Data Security

From fintech, ecommerce and education technology applications to the more sensitive health technology solutions are increasingly falling prey to cyber-crimes

The rapid pace of technology development that for long was seen as a trigger for digital transformation has given birth to new and advanced security challenges

Given defence and security initiatives are mostly conceptualized and led at the level of the national governments, they inevitably and organically become a critical component of national security

The single biggest trend that is likely to see traction, also partly due to COVID-19, is an accelerated shift to cloud technologies and the associated security systems and services

IoT devices are dominating the healthcare industry today. From patient monitoring to anesthesia to radiology devices, they form the wheels driving the medical sector. But, is human error the sole factor behind hard-coded credentials, lack of authentication, and other vulnerabilities, or is it because of wrong or lazy decisions?

Effective accumulation of data, its management and ensuring safety is actively becoming a routine imperative for businesses, especially in the customer service industry

Data security is now an aspect of India's digital movement that warrants attention and action

Founded in 2007 by Jaspreet Singh and Milind Borate, Druva, a cloud data protection and management provider, become one of the first Indian origin SaaS-based unicorn in 2019

Analytics is helping the banking industry become smarter in managing key business challenges it faces today

According to a report by US-based cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, 36 per cent of all incidents it investigated in 2019 had business disruption as their main objective. These attacks were largely caused by ransomware, destructive malware or DoS attacks.

The only way to mitigate risks is to go for cloud security to ensure you protect your work from data breaches

AI technology can help enterprises in endpoint security, data privacy and against phishing, malware and ransomware attacks.

According to the latest advisory issued by CERT, OnePlus has informed the agency that less than 3,000 Indian customer orders at the company's online store were affected

The volume of digital transactions has gone up by almost 440% since 2016 and there is a massive shift in the payments ecosystem

A study by Check Point Research has found that even the latest versions of apps such as Facebook, Instagram and WeChat hosted on the Google Play Store are open to security vulnerabilities.

According to reports, WhatsApp claims it had informed government officials about the breach in May, refuting allegations of having kept it a secret.

While the US and Japan will allow open access to even government data, India is a strong proponent of data localization

US-based search giant, Google recently announced a few updates to its improve user privacy

In the light of the now infamous Tumblr adult content ban episode, the risk of compromise and misuse of digital media becomes all the more important

Organizations are now comfortable sharing business data with providers of cloud tech, something that was a security and integrity concern in the early days of the cloud

Perceived notions of 'high-cost investment', ignorance and a mindset 'who would target us' makes the SMBs, a hacker's goldmine. This perspective needs a re-set