In response to DeitY's proposed Internet of Things national policy, security experts says the draft document must clearly define the governance scope and standards to ensure data security and privacy.
Enterprises just starting their cloud journey should take a zero trust approach in everything they do, says AjayKumar Dubey, channel partner with Forcepoint. Zero trust should secure content, access, data and user activities, and above all, it should be "foolproof and simple to use," he advises.
As a strategy, organizations need to harness technologies that can provide real-time visibility to threats combined with intelligence-based automated technologies that can help contain the incidents, says AjayKumar, regional head of Cyber Security Services, Asia at Crowdstrike.
Technology and business process silos are being exploited to perpetrate sophisticated, technology-driven fraud across business functions, which is blurring the line between cyber fraud and business fraud, says Forcepoint's AjayKumar Dubey.
The government of India has formed yet another committee to come up with data protection policies. Critics argue that by now, the nation should be way past the discussion stage on privacy protection.
India has set a lofty goal of building its gross domestic product to $5 trillion by 2024, nearly double the current $2.8 trillion economy. If the cybersecurity sector can rapidly expand, it could play a role in fueling economic growth.
As India gears up to use artificial intelligence to boost its defense capabilities and improve security in various sectors, it inevitably will face challenges.
The aerospace exhibition Aero India 2019, which is being hosted by the Ministry of Defense Feb. 20-24, for the first time is focusing on showcasing cybersecurity capabilities and associated technologies. Meanwhile, there are other encouraging signs regarding India's efforts to defend against cyberattacks.
The government of India is taking several steps to help boost local security companies. But it needs to do far more. Such action would help reduce vulnerabilities to attacks while creating jobs.
India is seeing a surge in government website defacements and data leaks that apparently are tied to nation-states. But if key stakeholders from all sectors collaborate, using appropriate skills and technologies, they can fight off these threats.
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