Cyber Security tips from Tal Mozes and Menny Not just magnitude but also the direction! Barzilay from Tel Aviv, Reader Engagement Initiative Israel …pg 2 Volume 11

Overview of Issue 02 E-Commerce Industry …pg 3 September 2014 Circulated free to students of Vidyalankar (For private Ready, Steady, Go...... for circulation only) a Marathon! …pg 4 In association with BMC Junior Science Colleges Dial 6 For Iphone! now run by Vidyalankar MC has a huge network of primary two divisions (100 seats) - one division (50 and secondary schools. However, students) reserved for BMC school chil- many students from these schools dren and the other division (50 students) find it very difficult to get admis- for other students. Bsion into the traditional science In order to secure admission into an junior colleges because of multiple factors Engineering College, in the present day such as highs costs, high cut-off marks, etc. scenario, students need to excel at both As a result majority of these students drop the Std. XII & engineering entrance ex- out. Taking this into consideration, Vidy- ams. BSJC and RWJS provides to its stu- alankar now has collaborated with BMC to dents a synchronized system of learning run their two junior science colleges - Bha- where students are trained for engineer- wani Shankar Junior Science College ing entrance exams (like JEE Advanced (BSJC) at Dadar and Ratanbai Walbai Jun- & JEE Main) and Olympiads (Physics, ior Science College (RWJC) at Mulund. Chemistry, Mathematics), over and above As a social initiative undertaken by the regular college curriculum. Vidyalankar, BMC school students are Both these colleges offer compulsory taught free of cost in both these colleges. subjects like English, Physics, Chemistry, Fifty students (BMC school children) are Maths, Environment Education, and provided Std. XI, Std. XII and entrance Physical Education along with the bi-focal exam coaching free of cost. Fifty percent subject of Electrical Maintenance. of this coaching fee is borne by Vidy- Students aspiring to take admission in pple fans all over the world rejoiced when 802.11ac specifications, which is up to 3x faster alankar and the rest is borne by the civic BSJC / RWJC need to apply through the Apple unveiled its two phones on Tuesday, than 802.11n. Wi-Fi Calling support is included. The body. Each of these junior colleges has Offline Admission Process. in Cupertino, California - the iPhone 6 and near-field communications (NFC), new to the iP- iPhone 6 Plus, along with the Apple Watch hone family, is used mainly for Apple Pay - a Aand Apple Pay. Though Apple has a major new mobile payments system which will allow us- fan base, the android phones have become real ri- ers to store their credit cards in Passbook for use vals with their superior handsets. So the new iP- with online payments and retail purchases vali- hone has jumped the market with the most pano- dated by TouchID. The TouchID uses fingerprint ramic overhauls. Yet sadly, it has just jumped the identity sensor. bandwagon instead of setting trends that it was On the camera front, a new 8MP sensor is present distinguished for. on the rear facing camera which contains greater The iPhone 6 line are eighth generation smart- pixels for enhanced performance in low light condi- phones and the thinnest in the iPhone range with tions, the ability to shoot 1080p videos with about 30 iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus being just 6.9mm and to 60 fps and f/2.2 aperture lens. Also, a feature 7.1mm thick each. Both the phones have packed a in iPhone 6 Plus that iPhone 6 doesn’t in- whacking screen size of 4.7 inches and 5.5 clude is the Optical Image Stabiliza- inches keeping with the trend of large tion (OIS), to reduce shaking. A time- screened and less pocket-friendly lapse feature too has been included in phones. In fact the newest phones are the line. so big that Apple has included new The Apple Watch unveiled with the ‘Reachability’ features to make these iPhone 6 line came as no surprise, as phones thumb friendly. But the Apple now has a device to rival Sam- curved back and softer edges make sung’s Galaxy Gear. The Apple Watch the phone look manageable. Due to requires the iPhone to operate, essen- the larger physical size, the power tially positioning it as an accessory to button has been moved to the side of the smart phone. It’ll be available in the phone. early 2015 starting at $349 in US. Apple The most significant changes in Watch has been showcased in three iPhone 6 are its displays named "Ret- distinct designs. It is replete with fea- ina HD"; the iPhone 6 display is near- tures of a music player like an iPod, ly 16:9 resolution of 1334x750, while a fitness tracker with heart-rate meas- the iPhone 6 Plus includes an "ion- urements, a communications device strengthened" 1080p display. that will send and receive messages, calls and audio Both the models are equipped with A8 chip built recordings, and a handheld portal to other apps too. on 64-bit desktop-class architecture that was intro- It also makes payments via Apple Pay. It can also duced last year. Its power is enhanced by an M8 mo- control your Apple TV and act as a remote for con- tion coprocessor. The main difference from M7, is nected smart home devices. basically, when in motion, the M8 motion coproces- The phone became available on Friday night for sor continuously measures data from a new barom- pre orders. Apple has claimed record number of eter. Apple has been emphasizing on the improved pre orders overnight and the website crashed. So, battery life as compared to iPhone 5s. It has been all in all, iPhone 6 seems a rather good handset, touted that the new A8 chip would provide 25% in- though not the best. But in the iPhone range, iP- crease in CPU performance and 50% increase in hone 6 offers power of iOS and its simplicity com- graphics performance. bined with the hardware that rivals some of the LTE support is expanded on the iPhone 6 line, best Android phones. with support for over 20 LTE bands up to 150 Mbps Madhumita Sawant download speed, and Voice over LTE support. The TE EXTC 1, VIT Wi-Fi performance has been upgraded to support Ref. – www.apple.com/iphone-6/ Not just magnitude but also the direction!

“Science has made us gods even before we are worthy of being men.” —Jean Rostand In association with September 2014 2 Cyber Security tips from Tal Mozes and Menny Barzilay from Tel Aviv, Israel idyalankar School of Informa- ple, quality, growth, and operations. He questions on how to become a security tion Technology in collabora- spoke about his days when he owned a soft- expert. Tal shared his view that one first tion with Uniken organized a ware house aimed to deliver mobile applica- needs to know everything that there is guest lecture on “Emerging tions. He was previously a senior consultant to know about a technology and only VTrends in Cyber Security and technology leader in one of Israel’s then could one start understanding the Threats & Innovative Security Technol- largest security services company. security aspects of the technology. They ogies” on 23 August, 2014 at VSIT, Wada- Menny Barzilay is Head of IT Audit, said that no technology is good or bad, la for the students of VSIT and VIT. The Bank Hapoalim, Public Speaker and Musi- it’s the people who use it or misuse it for speakers were Tal Mozes , who leads cian. He spoke of his days in the army and selfish reasons who create threats. Hacktics Security Center at Ernst & how it gave him the confidence to go out in The audience loved the humor and Young and Menny Barzilay, Head of IT the world and not be afraid to take risks. wit of the speakers and the ease with Audit at Bank Hapoalim. They spoke about how Israel, a small coun- which they talked about life in the army Tal Mozes who leads Ernst & Young’s try is looked upon by the world as a country and their journey from teenage hackers Hacktics Advanced Security Center re- of start-ups. Menny said “At any given to leading security experts in the world. sources is based in Tel Aviv, Israel. This point in time there are at least 700 start-ups The audience was held captive by the cutting-edge red team is dedicated to con- running in Israel”. This, he attributed to anecdotes and true life incidents of both ducting attack and penetration assessments the necessity of innovation and lack of these young speakers. for EY clients. In this role Tal is responsible natural resources in the country. Asif K. Rampurawala for all aspects of the center including peo- The audience asked the guests a lot of Faculty, VSIT A sumptuous spread: School Days Vs College Days t is said that school years are the best years of one’s Vidyalankar Polytechnic’s Master Chef life whereas a few feel that the fun of attending I(and sometimes bunking!) college and the feel of being a teenager has a thrill of its own. On a humorous note, it is said that the difference between school and life is that school teaches you les- sons and then gives you a test whereas life gives you a test and then teaches you a lesson! short period. We can say that school is Today, a meeting with a few of my our second home where we spent our close school friends with whom I had most of our childhood. lost touch over the past couple of years, We learnt critical skills - such as dis- brought back innumerable memories: cipline, punctuality and knowledge in the canteen days, the way we teased school. Those memories are very pre- each other about boys being in an all cious in our lives. How we can forget the girls school, or even the way we secretly silly fights with our friends, sharing made fun of our teachers as typical lunch and snacks, the enjoyable perfor- school kids. mances during the Annual day, Sports So, the big question-are school days day, Teacher’s day and Children’s day more fun as compared to college days? celebrations! School days last for a long period of time College life teaches us how to stand up whereas college days are for a very for myself in a crowd and how to leave a Prof. Sonaali Borkar mark, no matter where we go. We see the judging entries. real world during our college life only. It gives us a glimpse into our future and how aster Chef is one of the most famous award win- the practical world would be. College life ning cooking game shows which is loved by all. is completely independent, everything It is a unique platform for the talented culinary depends on your actions and no one will artists to showcase their talent. When it comes spoon feed you. A big friends group, bunk- Mto food and foodies Vidyalankar Polytechnic ing classes, first show movies and long Food and Beverage Committee has always made an at- outings are the cherished moments. tempt to give something unique and different to Vidy- Education plays a major role in our alankar staff and students. Based on the lines of Mas- life, whether it is in school or college. terChef, the Committee organized a cooking competition Both the phases have a feel and glory of called “MasterChef Vidyalankar” on 23 August 2014.The their own, and as a young adult I realize activity took place at V Lounge at the VIT campus. that they must both be respected sepa- The competition provided a golden opportunity to Students were given 40 minutes time for cooking rately. The fact that our lives are dynam- young culinary artists in VP to display their latent and presentation. VIT’s Prof. Sonaali Borkar was the ic in nature must always be kept in cooking talent as a lot of creativity, thinking and in- judge for the competition. Students impressed the mind; and one must always respect novation was involved in the activity. The students were judge and the teachers by preparing unconventional whatever time-zone life puts forth. The divided into 11 groups and each group consisted of two dishes which turned out to be delicious. Students were time frame I experienced in school was students. Students were asked to make innovative reci- judged on the basis of time taken, inclusion of five beautiful and much more innocent as pes from five common ingredients which included a common ingredients in their recipe and presentation. compared to college. Those days never type of bread, a fruit, cheese, a vegetable and a secret The first winner and the runners up were rewarded come back but the special memories will ingredient about which they were informed in advance. for their efforts and also presented a book as a token stay with us forever. Students were instructed to take special care of hygiene of appreciation to encourage student participation. -Tanvi Patkar while preparing the food. The activity received a wholesome response. EJ1G-A, VP Not just magnitude but also the direction!

“I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.” In association with —Lily Tomlin September 2014 3 Overview of E-Commerce Industry -Commerce - the buying and selling of merce a very different image which boosted are few other drawbacks of E- Commerce. goods and services via electronic chan- this sector. But there was a bubble burst Then he moved to the most interesting topic nels, primarily the Internet, has revolu- growth in the industry with the entry of com- for which the students were waiting for i.e. ‘Ca- tionized the world of business. eBay, panies such as IRCTC, eBay, Flipkart, Ama- reer Options into E – Commerce industry’ and Ewhich is a multi-billion dollar business zon etc. He also explained that E- Commerce also revealed that E - Commerce is going to cre- with operations localized in over thirty coun- is divided into Travel and Non- travel ate more opportunities for employment in com- tries, is a notable e-commerce success story. On verticals. ing years in many specializations such as HR, August 16, 2014, VIT-MMS arranged a session - Mr. Sainath Pai Finance, and Logistics, Supply chain Manage- on ‘Overview of E- Commerce Industry’ by Mr. ment, Operations, Systems, Advertising and Sainath Pai, Business Head of eBay Pri- He gave good examples of how products are Marketing. vate Limited. His current functional area is available 24*7 for purchase, how online shop- EBay provides a unique facility for anyone category management (Lifestyle) and fulfill- ping can save time, money and efforts as well. to become an entrepreneur. Any individual ment (Global Trade Business Group). He is re- He also revealed that shopping online is cheap- can sell his or her any product on eBay by just sponsible for managing Strategic Business Unit er as there is no long chain in between custom- registering on it. EBay will take care about with high stakes in overall revenue contribu- er and manufacturer. Customer services after all the logistics and also the payment part tion of the company. sales, credit facility, customer satisfaction, con- under its brand name. This Mr. Sainath Pai started his session on a very venience are some features which are covered is useful for small entrepre- interesting note by sharing his work experi- in E- Commerce. neurs who find it difficult to ence with the E-commerce industry which Apart from the benefits he also discussed sell their product due to made the session engaging. Then he started about the drawbacks and challenges faced by lack of financial resources with the topic of Internet Service Providers E- Commerce. He said that Cash on Delivery available to them. The in- which is the main reason for the growth and system has been much difficult to handle as teractive session proved to even existence of E- Commerce sector. many orders are rejected after being shipped. be very informative and He told that in the initial days internet us- 45% of orders are rejected after being shipped interesting for the MMS age was not so common, but later, as time which makes loss to companies. Logistics also Department. passed, many companies like naukri.com, suffer due to poor roads in India. Intense com- - Siddhesh Waman shaadi.com, and Indiamart.com gave E- Com- petition, brand loyalty, rural area penetrations MMS, VIT ……And the Award Goes to…. Sir and Ma’am! Happy Teachers’ Day! reat teachers help create great students son Dr. Sanjeewani Deshpande and the Head of and what could be a better day if not 5th the MMS Dept. Dr. Ankush Sharma Sir inaugu- September to make them feel special! We, rated the event, which was followed by the teach- the students of MMS, in our little way ers being welcomed with flowers. The activities Gtried to make our teachers feel special on were initiated with the lighting of the lamp and that day by entertaining them through our much a rendition of Ganesh Vandana. The event was awaited cultural event. The Fun Hour was also themed on Ganesh festival as well as Teacher’s the inaugural cultural meet for the MMS Day clubbed together. A beautiful dance in the department. name of Lord Ganesha, a quiz on Ganpati Bappa, Students were present in full attendance at a stand-up comedy act, a ‘Dialogue-baazi’ session the event which started at 2 p.m. The Chairper- for the teachers and a beautiful classical duet

A harmonious teacher-student bonding

were some of the much-applauded In a meaningful end to the event, all events. the students and faculty listened to Our teachers Ankush Sharma Sir and Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi’s Smita Mukherjee Ma’am sung two amaz- inspiring Teacher’s Day address to ing solo songs which dazzled us all. The school students. This inaugural cul- end of Fun Hour was marked with an tural meet of the MMS department was electrifying song and an impromptu received with great zeal and enthusi- dance performance. The celebration also asm and has thus set a benchmark for had a small presentation ceremony rec- many more events to come in the fu- ognizing the faculty members and the ture, marking it as a culture and a tra- organizing committee. Finally, as a ges- dition here at MMS-VIT. ture of gratitude, students presented our Pranali Shah & Jeet Sawant Dr. Sanjeewani Deshpande with MMS faculty loving teachers with a delicious cake. FY MMS, VIT Not just magnitude but also the direction!

“Playing polo is like trying to play golf during an earthquake.” —Sylvester Stallone In association with September 2014 4 Ready, Steady, Go...... for a Marathon! n today’s hectic lifestyle, finding time for exer- Personally speaking, I was never a runner, away my biggest mental cise and keeping fit is a perpetual challenge an athlete or any kind of sportsman for that block on whether I faced by everyone – be it students, teachers, pro- matter. In 2010, I had participated in the Mum- should attempt this for- fessionals or housewives. Unfortunately the bai Marathon in Dream Run. Like every other mat. In fact, that 6km Igeneral lack of awareness on the fitness front, first timer, I was worried how long it will take Dream Run changed my results in fitness management or exercise not to cover 6km, if I will be able to manage run- entire life. even appearing in the “to do” list of day for most ning for that distance etc. After reaching there, Earlier running Mar- people. Making the exercise “interesting” and not I could see a huge crowd that had turned up for athon was unthinkable, a task in the “to do” list is another challenge. the race and the whole place was bubbling with but now I was deter- The morning walk in a nearby park actually enthusiasm. Within minutes I was a part of the mined. If so many peo- helps manage the fitness aspects. But most of electrified environment. There were some 25000 ple could run mara- the times we struggle to sustain it on an ongo- people participating in the Dream run but as thon, why couldn’t I? So ing basis. This is where a slightly modified ver- we started the Dream Run, I realised that an I prepared and ran my sion that is becoming very popular - running. equal number of people were there by the road- first Half Marathon in Although these are different forms of exercises side to cheer, bands to shake your legs, groups the next year, followed and require different prerequisites, running is professing variety of social causes and slogans. by the Full Marathon a natural extension of walking and as a result, It took me back to my college days; it was fun the year after and then a much easy migration. The Mumbai Marathon unlimited! just kept on doing it. In which started 10 years ago, has slowly but stead- On the other side of the road, I could see the the process, I developed ily built this culture of running in the city. It full and half marathon runners nearing the fin- a liking for running and has got people off to not only running but long ish line, after running such a long distance. I am not sure when it changed to a passion. That you will realise you don’t need an alarm clock distance running! Long distance run is not only Half Marathon starts at Bandra and ends at has driven me to convert many into runners. to wake up in the morning. You will automati- a test of your physical strength but also of men- CST station. Oh, these were the true athletes For the next year, we have a 30 people team from cally wake up, put your running gear on and tal strength and endurance. It enforces a disci- testing their mettle on the ultimate test of en- VSIT participating in the Dream Run that in- just start running. Believe me it generates loads pline to build stamina but more importantly, it durance, I thought! And suddenly, I saw so cludes teachers as well as students. I am sure of energy that will help you chase the biggest also adds the glamour quotient and long term many older guys also (successfully) taking that that will generate quite a few runners who will of your dreams and more! targets so desperately needed for sustaining the challenge; one of my project managers also ran take the baton forward. Makarand Deshpande activity for a longer term. the half marathon and completed it. And it took In a nutshell, I would say – try it once. Soon Adjunct Professor, VSIT Goal- To see Indian Football score well ootball is a game which has many things l Lack of response: It’s not hard to find cricket associated with it - be it passion, determi- lovers in India, but football doesn’t receive as nation, hard work, concentration, fame much appreciation and applause as it should. and money. But where has Even though the team has worked so hard Freached? Well, to be honest, football is still they receive very little in terms of response a question mark in India. We are so keen and and encouragement. interested in cricket that not many give impor- tance to other sports. It isn’t that no initiative is Changes required for betterment of taken to promote football in India; there are local Indian football matches, tournaments, I-league (a domestic pre- The following are the changes that we the mier football league). Movies like Goal and Foot- youth of the nation aspire to see in Indian ball Shootball Haye Rabbaa have tried to pro- football: mote football in India but still there l Better amenities such as well equipped stadi- has hardly been any response ums with modern facilities and various other from people. In recent times services the All India Football Fed- l The management committee of national level eration (AIFF) has taken should be encouraging football at local levels the help of Indian cricket- to increase interest of people in it ers to promote football in l The corporate and management committee India, as the current gen- should try and encourage more participation eration knows Indian crick- l People should give the kind of appreciation eters more than footballers. this sport should get If you ask any Indian teenager l Many local level tournaments should be set today about good footballers, the up to encourage and discover the young foot- names they will come up with would ball talent of nation be Ronaldo, Rooney, Messi, Neymar, Ronaldinho Peter Thangaraj and Jarnail Singh Dhillon. Reasons Why Indian Football l All India Football Federation (AIFF) should etc. But not many know about national stars like is not popular make India participate in as many major Baichung Bhutia! What could be the reasons? Modern Brigade of Indian Football Some of the reasons why Indian football is events and tournaments as possible to give The current team has not been performing as it languishing are: the team much international exposure Gems of the past once used to at the international level, and there l Lack of modern amenities: Well-equipped A recent development by the Football Federa- From time to time, the Indian football team has are many reasons behind that, and lack of ade- stadiums with modern facilities, good sup- tion of India has been to promote football in India a wide array of gems who have contributed their quate funds is one of them. Still, Indian football port staff, talented coaching staff and various by the introduction of I-league which has team best efforts in getting the team a shining perfor- has some stars, who have been making the na- other ground amenities. owners film stars like Ranbir Kapoor who owns mance in international events. In yester years, tion proud with their sheer performance in vari- l Lack of contribution at world level: In cricket Mumbai F.C & on the other hand we have sports we have had a wonderful line-up of maestros ous tournaments and championships. Some of the Indian team has won many laurels, but in persons like who have come who made the country glorious at many tourna- these modern jewels of the Indian football are football India has not won any major world forward to motivate football. We hope this league ments with their impeccable skills. These in- I.M. Vijayan, Baichung Bhutia, Sunil Chetri, event. The contribution of Indian team at gives a much needed impetus to football in India. clude the names such as Gostha Pal, Subimal Climax Lawrence, Mahesh Gawli and Shan- world level is almost zero and they have failed -Muvic Jain , Sailen Manna, P K Banerjee, mugam Venkatesh. to qualify for FIFA for many times. S.Y. (B.M.S)-B, VSIT