The Ashley Madison dating website hack and threatened data release is a perfect illustration of the perils - and promise - of our Internet-connected, hacktivist age, whether it comes to online dating or the Internet of Things.
In global business, operating under multiple jurisdictions and regulations helps build the case for governance, risk and compliance solutions. But there is more to GRC than meets the eye, says MetricStream's French Caldwell.
The Mumbai-based SEBI has issued new guidelines to the country's stock exchanges to develop a cybersecurity and cyber resilience framework to protect the securities market from cyber-threats.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has instructed the Intelligence Bureau to create a cybersecurity architecture and a specialised wing to augment infrastructure. This must be immediate, practical and real, experts say.
Phishing campaigns are becoming harder to mitigate because of an uptick in spoofed websites tied to top-level domains, such as .bank, says Dave Jevans of the Anti-Phishing Working Group.
Kaspersky Lab has discovered a new, advanced persistent threat - inside its own networks. Dubbed Duqu 2.0, the malware has ties to Stuxnet, and was used to target Iranian nuclear negotiations, researchers say.
While cyberthreat information sharing within the banking sector has improved, the retail sector has failed to keep up. But ISACA's Robert Stroud said pending federal legislation could help change that.
NASSCOM and DSCI have launched a cybersecurity task force to help develop India as a global R&D hub. Experts question whether the sponsoring organizations have set the right agenda for this new entity.
The Reserve Bank of India plans to set up an IT subsidiary to help banks strengthen cybersecurity. Banking and security leaders say this is a positive move toward responding to cybercrime trends.
The use of century-old laws and the lack of a data protection regime is hurting India's ability to combat cyberfraud, says independent adviser Nandkumar Saravade. What immediate steps must be taken?
Caffeine junkies are up in arms over reports that criminals have been targeting their Starbucks account balances. But the real story is poor password-picking practices by consumers, and Starbucks' lack of multi-factor authentication.
Security leaders see the need for a formal information-sharing platform across India to enable organizations in all sectors to defend against attacks. What are the barriers, and how can they be overcome?
What are some of the unique security challenges facing Asian organizations, and how can they meet them? Steve Durbin of the global Information Security Forum shares insight from new research.
In developing markets such as Asia and the Middle East, how can security practitioners best prepare themselves to tackle the rapidly-changing threat landscape? Resilience is the key, says security leader Bruce Schneier.
As organizations increasingly focus on securing critical data, they mustn't overlook one huge vulnerability: enterprise email. Steven Malone of Mimecast discusses the latest in unified email management.
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