Governments across Asia are raising concerns over growing misuse of artificial intelligence as adoption of AI technology surges. With organizations racing to exploit the latest AI capabilities, government leaders also want them to address AI-enabled cybercrime, AI bias and hallucinations.
Telangana State recently unveiled ICT policy 2016, with information security as a key focus area. Experts say a practical execution plan is critical to establish a cybersecure ecosystem, with greater emphasis on public-private partnership.
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.
India's newly resurrected data protection bill carries fines potentially 3,000% higher than a failed 2019 version of the bill but allows limited cross-border movement of data. Privacy expert Shivangi Nadkarni discusses hits and misses in the bill, which is up for public comment through Dec. 17.
Global payment companies Mastercard and Visa say they are making progress toward storing all their data on Indians within the country and wiping out data related to Indian transactions that's stored overseas. The moves are an effort to comply with Reserve Bank of India's directive on data localization.
MeitY has announced it will give preferential treatment to locally developed security solutions for use throughout the government at the center and state levels. Private sector security practitioners weigh in on whether it's practical for them to make a similar shift.
Despite a slew of measures announced by the Modi government last year to encourage cybersecurity startups in the region, security experts argue that converting these plans to actionable policies and creating demand has proven difficult.
Rajendra Pawar, chairman of NASSCOM's Cyber Security Taskforce, discusses how to build India as a global cybersecurity hub and develop a skilled workforce. He describes his vision for the next five years
India's states are ramping up efforts to combat cybercrime. Maharashtra, for example, recently announced it will open 51 cyber labs and form a CERT. Other states intend to follow suit.
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.
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