Collaboration, information sharing and a need to keep security discussions real and grounded are just some of the themes that were reinforced by speakers and attendees at the ISMG Data Breach and Fraud Prevention Summit in Mumbai.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority plans to raise the cybersecurity of its banking system through a new, three-pronged approach. But critics say the regulator needs to come up with clear security mandates to ensure a cybersecure ecosystem.
Narayan Neelakantan, outgoing CISO at the National Stock Exchange of India, is concerned that the lack of capacity in incident response is going to haunt Indian organizations in the near future. He shares insight on IR maturity and the imminent need.
The Reserve Bank of India has issued new cybersecurity guidelines to scheduled banks, directing them to devise cybersecurity policies distinct from their institutions' existing IT or IS security policies.
Security is moving fast, but is still playing a catch-up game with technology. In this scenario, age-old paradigms need to be revised to remain relevant, says Oracle's security lead for APAC, Chris Pickett
Nandkumar Saravade, DSCI's chief, has been named CEO of Reserve Bank of India's new IT subsidiary. Security leaders set expectations for the new role and suggest important areas that need immediate attention.
IBM's Vaidyanathan Iyer says security practitioners need new tactics to bridge the skills gap and fight emerging threats. He suggests the use of analytics and machine learning would easily help fill the gap in detecting threats.
Macquarie University and mobile operator Optus are opening a cybersecurity hub that will create training and research programs to help businesses deal with cyber threats.
Cross-regional collaboration, biological cybernetics and active defense/deception technology where some of the forward-looking themes at the recent MESA event in Dubai. Here are some highlights from ground zero.
In the wake of reports that 65 million stolen credentials from micro-blogging platform Tumblr have surfaced online, following 117 million LinkedIn credentials, it's clear that 2016 is fast becoming the year of what one security expert dubs "historical mega breaches."
As Asian countries work to bring their cybersecurity capacity up to speed, collaboration can help ease the burden. Dr. Amiruddin Wahab, Cybersecurity Malaysia's CEO, shares insight on national capacity building and cross-regional cooperation.
Dr. Amirudin Wahab, CEO, Malaysia Cybersecurity, says organizations in the Middle East must adopt a strong public-private partnership model and build an effective information-sharing platform to create a more secure ecosystem.
Security leaders, while welcoming India's new intellectual property rights policy as a step in the right direction, argue that the policy lacks specifics around awareness creation, enforcement of IP rights and software patenting.
Cyberattacks are increasing in frequency, complexity, nuance and stealth. But human error, business compulsions and increasingly complex environments make it difficult to maintain adequate defenses, says Juniper Network's CTO for India and SAARC
The $940 billion compensation awarded to Epic Systems in its case against Indian IT major TCS is unprecedented - shaking the industry out of its complacency to information security. Cyber law expert "Naavi" takes a close look at the implications for India.
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