Developing a successful information security career requires excellent technical acumen as well as the ability to understand the impact that security policies have on people, says Gurdeep Kaur, a chief security architect at AIG.
Security may be doomed to remain misunderstood and perceived as a business hurdle if it continues to speak technology. Security needs to speak the language of risk to the business, argues Dr. Siva Subramaniam, Global CISO Bharti Airtel.
(ISC)² 's recent global workforce study finds the number of Infosec women as a percent in GRC roles has doubled. Female security practitioners endorse the view, saying women, by nature, are better risk managers.
The information security field has done a poor job of attracting and retaining women, contends Jo Stewart-Rattray, international director of ISACA, who emphasizes the need for mentoring as well as salary equity.
To build a resilient and secure enterprise, security leaders must take a risk-based approach and build the capabilities to understand the risk appetite of the organisation, says Gartner's Tom Scholtz.
As the Indian economy pushes closer to realizing the promise of initiatives such as Digital India, the momentum is causing a strategic paradigm shift in the approach to cybersecurity. DSCI's Vinayak Godse shares observations.
Mobile computing remains a challenge for many enterprises - with an unprecedented explosion of devices and applications. Understanding diversity, avoiding uncertainty and planning ahead are some suggestions from Gartner's John Girard.
The act of prevention is dead. The new mandate for CISOs is to quickly detect anomalous behavior in the networks to be able to respond quickly to breaches and combat threats, says RSA's director, Kartik Shahani.
Increasingly, as enterprise leaders plan security investments, they think not just about threats and technology, but also how to tie their decisions to business performance. Gartner's Sid Deshpande explains the shift.
A burgeoning security infrastructure means the headache of management, enforcement and optimization. How do you efficiently administrate it? How do you plan policy enforcement at scale? Juniper's Paul shares insight.
KK Mookhey has been keyed into the field of Information Security in India for over the last 14 years. He shares his insights on the emerging trends in Indian security today and the major milestones which transformed the sector.
Security leaders must embrace new approaches to digital business in managing and mitigating enterprise risk. This was the key theme of Gartner's Security and Risk Management Summit - the first of its kind for India.
With enterprises increasingly concerned about advanced persistent threats, ISMG speaks to experts for recommendations on building APT resilience in their organizations - both immediate and long-term.
Cybersecurity adviser Patricia Titus, a former CISO, says too many women are leaving the information security field for jobs with less pressure and more work schedule flexibility. So she urges organizations to offer more incentives to attract and retain women in the field.
Beyond APT30, another advanced threat group appears to be at work in India and the SEA region, targeting critical information assets. However, APT resiliency is not yet a part of the security lexicon, experts say.
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