Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease. The quantity of platelets reduces in the body of the patient while it progresses. The patients are then suffuse with platelets so that the clotting capability of the blood doesn’t get compromised. If the treatment is not provided on time, the patient might face deadly consequences.

In the coming years, government of Pakistan feel anxious about dengue to get more life-threatening. To control dengue, government of Pakistan has planned to obtain the newest technology from Australia to combat dengue. It has also been agreed upon, that the preventive measures against Dengue will be start off from as soon as February of 2020. According to a local agreement, almost 53,805 dengue cases were reported into the country among which 95 patients died of the disease. 13,292 patients were admitted in Islamabad, 3,474 in Balochistan, 1,696 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, 7,876 in KPK, 16,657 in Sindh, and 10,118 in Lahore.

Executive Director of National Institute of Health, Major General Dr. Aamer Ikram said in an interview after considering the number of death and cases of dengue in the whole year, the institute will focus on predictive modeling so that the views for coming year could be estimated earlier.

Dr. Ikram said, our team went to United Kingdom for training on predictive modeling and now we believe that if all provincial governments take actions on time, dengue can be controlled. Furthermore, to control this viral disease, We have decided to send teams to Australia to get training on the recent technology. We will sign a contract of understanding with Australia by March 2020 as they has also agreed for the technology transfer.

Dr. Aamer said, the real-time investigation of the disease will occur in the coming years. He also stated that 10 scrutiny centers in regions were develop in the country. These labs for detecting dengue have also been started in Peshawar and Quetta. Further the government is planning to develop diagnostic labs in different cities of Pakistan like Gilgit, Karachi, Lahore, and Muzaffarabad, etc.

Predictive Modeling is a procedure that uses statistics to estimate outcomes. Each model is made up of many predictors, which are variables that are likely to effect future results. There are different types of predictive modeling techniques including simple linear equation, logistic regression or a complex neural network, construct by sophisticated software. As more data becomes available, the statistical analysis model is proved or changed.

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As 2019 is coming to a close and 2020 is nearby. This new year Huawei company is launching a offer on its best selling Huawei Y9 family that remained very famous through the second half of the year. People now get a chance to win Huawei bluetooth speaker by purchasing the brand new Huawei Y9s or the top selling Huawei Y9 Prime 2019. The purchase also brings exciting gift packages on Huawei Mobile Services such as 50GB free of Huawei Mobile Cloud storage for three months.

If you are aiming to make precious moments with your family or friends, you need a powerful camera to ensure you save it all. You don’t have to worry because here is HuaweiY9s’ 48MP super AI Camera, along with an 8MP Ultra-Wide Angle lens and 2MP Depth Camera, you are promised to get the best photos in every shot.

The HUAWEI Y9s keep your memorable memories with the 128GB of large storage and efficiently ensure the smoothest operation even with multiple apps running with the help of 6GB RAM and the Kirin 710F processor. The phone’s hardware just not allow you to download and store multiple apps, but also ensures that you enjoy doing it. With the 6.59 inch FHD+ screen that has no bezels at all, everything you do is a lot more fun and immersive. Enjoy a wide, more immersive viewing experience, from gaming, video playback to reading with clearer and brighter colours. get rid of the power bank because with the HUAWEI Y9s’ Ultra Large Battery of 4000mAh, you can focus on your task all-day long.

Still there’s a lot to the offer as consumers can take exclusive Huawei App Gallery vouchers for their liked apps. Because a new year party needs sharp music, a VIP subscription of Huawei music is also on the cards to allow you enjoy music, premium quality song, and downloads free for three months. And for the fans of Huawei purchasing any paid items inside Huawei themes application allow you win up to USD 1000/-.

As the New Year is very close, so it’s best time to get cracking on setting those resolutions, and with the Huawei Y9s or Huawei Y9 Prime 2019, this time you can stick to them properly and also you get to use many interesting offers. This new year Huawei Y9s family offer go from 27 December 2019 till 03 January 2020.

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A very famous messaging app that was presently running in UAE as the best substitute to WhatsApp is taken down from the Google play store and Apple store while it is reportedly operating as a government surveillance tool. In a report by The Times, the app was working for senior intelligence officers UAE’s and used to track citizen’s location, discussions, and other personal data.

The app was launched earlier this year and become famous in UAE’s because apps like Skype and WhatsApp are banned all over UAE. Totok offered a free, very fast, and secure calls and messaging experience to the users thus becomes one of the most downloaded social app all over the UAE last week.

It’s been taken down from the largest app stores the app has not close itself it means still the app is present on the internet. FBI and government have not published any statement however the app developers have published an open letter on their official website for the users saying:

The app was equipped with high-security standards like AES256, AES/SSL, RSA, and SHA256, to diligently secure the data of users. We also implemented a privacy framework that complies with the local and international legal requirements to protect our users at all times.

Patrick Wardle, the security expert and analyzer for The Times said, you do not need to hack people to spy on them if you can get people to willingly download this app on their smart phones. What intelligence you require by uploading location, video chats, and their numbers?

According to the report by the Times, Breej Holding Ltd., the company which introduced ToTok is most likely to be a mascot for Dark Matter, the UAE cybersecurity firm. The app is also claimed to link with AX1, a firm which do Data-mining for Signal Intelligence agency belonging to UAE.

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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has recently planned to procure automatic quality of services (QoS) tool. These quality of service tools will help in monitoring, performing field tests and benchmarking the communication services by different smart phone operators in Pakistan.

These quality of services tools will help Pakistan Telecommunication Authority in analyzing the service quality for audio services and video services including voice quality of different cellular services.

According to the PTA documents, this automated system should be able to test and benchmark QoS KPIs across number of mobile operators. This will also help PTA in assessing over 5 different cellular operators simultaneously. The objective is to offer end-user experience by benchmarking telecom devices, mobile networks, and technologies used for wireless like provision of 2G/3G/4G bands operational in Pakistan.

The system will have data analysis and data collection modules that benchmark the QoS KPIs for SMS, voice and data for atleast five operators. Beside that, it will have the ability of expansion for more operators if needed.

It will support application-based testing such as twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, etc and will promote multiple cellular devices from multiple vendors. The system is not just limited to smart phones, MiniCard, and modems.

The system should load Google Maps, Geo Maps, and network files. The system should also be able to change the file in any network such as KMZ, KML, CSV, and text, etc.

Following is the list of the QoS KPIs parameter that should be met by data collection and post-processing tools:

• Grade of Service
• Network downtime
  
• Inter system handover
  
• The success rate for SMS
  
• Cell connection time
  
• Session abnormal release rate
  
• SMS End-to-End delivery time
  
• RAB/E-RAB success rate
  
• Cell completion ratio
  
• Signals strength (RSP and RSCP)
  
• Inter system handover
  
• Data rate throughput (3G and 4G)
  
• Call Completion ratio
  

The QoS system is required to test the entire quality of services KPIs and it should support every telecom technology like

• Global System for Mobile (GSM)
  
• Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
  
• Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA)
  
• High-Speed Download Packet Access (HSPA+)
  
• Long Term Evolution (LTE)
  
• Voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE)
  
• Long Term Evolution- Advanced (LTE-Advanced)
  
• 2nd, 3rd, 4th generation wireless technologies with all the spectrums
  

The aggregation of carrier in non-contagious or contagious spectrum, and should be able to upgrade into 5G as per requirement of PTA.

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Careem and National Highway and Motorway Police (NH&MP) have partnered to manage road safety training for Careem Captains all over Pakistan. Senior officials from the road safety authority, in participation with Careem Operations team, organize a series of training in those specific cities where Careem operates.

The defensive drivers’ training concentrated on spreading awareness about safe driving to avoid accidents. This training was designed for Captains especially to ensure secure ride-hailing practices in Pakistan. Moreover, it also emphasized on saving costs related to maintenance of vehicle and fuel consumption by driving smoothly and steadily.

According to its commitment to further build up trust and safety at Careem, the ride-hailing company also partnered with NADRA’s e-Sahulat program to make Captain confirmation seamless, speedy, and well organized.

In addition to these partnerships, Careem is devoted to further improve safety standards offered on its app before and after Captains are on-boarded:

Before Your Ride

All careem Captains go through a careful screening process and background check.

Captain details are sent to customers before the arrival, including Captain’s photo, name, rating, vehicle type, and plate number.

A message was send to the Customers as a reminder to check captain information before getting in the ride.

Captains attend compulsory training sessions with proper guidance and direction on flat driving and following standard protection and security systems in the doubtful event.

Customers have the option to hide their private phone numbers from Captains to ensure their privacy. They can share information unnamed with the Captain to direct them to the pick-up location.

Throughout Your Ride

Every trip is trace in realtime. Ride information can be shared with family and companion to inform them that you are on the way, and they can trace the ride on the app.

Geo-fencing the app of careem to keep away from dangerous district.

When customers and captains are in ride they are covered by our life or injury insurance.

After Your Ride And Other Safety Measures

Customers can give rate to careem driver for award or taking away from the Careem platform.

There is a program like mystery shopper that checks vehicles, driving skills, customer service, and documentation to make sure everything is as it should be.

There is a professional team of Safety and Security allocated to making sure customers and Captains have a safe and friendly experience.

In order to help keep our communities safe, we actively support law enforcement agencies with basic trip information when formally requested as per legal requirements.

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As per BuzzFeed new, thousands of Amazon Ring camera login credentials have been leaked and also published online. Almost 3,762 Ring camera’s login information was published online including time zones, passwords, emails, and the specified names given to the ring camera’s.

TechCrunch, another renowed website declare that the credentials that was leaked are 1,562. So it is unsure if there is an overlap of the data-set. However both data look very similar. Users of Amazon Ring Camera complaints on the internet by saying that they are hearing puzzling voices which was harassing them using their devices.

According to the company, the problem is cause by repeating the same password and username again and again. The company holds no claim for the online credential leak. In an interview with Gizmodo, the company said, When the similar password and username is used on more than one services miserably so the bad actors can attempt to gain access to any account.

Recovering the password is a dangerous threat that provide data to potential hackers. These hacker can log in to your account and access all your private data such as phone number, home address and not only that they can also watch your home live footage. Experts of Online security are warning the users about this issue from a decade.

Ring Camera Company has not refuse the situation and is taking all the security measures to stop this infection from spreading. The passwords of affected users are being reset by the company and they are out of caution. Amazon Ring camera encourages users to enable two-factor authentication, regularly changing password, and follow its recommended best practices for a safer experience.

A group of hackers live-streamed themselves a week before accessing a stranger’s Amazon ring devices, but it was unclear that from where they got the user’s login information. The company does not take claim of any system intrusion and said that the hacker may have reused the old password that is being used for other services.

Regardless of exactly how the Ring login is being leaked. If you have an amazon ring camera device, there are many steps you can take to make your login information more secure, like creating a unique login password and setting up two-way authentication and be secure from unwanted hacking.

Systems limited has hosted Quality Assurance Meetup at FAST-NUCES, Lahore on November 30th. The topic of the event was the role of Quality Assurance in different aspects of businesses processes. The event was dedicated to QA professionals and C-level executives in the industry. The first meetup was held in Karachi a week earlier which was a big success.

The event was started which the recitation of Holy Quran. At QA Meetup their was a 5 speakers, experts from the industry to share their expertise on differnet topics and after that, a panel discussion was aligned for the event to answered QA regarding questions with full passion.

Fareed kamran, an Angile coach at Systems Limited was the first speaker. He discuss the role of QA in Agile that the function of QA is the essential requirement of any project methodology. The function of QA is to double-check and test the development, which means to compare the actual results with the expected results.

Usman khan, Senior Manager at Northbay Solutions was the second speaker. He shared his knowledge about the effectively testing today’s ecosystem and benefits of DevOps in the IT industry. He shared that the organizations that develop software have changed over the last few years, the developers are working on a faster speed and developing content in lesser time. being a tester, you have to keep pace.

Moving on Umar Hyatt, Manager of Information Security at Allied Bank. He highlight the importance of information security for organizations. He shared his working experience for different multinational software companies and Pakistan Government Ministries.

Next, Kashif Chaudhry, Software Architect at Arbisoft talked about quality assurance move to quality engineering.

At the end, CEO of MeetAhsan, Ahsan Akhtar, was invited to the stage to talk about his automation experience and how to become a good at automation. He engaged the audience with his speech and entertained all the question on the topic. All these industry experts shared his experience and knowledge with the audience on that day.

After the speaker’s session, where were Q&A session with the audience. Attendes with the answers received rewards. The event’s panel discussion focused on the future of quality, the real-world impact it has on businesses, and the challenges it faces. The panel discussion was led by Adeel Siddiqui, QA Advisory at Systems as a moderator. Further the panel included Usman Riaz, QA Manager, Cure MD, Zohaib Faran, Consultant, Alphabold, Rizwan Jafri, QA Teamlead, Sendoso, Sadia Malik, Ex. Manager, Kualitatem and Zunair Haseeb, AVPz Systems Ltd.

Next the Khalid Javed, Head of the Quality Assurance at Sabir’s Poultry shared his experience in quality assurance. The event conclude with the award distribution ceremony. This QA Meetup gave a platform to QA professionals to grow together.

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