Increasing changes in computing, devices and services that are at the heart of the digital business continue to shape risk and security landscapes and by 2017, more than 20 percent of enterprises w
Using IT in forensic science is no longer restricted to the realm of sci-fi. It can help the government and agencies in cracking cases like those arising from the Panama Papers, rising NPAs of
A policy or a law has no utility unless it is implemented. Thanks to the sluggish execution, the national cyber security policy (NCSP), aimed at building a secure and resilient cyber space
Excerpts from the deputy national security advisor’s speech at CyFy 2016: Digital Asia Scripting the New Governance Order conference organised by Observer Research Foundation on September
Prerna Pratham Singh, who works at a media company, had been bombarded with messages from a stranger on Facebook. She ignored those messages. But, in May last year, the stranger made a sexual remar
Cyber security is emerging as a key area of concern. As part of the capacity building endeavor on information/cyber security space, Sector Skill Council (SSC) NASSCOM and Data Security Counci
Cyber security will cost the world $2 trillion in the next three years, and India, given the incidents of 2016, will continue to be the target, said Nitin Bhatt, national head and partner, risk adv
Home ministry, which is supposed to maintain the internal security in the country, has reportedly fallen prey to cybercrime. On February 12, reports of ministry of home affairs (MHA) web portal get
The government has sanctioned 111 posts of cyber security professionals for the Indian computer emergency response team (ICERT) under the ministry of electronics and information technology (MEITY
A few years ago, a public sector undertaking (PSU) in the manufacturing sector took part in a power plant’s contract bidding. It lost the contract to a Chinese firm. Most Chinese companies ar
President Pranab Mukherjee, who demits office soon, has been known as a man “of the constitution”, a believer in it, and was called to be its custodian during the last five years. His
In absence of proper regulatory and supervisory capabilities, some regulators in Asia-Pacific region believe the next financial crisis might be triggered by a cyber attack, said a new report on cyb
The government is finalising cyber security standards for mobile phones, union minister for IT & electronics and law & justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad said at an Assocham event.
Companies operating in the financial services domain will have to develop novel preventive control mechanisms and significantly invest in reactive capabilities to keep cyber-attackers at bay, sugge
“As a democracy India upholds privacy governed by rule of law and constitution, but privacy can’t prohibit innovation, that’s what we feel,” said union minister for electron
People in India are most affected by global internet policies, said secretary, department of telecommunications, Aruna Sundararajan. Flagging the challenges of national governance,
SentinelOne (NYSE: S), a global leader in autonomous cybersecurity, is amping up its offerings in India. The company today announced the launch of a virtual data center in Mumbai that will enable t
Ever since the internet started being used for commercial purposes, cyber security audits have become a routine requirement. Considering that this change is fairly recent, these audits too ar
Cyberattacks have become a daily phenomenon around the globe, especially in India. In the first half of 2024 alone, India has witnessed 593 cyber incidents, comprising of 388 data breaches, 107 dat
IRDAI, in an advisory, has called upon all insurers to check their IT systems for vulnerabilities and take necessary steps to protect the policyholders’ data. The insurance regulatory body ha
With massive development and deployment of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) applied to over 700 government programs for delivering public service, India’s DPI success has improved the live
