Content by Geetha Nandikotkur

CISOs Need to See the Invisible to Get the Board's Buy-In

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  November 20, 2023

Boards are more engaged in security and risk these days. It's a great time for CISOs to demonstrate their leadership, help the board understand what's achievable and uncover invisible issues facing the organization, said Bhimaraya Metri, director of the Indian Institute of Management, Nagpur.

Lessons From the First 100 Days on the Job as a CISO

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  October 4, 2023

The first 100 days for a new CISO are filled with challenges and opportunities to make a strong footprint. You need to improve incrementally, introduce transformational change and gain visibility into all critical aspects of the organization, said Jacxine Fernandez of BIAL.

How to Detect Open Source Software Supply Chain Threats

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  October 2, 2023

Detecting, prioritizing and remediating open source software supply chain vulnerabilities can be challenging. CISOs can build robust strategies by having near real-time visibility of all their hybrid assets and performing remediation engineering at scale, said Qualys' Debashish Jyotiprakash.

Leadership Perspective: Vishal Salvi's Journey - CISO to CEO

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  July 18, 2023

CISOs aspiring to climb the corporate ladder need to look at their role holistically and become more versatile in influencing teams and leading organizational change, ensuring all stakeholders are part of creating a cyber-safe enterprise, said Vishal Salvi, CEO of Quick Heal.

Why CISOs Must Focus on People, Resiliency and Automation

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  July 13, 2023

There is a need to redefine the cybersecurity strategy for CISOs to align with their strategic goals of building cyber resiliency and automation to scale up today’s defenses in supporting the business, said Diwakar Dayal, managing director and country manager, India and SAARC, SentinelOne.

Security By Design Also Needs an Offensive Strategy

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  May 2, 2023

Organizations with a security-by-design approach need to go beyond being reactive to a proactive, offensive strategy to strengthen their security posture, says Mrutyunjay Mahapatra, member board of directors and chairman of the audit committee at Reserve Bank Innovation Hub.

Overcoming the Security Risks of IT and OT Convergence

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  May 2, 2023

As IT and OT systems converge with the adoption of Industry 4.0, the security risk to OT systems and IoT devices is high. To secure the enterprise, organizations need network segmentation tools to scan for malicious content across the OT environment, says Ivan Issac of OPSWAT.

Why Cyber Insurance Is More of a Risk Transfer Strategy

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  April 3, 2023

Cyber insurance is just one piece of the puzzle to address rising cybersecurity issues. Cyber insurance is not a defense strategy but more of a risk transfer strategy that can save your skin if there is an incident, said Deepika Mathur, CEO of Markel India.

Redefining Banking With 'Bank in a Box' Innovations

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  April 3, 2023

The hyperconvergence of the communication and computing technology of 5G and edge cloud to offer virtualized services to customers in the form of a "bank in a box" will redefine the way banks will operate in the future, said the Reserve Bank of India’s D. Janakiram.

The Essentials of India's New Data Protection Bill

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  April 3, 2023

The proposed Personal Data Protection and Privacy Bill, which was tabled in the Indian Parliament, needs to guarantee the fundamental right of privacy and have a methodology to establish a secure data flow across the border, under Section 17 of the IT Act, said retired Justice B.N. Srikrishna.

Why Firms Need to Invest in Security as Response Strategy

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  April 3, 2023

Indian national cybersecurity coordinator and retired Lt. Gen. Rajesh Pant says Indian enterprises need to start investing in cybersecurity to respond to increasing cyberattacks since cyberspace is now borderless and interconnected with little attribution.

Key Focus for CISOs in 2023: Zero Trust and Identity

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  December 12, 2022

Palo Alto Networks' Senior Vice President and General Manager Anand Oswal discusses why a majority of customers in 2023 will adopt a zero trust strategy along with continuous authentication and identity management to ensure a consistent security architecture.

Effective Ways to Establish a Zero Trust Security Model

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  November 18, 2022

IT and security organizations can simplify the zero trust journey in the cloud by allowing internet traffic to go directly to the required destination instead of routing through the data center, says Sudip Banerjee, field CTO for Zscaler for the Asia-Pacific and Japan region.

Director of IDRBT on How to Make Banks Cyber Resilient

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  November 18, 2022

As the banking sector undergoes digital transformation, the future of banking requires both securing transactions and building cyber resiliency through consistent cyber drills and creating a private network for secure financial transaction, says professor D. Janakiram, director of IDRBT.

XDR: Simplifying the Threat Detection and Response Process

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  November 18, 2022

Some organizations struggle with deciding whether to add an XDR framework to the existing threat detection and response layer, but a good analysis engine can simplify the process of processing data from multiple sources, according to SentinelOne's Vats Srivatsan and Diwakar Dayal.