Current Best Practices for Proactive Hygiene and Threat Monitoring
Countries worldwide are increasingly relying on digital infrastructure. India is also the world’s largest digital democracy, with its internet landscape projected to reach over 900 million users by 2025. Unfortunately, the growing adoption of digitization has led to the heightened risk of cyberthreats, some of which are state-sponsored attacks and cyber terrorism across borders, posing […]
Beyond SIEM: Embracing Unified XDR for Smarter Security
The modern digital world is evolving rapidly with an increasing number of devices interconnected than before and more entry points for cybercriminals to take advantage of. Cybersecurity teams are working tirelessly to safeguard these devices from evolving threats and continuously refining the organizations’ security postures. Businesses are also under tremendous pressure to choose the right […]
Cyberattacks Targeting Indian Government and Industries: Key Lessons from 2024
As 2025 takes off, reflections on the cyberattacks of 2024 indicate an alarming surge in cyber threats targeting Indian government agencies and industries across multiple sectors, exposing critical vulnerabilities in the nation’s cybersecurity framework. These attacks ranged from data breaches to ransomware incidents to sophisticated state-sponsored attacks. The lessons from these events serve as a […]
India’s Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025 – A Brief Overview
The DPDP Act is an important measure to establish data protection and privacy in India by empowering individuals with greater control over how organizations use their personal information. The Act imposes obligations on Data Fiduciaries or custodians responsible for processing data and defines the rights and responsibilities of Data Principals, the individuals to whom the […]
Quantum Computing: Preparing for a Post-Quantum World in the Cybersecurity Domain
Microsoft’s announcement of 2025 as the year to become quantum-ready is certainly encouraging organizations to become well-prepared for a quantum future. Quantum Computing, which focuses on the development of computers on the principles of quantum theory and solves problems that cannot be cracked by classical computing, is a giant leap in computing capability. Unlike classical […]
The Evolving Role of the CISO in 2025: Succeeding in the Constantly Changing Cyber Threat Landscape
In today’s digital era, cybersecurity is a business mindset that organizations are compelled to embrace. However, the present, and future of cybersecurity, is a grave concern of the C-Suite executives as well as security teams, with cyber threats evolving at lightning speed driven by rapid digitalization across all sectors. The adoption of Gen AI and […]
AI has the potential to revolutionize predictive analytics: Girish Bhandarkar, Inspira Enterprise
Girish is the Chief Customer Officer at iHumans AI and President at Inspira Enterprise, Mumbai. In his previous job at British Telecom (BT Global Services), he was a senior director and head of sales for technology and product portfolios in India. Girish holds an Engineering degree in Electronics and Communications and brings 39 years of […]
Identity Is the New Perimeter: Redefining Security in Modern, Borderless World
In 2024, identity compromises revealed vulnerabilities across several sectors including, financial, telecom, manufacturing, and more, spanning multiple geographies. Russian state-sponsored group targeted the Microsoft test environment by exploiting the absence of multi-factor authentication, getting full access to sensitive corporate email accounts. By leveraging single-factor authentication, cyber criminals accessed Snowflake accounts and exfiltrated 560 million records […]
Data Privacy Matters in Today’s Digital World
India’s fast-growing digital economy coupled with the country’s internet user base is expected to exceed 900 million this year, making the protection of data privacy a societal imperative. Let’s take a look at some of the related statistics. A Survey Report 2024 was released recently by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Protiviti, on […]
The Role of AIOps in Strengthening Cybersecurity
As organizations increasingly recognize the benefits of digital technologies and accelerate their digital transformation efforts, the risk of an expanding cyber threat landscape grows significantly. With the volume and sophistication of cyberattacks on the rise, traditional security measures relying on manual processes are no longer sufficient to address the scale and complexity of these threats. […]