Content by Geetha Nandikotkur

Panel of Experts Describes Steps to Secure Aadhaar Data

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  February 13, 2018

In an exclusive, in-depth analysis, a panel of security experts concludes that India's recent Aadhaar data security conundrum, resulting in identity theft and data breaches, was due to poor implementation of security, monitoring and authentication mechanisms.

Aadhaar Getting Additional Security Layer

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  January 18, 2018

To address growing concerns about Aadhaar, the Unique Identification Authority of India, which administers the ID program, is taking two key steps to add a layer of security. But some observers are already questioning whether the move will prove effective.

Aadhaar Security: How Can It Be Fixed?

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  January 9, 2018

After news of yet another apparent Aadhaar-related data breach, some security experts are once again calling for the government to substantially beef up security for the identification system.

Risk Management: Taking a 'Surgical' Approach

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  January 4, 2018

CISOs need to precisely tailor their risk management strategies to protect the specific high-value assets of their organization; a broad-brushed approach will never work, says UK-based Kelly Bissell, managing director and global lead, Accenture Security.

Critical Components of an Insider Threat Mitigation Program

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  December 12, 2017

Organizations should take an "inside-out" approach to mitigating the insider threat, says Brandon Swafford of Forcepoint, who explains the components of that approach in an in-depth interview.

A Preview of Fraud & Breach Prevention Summit in Mumbai

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  December 5, 2017

As data breaches increase in scale and frequency, businesses must ensure an effective, swift and well-orchestrated response. To help them, ISMG on Wednesday and Thursday will host a Fraud and Breach Prevention Summit in Mumbai offering insights from 20 leading CISOs and many other experts.

RSA CTO Ramzan on Taking a Risk-Based Security Approach

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  November 9, 2017

Security practitioners must do a much better job of prioritizing their investments based on the most significant risks their organizations face, says Zulfikar Ramzan, chief technology officer at RSA, who offers insights on "fighting the right battle."

IoT Devices: A Security-By-Design Approach

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  November 1, 2017

As the explosive growth of the internet of things continues, it's essential to take a structured approach to implement security-by-design with secure coding and end-to-end encryption of data, says Mumbai-based Juergen Hase, CEO of Unlimit, the IoT business unit of the Reliance Group.

ID and Access Management: The Role of Standards

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  October 4, 2017

The key to simplifying the implementation of identity and access management, and streamlining integration with other systems, is to take advantage of industry standards, says Mark Perry of Ping Identity, an identity-defined security provider

A New Approach to Authentication for a Cashless Economy

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  September 18, 2017

In the move to a cashless economy in India and elsewhere, improving user authentication is critical, but users are demanding ease of use, says Singapore-based Tom Wills, director at Ontrack Advisory. He describes the roles that biometrics and artificial intelligence will play.

Complying with Australia's Breach Notification Mandates

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  September 12, 2017

To prepare to comply with Australia's new breach notification law, which goes into effect in February, organizations should start reviewing their cybersecurity posture and incidence response mechanisms, says Leonard Kleinman, RSA's chief cybersecurity advisor-APJ.

Preview: RSA Asia Pacific & Japan Conference 2017

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  July 25, 2017

The 2017 RSA Conference Asia Pacific & Japan, to be held July 26-28 in Singapore, will offer a security road map, imparting lessons to practitioners to help them navigate through cybersecurity complexities. Here's a preview of some of the top sessions.

India's Banks Must Move to Aadhaar-Based Biometric Authentication

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  March 22, 2017

RBI has mandated that all banks migrate to Aadhaar-based biometric authentication for electronic payment transactions by June 30. But some information security experts question whether the the technology can handle the potential volume of transactions.

Ransomware: Just the Tip of the Iceberg for Cybercrime

Presented by Harshal Mehta , Paolo Miranda , Geetha Nandikotkur , Robert Sin Hock Poh  •  November 22, 2016

Opportunistic and highly profitable, digital hostage-taking using ransomware is now rapidly developing into a favorite technique of the strategic, enterprise-focused attacker. For a variety of end goals, be it hacktivism, nation-state revenge or financial gain, the methodology is simple. Quite often the first you'll...

Why CISOs Must Make Application Security a Priority

Geetha Nandikotkur  •  September 26, 2016

As pressure to speed the development of applications intensifies, CISOs must be the "voice of reason," taking a leadership role in ensuring security issues are addressed early in app development process, says John Dickson, principal at Denim Group, a Texas-based security consultancy.