The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has recommended that the nation's telecom companies take specific steps to protect their customer's data. Those include taking a "privacy by design" approach and focusing on data minimization, collecting as little data as possible
Mobile apps in India seeking blanket access to phone users' information have come under the lens of TRAI. Security practitioners believe the data privacy dilemma combined with shortcomings in the privacy laws are resulting in such privacy violations.
UIDAI, which administers the Aadhaar program, has some simple advice: Avoid behaviors such as what R.S. Sharma, chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority in India, did on Saturday, when he tweeted his Aadhaar number.
Sometimes efforts to prove a system is secure can really backfire. TRAI Chairman R.S. Sharma's attempt to demonstrate Aadhaar security by tweeting his Aadhaar number on Saturday and inviting anyone to attempt to use it to access his personal information reportedly led to data access by ethical hackers.
Threat information sharing was among the cybersecurity topics discussed during U.S. President Obama's recent visit to India. Does this signal a new era in Indo-U.S. cyber relations?
In the wake of increasing cybersecurity concerns, the government of India wants to leverage indigenously developed security solutions to protect telecom networks. But some security experts say that could prove difficult.
A landmark ruling by the Supreme Court of India finds that citizens have a fundamental right to privacy. Experts weigh in on court's verdict and its implications on information security and Aadhaar ecosystem.
To help security practitioners address their cybersecurity challenges, ISMG is hosting a Cybersecurity Summit on Nov. 21 in Mumbai, best practices in tackling cybersecurity issues. Among the speakers: Loknatha Behera, Kerala's state police chief, and former Supreme Court Justice B. N. Srikrishna.
Cybersecurity could become a $35 billion industry in India by 2025, creating more than 1 million jobs, says Indian IT trade association Nasscom. But until the government, academia and industry get on the same page, delivering on that vision will be difficult.
Hacktivist group DragonForce Malaysia says it hacked and defaced about 70 Indian government and private sector organizations' websites in a dayslong attack last week. The attacks were reportedly payback for anti-Muslim remarks made by a spokesperson of India's ruling political party.
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