Dr. Dinesh Kumar Murugesan's Blog

A few years ago, I had developed a habit of opening my official laptop at home. Now let us not get into a debate whether it is right or wrong to do that and debate on the impact of such actions on work life balance etc. My intension is not to spark a deliberation around this or any other similar topic. My son was 4 years old then and like any other kid would be fascinated by just looking at any electronic gadget. Whenever he sees me opening my laptop he will immediately jump and sit next to me carefully observing what I do. Not that he understood exactly what I was doing but I can easily notice that there was something that kept him glued to my laptop. He would be asking me some questions based on what he sees and I used to answer him in a way eh can understand and it was a father son bonding moment that both of used to relish then.   My company was making several changes to enhance our information security. In a world where cyber criminals were getting more creative day by d...

It was a hectic day at work. I was dazed when I looked at my watch showing the time, 9pm.  "Time to go home" I told myself not just because it was late but also because I was done for the day. While I pulled my car out of the parking and zoomed out of the office, I felt there was a nice feeling of accomplishment that helped me overcome the tiredness that the day’s work had caused to me. After getting out of the main gate of the software park and then sliding by the roads I merged into the national highway that I normally take on my way home to beat the city traffic and have a smooth drive. Normally at this time of the evening there would be few cars on the road and almost double the number of two wheelers. So, traffic would normally be free flow.   Expecting the traffic to be less and hoping to reach home fast I was zipping through my way only to be surprised. While I almost reached the end of the highway where I need to take an over bridge to get back into the city, I ...