Regulators from government ministries, as well as law enforcement authorities, are considering a ban in India on the sale, purchase and issuance of all types of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, according to news reports.
Carelessness, a lack of security awareness, unclear data ownership and poor toolsets are root causes of insider breaches, says Tony Pepper, CEO of Egress, which recently surveyed CISOs and employees to trace the cause of insider breaches resulting from both intentional and unintentional loss.
Crowdsourced bug bounty programs help organizations identify severe vulnerabilities in their apps and infrastructure. But that gamification model has been evolving to supply not only penetration testing but also deep dives by single researchers, says Bugcrowd CSO David Baker.
A top cybersecurity imperative for organizations is to "take proactive mitigation before an event even occurs" by tracking attack trends and mitigating against emerging types of attacks, says Akamai's Jay Coley.
The threat landscape continues to evolve, says Chester Wisniewski of Sophos. "The more professional, the more skilled criminals out there are moving, seemingly, away from this 'spray and pray' mass exploitation approach and getting more targeted. It's what I call a blended threat."
In today's highly connected, cloud-based environment, application security is more critical than ever, says Jeff Williams, co-founder and CTO of Contrast Security, who explains why.
As the IT infrastructure evolves and becomes far more complex, security needs to be built in, not bolted on later, says VIjendra Katiyar of Trend Micro.
"We are at a phase where we are moving from information-centric security to behavioral-centric security," says Harshil Doshi, security strategist at Forcepoint.
In an exclusive video interview, India's cybersecurity coordinator, Lt. Gen. (Retired) Dr. Rajesh Pant, spells out his priorities, including creating of a new national cybersecurity policy.
Orchestration and automation can help CISOs build the capacity of their teams and improve the agility and speed of response to threats, says Sudarshan Rajagopal, global lead for information risk management and security at Shell.
Organizations and their applications are under attack from automated bots and bad actors. And many of these attacks are undetectable by conventional security technologies. How can organizations detect and prevent this activity? Carl Gustas of Cequence Security shares insights.
Many corporate boards of directors in India have made progress in recognizing cybersecurity as a priority. But clearly, they still have a lot of work to do. Panelists at a recent ISMG summit in Bengaluru offer insights.
Apple will introduce a feature in its new iOS 13 operating system later this year that allows the use of Apple credentials to log into other services. The feature is designed to reduce the amount of personal information that app developers obtain, a clear shot across the bow of Facebook and Google.
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