Content by Suparna Goswami

The Maturity of SOC as a Service

Suparna Goswami  •  July 2, 2018

SOC requires lot of integration, customization and is costly making it tough for small companies to have on premise SOC, says Rajanikanth B, executive director at IARM.

Reserve Bank of India Issues ATM Edict: Upgrade, or Else

Suparna Goswami  •  June 28, 2018

In response to Indian banks' slow progress in addressing outdated ATMs, the Reserve Bank of India has ordered all financial services firms in India to upgrade their ATMs in a phased manner, with a final deadline of June 2019.

Securing IoT Devices: The Challenges

Suparna Goswami  •  June 27, 2018

With rise in the number of connected devices, there's an increasing need to come up with a standards for internet of things security. As a result, the government of India will soon come out with IoT regulations and security. Security experts weigh in on what steps are essential to IoT security.

Why Machine Learning Is Gaining Traction

Suparna Goswami  •  June 26, 2018

Machine learning is maturing and being applied in new ways to generate real value, says Zulfikar Ramzan, CTO at RSA.

Getting Implementation of CASB Right

Suparna Goswami  •  June 22, 2018

Jagdeep Singh, CISO at Rakuten India, offers insights on how to make the right choices when deploying cloud access security broker technology.

Putting Behavioral Biometrics to Use

Suparna Goswami  •  June 22, 2018

To help prevent fraud, more organizations are moving toward the use of behavioral biometrics for authentication, says Tamaghna Basu of NeoEYED, who explains how the technology works.

AI for Security: One Airline's Experience

Suparna Goswami  •  June 21, 2018

The South African airline ComAir is using artificial intelligence to help mitigate the threat of cyberattacks, says Ramon Lipparoni, the company's IT integration manager.

India Data Protection Law Draft: What to Expect

Suparna Goswami  •  June 19, 2018

As a committee headed by retired Supreme Court Justice B.N. Srikrishna prepares to release a draft of a data protection law for India, some security experts working closely with the panel say data sovereignty will be a priority issue.

Making the Most of ISO Standards

Suparna Goswami  •  June 15, 2018

Many companies don't understand the value of security standards and just use them as a marketing tool, says Agnidipta Sarkar of DXC Technology.

Revamping the Approach to Aadhaar Security

Suparna Goswami  •  June 11, 2018

The entire approach toward Aadhaar security needs to change to address problems on the users' end, rather than focus on the UIDAI's core database, contends Na. Vijayashankar, a cyber law expert. He'll be a featured speaker at ISMG's Fraud and Breach Prevention Summit in Bengaluru.

RBI Mandate for Domestic Data Storage Proves Controversial

Suparna Goswami  •  June 7, 2018

While some payment companies are strongly protesting the Reserve Bank of India's mandate that they store all data locally by October 15, portraying compliance as costly and impractical, others support the move as a way to ensure data is protected.

Japanese Merchants Find PCI Compliance Audits Challenging

Suparna Goswami  •  June 5, 2018

Many merchants in Japan find it difficult to pass a PCI Data Security Standard audit because the PCI guidelines are changed too frequently, argues Yiochi Ueno, who serves as a Qualified Security Assessor who audits merchants.

Leveraging Machine Learning to Battle Emerging Threats

Suparna Goswami  •  June 5, 2018

Machine learning is supporting new ways of battling evolving cyber threats, such as by analyzing behaviors, says Darshan Appayanna, CISO at Happiest Minds, an IT services firm, who will be a featured speaker at ISMG's upcoming Fraud and Breach Prevention Summit in Bengaluru.

GDPR's Impact on Mobile Apps Privacy

Suparna Goswami  •  June 1, 2018

Apps for smartphones pose many privacy risks. But Venugopal C of Check Point says the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation, which is now being enforced, potentially could have an impact on the kind of information apps gather.

Indian Startups Struggle to Comply With GDPR

Suparna Goswami  •  May 30, 2018

With the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation now in full effect, cybersecurity startups in India are facing their own set of challenges. While many have complied with the regulations as much as possible, some have put on hold plans to expand into the European market.