Content by Geetha Nandikotkur

Data Security Strategy in the Aftermath of WannaCry: Preventing the Next Big Ransomware Epidemic

Presented by Ashutosh Jain , Ankur Kushalka , Geetha Nandikotkur , Cdr. Mukesh Saini , Vishal Salvi, CEO, Quick Heal Technologies  •  November 6, 2017

In the wake of ransomware attacks such as WannaCry, what lessons must India learn? While WannaCry was not particularly sophisticated or stealthy, its impact was widespread. That's because of the techniques used to rapidly distribute the malware, as well as the failure of so many organizations to get security basics...

IoT Devices: A Security-By-Design Approach

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  November 1, 2017

As the explosive growth of the internet of things continues, it's essential to take a structured approach to implement security-by-design with secure coding and end-to-end encryption of data, says Mumbai-based Juergen Hase, CEO of Unlimit, the IoT business unit of the Reliance Group.

RBI Limits Consumers' Liability for Fraudulent Transactions

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  October 24, 2017

The Reserve Bank of India is now requiring all banks, including scheduled commercial banks, small finance and payment banks, to limit consumers' liability for fraudulent credit and debit card transactions. As a result, CISOs must ramp up their fraud prevention efforts to help limit banks' losses.

ID and Access Management: The Role of Standards

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  October 4, 2017

The key to simplifying the implementation of identity and access management, and streamlining integration with other systems, is to take advantage of industry standards, says Mark Perry of Ping Identity, an identity-defined security provider

Why It's Time to Ramp Up Cloud Security

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  September 29, 2017

Now that the cloud is seen as a true business enabler, organizations must take steps to make sure they adequately address security as their use of the cloud continues to grow, says Nicolas Fischbach of Forcepoint.

IoT in India: Ensuring Security

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  September 26, 2017

For the internet of things to become a business enabler in India, security considerations must be adequately addressed. So regulators have mandated that organizations take appropriate security steps.

ONGC CISO on Securing Critical Infrastructure

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  September 20, 2017

Oil & Natural Gas Corp. is augmenting its ISOC to serve its enterprise wide network, SCADA and business systems to enable detection of threats in real time, says A.S. Rao, CISO. "We have gone in for a hybrid model to build required skills to completely operationalize the ISoC," he says

A New Approach to Authentication for a Cashless Economy

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  September 18, 2017

In the move to a cashless economy in India and elsewhere, improving user authentication is critical, but users are demanding ease of use, says Singapore-based Tom Wills, director at Ontrack Advisory. He describes the roles that biometrics and artificial intelligence will play.

Complying with Australia's Breach Notification Mandates

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  September 12, 2017

To prepare to comply with Australia's new breach notification law, which goes into effect in February, organizations should start reviewing their cybersecurity posture and incidence response mechanisms, says Leonard Kleinman, RSA's chief cybersecurity advisor-APJ.

Is 10% of Ministries' IT Budgets for Cybersecurity Enough?

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  September 6, 2017

MeitY has urged all ministries to allocate 10 percent of their IT budgets to cybersecurity following several high-profile hacks and breaches. But do the ministries understand the required security investments?

Fraud: Tackling the Mobile Challenge

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  September 5, 2017

Increased digitisation and adoption of digital banking channels have led to a sharp increase in incidents of mobile fraud, enhancing the challenges for the CISOs in securing these transactions, says Subhash Subramaniam, CISO of ICICI Bank.

Business-Driven Security: How It Works

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  August 29, 2017

Security practitioners need to look at security from a business risk perspective and protect what matters most to the organization, says Rajnish Gupta, RSA's country head, India and SAARC, who explains how business-driven security works.

Securing the Cashless Economy Against Fraud

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  August 16, 2017

What can CISOs at banks do to help prevent fraud as the region, and in particular India, moves toward achieving a cashless economy? Theo Nassiokas, director, APAC cybersecurity, at Barclays Bank, offers insights in an in-depth interview.

A Preview of Delhi Fraud & Breach Prevention Summit

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  August 8, 2017

Expert speakers at ISMG's Fraud & Breach Prevention Summit in Delhi will tackle such important subjects as assessing organizational breach preparedness, early detection via effective threat hunting, leveraging machine learning to protect data and the latest breach trends.

Does 'Precision Advantage' Align with Practitioners' Need?

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  July 31, 2017

RSA set the tone for its Singapore conference with President Rohit Ghai establishing the importance of precision advantage in the context of the escalating threat landscape. However, the key question is: Are security practitioners resonating with the idea of learning the lessons to bring the change?