage of IT resources

15. Training & Awareness- Make sure that the staff & employees get trained properly for using the IT resources securely

- Generate awareness towards cybersecurity within the users

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COVID-19 VACCINATION CAMP

Covid-19 vaccination camp was organized by CMDA jointly with Redington India Ltd. (under their csr program of Redington Foundation)on 9th Aug to 11 th Aug 2021 at Joshi Hospital Pune. Where more then280 people from our members, their family members and employees were vaccinated FREE OF CHARGE. The opening ceremony was conducted by the hand of Mr.Mandar khare ,Branch Manager of Redington India Ltd. Mr.Rahul Hajare President of CMDA,VP Mr.Mangesh Bhalerao, Mr.Amul Shah & Mr.Sumit Vora Project Leader and Committee member Mr.Prashant Sathe and From Joshi Hospital Shalini Pawar CEO, Dr. Vijay Agarwal Admin of Joshi Hospital, Pune, were present at the time of ceremony.

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CMDA IT CONCLAVE & STUDY TOURCMDA conducted IT CONCLAVE at Khandala on 6th Aug 2021 & Study Tour at YOTTA DataCenter on 7th Aug 2021 at Panvel.

Received very good response from members online as well as offline.

The event was sponsored by associated partner Lenovo India Pvt Ltd, study tour partner Yotta Infrastructure Solutions LLP, Gift Partner - IdeaKard & AV partner - Audio Video Inventors.

Attended members enjoyed MINDGYM- the science of Mind Power Experience center at Lonavala.IT CONCLAVE started with the launch of Virtual –ID card for its members in the presence ofpast presidents and Advisory members along with Committee members.

The content of conclave was focused on various new initiatives to enhance the knowledge of our members in the field of IT which could have a very positive impact to take their businesses to heights.

In New Concept of “यशोगाथा” was introduced. Prominent speakers from our own members were invited, these stalwarts of our industry shared their journey towards successful business,new technology and opportunities in the future of IT Industry.

CMDA Managing Committee appreciated and rewarded proud speakers-

Mr. Yogesh Dagale - Zebion Infotech Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Aniruddha Shrotriya, Shro System Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Anand Jagdale, iPlanet Cloud Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Study tour was arranged at Data center of Yotta Infrastructure Solutions LLP on 7th Aug 2021 at Panvel.All members were overwhelmed with warm welcome from Yotta. It was really delightful to see the photos of the members on the big screen.

Members were glad to accomplish knowledge from the Data center visit. It was a great experience for all Members to learn the detailed infrastructure of the data center. The security of the data stored was well managed . The power backup setup.

Total duration of the visit was 4 hours. There were 14 floors and each floor gave us a chanceto explore the new innovative technology used in cloud services.

All Members highly appreciated the CMDA Managing committee and their efforts to explore newideas with successful execution of event.

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CMDAMEMBERSHIP

Dear Proud Members,

Since 1991 CMDA is working with a clear vision to achieve the common goal of building

value for their Members to shape their professional and personal life and take share of

social responsibility towards society through more disciplined acts and become India's

most valuable IT Trade Association. Year on year we are progressing towards achieving

the above Goal.

Our current Membership is valid for 5 Years and the same will expire on 31st March 2021.

As per our defined process, we need to renew the same on or before 31st March 2021. As nd th

resolved in our 2 General Body Meeting held on 13 Feb.2021 the following Fees have

been approved by GB for Renewal of CMDA Membership.

General Membership Renewal Fees for 5 Years -- Rs. 6000/- +18%GST

Corporate Membership Renewal for 5 Years -- Rs. 20000/-+18%GST

The above mentioned renewal charges will only be applicable for members whose th st

renewal is done on or before 30 April 2021. From 1 May 2021, registration charges of

Rs. 5000/- + 18%GST will be applicable.

Considering the hardship faced by some of our members due to Covid, CMDA is

proposing to accept the membership fees in 2 installments from the affected members. st

1) Installment 1 :- Rs. 3000/- +18%GST (paid by 31 March 2021)st

2) PDC of Installment 2 :- Rs. 3000/- + 18%GST (To be cleared before 31 Dec 2021)

CMDA Managing Committee hereby appeals to all the Members to renew their

Memberships at the earliest and help make CMDA one of the Top Associations of India.

All Members are requested to download the form on CMDA Website www.cmdapune.org

Thanking you in advance for your Membership Renewal.

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