Radhika Nallayam

Associate Editor

Nallayam has over a decade's experience as a technology journalist in India. She has covered the business, strategy and technology aspects of Indian IT industry, catering to the channel as well as the CXO audience. Before joining ISMG, Nallayam was the assistant editor for IDG Media, where she contributed for publications like CIO, ComputerWorld, and ChannelWorld. She has worked extensively across various mediums like print, digital and video. Nallayam has closely involved in several industry-leading events for C-level executives.

Insider Risk and the Need for Context-Aware Security

Radhika Nallayam • June 16, 2016

As insider channels increasingly become the vector through which attackers gain unauthorized access to data, organizations must look at context-aware security to understand user behavior and prevent data leak, says Naveen Gurusiddaiah of Micro Focus.

Breach Notification: The Legal Implications

Radhika Nallayam • June 13, 2016

While many enterprises in the West adhere strictly to data breach notification norms, India remains far behind in reporting such incidents. What are the barriers? Supreme Court Advocate Pavan Duggal offers insights.

Study: APAC Banking Apps Are Not Secure

Radhika Nallayam • June 9, 2016

Some 85 percent of the mobile banking apps in the Asia-Pacific region fail basic security checks, according to a recent study by AppKnox. Experts outline the challenges faced by banks in securing mobile apps and share some recommendations.

Defending Against Insider Fraud

Radhika Nallayam • June 7, 2016

Insider fraud is one of the biggest challenges facing Indian security practitioners, yet they struggle to respond to insider crimes, says Berjes Shroff, CISO of Godrej Infotech, and a speaker at the ISMG Data Breach & Fraud Prevention Summit Asia in Mumbai.

Bridging the Skills Gap with Machine Learning

Radhika Nallayam • June 1, 2016

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.

CERT-In: Is It Fulfilling Its Mission?

Radhika Nallayam • May 24, 2016

Is India's Computer Emergency Response Team fulfilling its mission? Find out why some cybersecurity experts say it's coming up short in several areas.

Does India's New IPR Policy Go Far Enough?

Radhika Nallayam • May 19, 2016

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.

SWIFT Hack: Lessons for India

Radhika Nallayam • May 12, 2016

The SWIFT messaging platform, which was hacked during the Bangladesh Bank heist, is used widely by most Indian banks for international financial transactions. Institutions that rely on the platform must be more vigilant, experts warn.

Can a Cybersecurity App Help Engage the Board?

Radhika Nallayam • May 3, 2016

For years, we have been talking about why corporate boards of directors should pay much greater attention to the issue of information security. Could a new cybersecurity assessment app help get board members involved?

Building a Resilient Cyber Ecosystem to Combat Threats

Radhika Nallayam • April 28, 2016

Although there's growing awareness of the need to build a cyber resilient ecosystem, the lack of a formal and strong framework is a big hurdle, says Preet Paramjit Singh of Tata Consultancy Services.

CISOs: Prepare for Emerging Tech Risks

Radhika Nallayam • April 21, 2016

Amidst emerging technologies, CISOs must prepare to deal with a new set of challenges. And security should become a board agenda, says Vijay Subramanyam, partner with KPMG's IT Risk Consulting Practice.

India Ranks Third in Financial Trojan Infections

Radhika Nallayam • April 8, 2016

A recent study reveals that India ranks third globally in financial Trojan infections, with more than 60,000 computers getting compromised in 2015 alone. Experts analyze why and recommend best practices to tackle them.

Lessons from the Burrp Attack

Radhika Nallayam • March 31, 2016

The Indian restaurant rating website Burrp was one of the recent targets for ransomware. With such incidents predicted to see a surge, experts put forth strategies to defend against ransomware and share lessons on how to minimize risks.

What's Wrong with Public, Private Partnerships?

Radhika Nallayam • March 29, 2016

A panel of experts debates the ineffectiveness of the public, private partnership model in evolving a plan to develop an ideal framework to tackle cyber threats. What is needed to build an effective model to respond to future threats?

Building a Resilient Cyber Defense

Radhika Nallayam • March 25, 2016

Experts say the cyber world is becoming more complex with growth in interconnected devices, and emphasize the need to build a resilient cyber defense that can help resist and respond to emerging threats. There is a need to re-think their approach to security.