Rahul Neel Mani

Founding Director of Grey Head Media and Vice President of Community Engagement and Editorial, ISMG

Neel Mani is responsible for building and nurturing communities in both technology and security domains for various ISMG brands. He has more than 25 years of experience in B2B technology and telecom journalism and has worked in various leadership editorial roles in the past, including incubating and successfully running Grey Head Media for 11 years. Prior to starting Grey Head Media, he worked with 9.9 Media, IDG India and Indian Express.

CrowdStrike Outage: Cloud Risks and Recovery Lessons

Rahul Neel Mani • August 23, 2024

The CrowdStrike outage exposed recovery challenges, highlighting cloud systems' resilience over physical infrastructure. Jonathan Hatzor, co-founder and CEO of Parametrix, advises CIOs and CISOs on strategies that can effectively manage, mitigate and transfer risks.

CrowdStrike Outage: A Warning for Critical Infrastructure

Rahul Neel Mani • July 31, 2024

Howard Holton, COO of GigaOm, explores the nuances of the recent Windows outages due to a faulty CrowdStrike update and its implications for critical infrastructure and corporate trust. He discusses the importance of conducting accurate classification and proper incident management.

Response and Remediation: How CIOs Reacted to IT Outage

Rahul Neel Mani , Brian Pereira • July 22, 2024

Global CIOs said the fallout from the CrowdStrike outage could have been mitigated by investing in comprehensive data resilience that can help restore corrupted data through orchestrated recovery. It can help recover from disasters such as ransomware, data corruption and catastrophic events.

AI Bias: The Emerging Threat to Sound Business Decisions

Rahul Neel Mani • May 17, 2024

Bias lurks everywhere in generative artificial intelligence: in the data, in the model, in the human interpreting the output of a model. That's why one of the biggest emerging security threats is relying on generative AI for important business decisions, said Vice President and CISO Rick Doten.

The AI Standoff: Attackers Versus Defenders

Rahul Neel Mani • May 16, 2024

Lior Div, former CEO and co-founder of Cybereason, discusses how hackers use artificial intelligence to become smarter and more effective. He also emphasizes that cybersecurity defenders need to harness the power of AI more than ever to stay ahead of attackers.

AI on the Agenda for CIOs

Rahul Neel Mani • May 16, 2024

As generative AI races into boardrooms, Datta Junnarkar, CIO of Maritime at Boeing, champions training and harnessing employee innovation to master rapid technological advances. "We wanted to listen to what our employees are trying to do," Junnarkar said.

AI and IoT Synergy for Enhancing Cybersecurity

Rahul Neel Mani • May 16, 2024

The widespread use of internet of things devices today presents challenges, as most of those devices are insecure. IoT devices are different from IT devices, but artificial intelligence can address IoT security challenges, said May Wang, CTO of IoT security at Palo Alto Networks.

Human-Powered Security in the Era of Rapid Automation

Rahul Neel Mani • May 16, 2024

HackerOne CEO Marten Mickos discussed assessing the risks associated with generative AI and the role of red teaming exercises and bug bounty programs in securing AI implementations. "AI is good, but only when the human is the steward and governing it," he said.

Outsmarting Adversaries: Using AI for Security

Rahul Neel Mani • May 16, 2024

Hackers are using generative AI to boost their malicious activities and are making progress toward autonomous, AI-driven internet exploitation. Casey Ellis, founder of Bugcrowd, highlights that while bias is a key AI concern, integrating AI safely into existing processes is a bigger challenge.

How Generative AI Is Transforming Readers' Experiences

Rahul Neel Mani • May 15, 2024

Generative AI and LLMs are transforming reader experiences across print and digital platforms by providing curated content. But media houses will need to overcome the challenges and weigh the pros and cons of adopting this technology, said Rajeev Batra, CIO, Bennett, Coleman & Co. - The Times Group.

Driving Cybersecurity Innovation in India

Rahul Neel Mani • May 15, 2024

DSCI CEO Vinayak Godse discusses the expanding cybersecurity landscape in India, which is driving innovations and resilience in enterprises. He also shares insights on how homegrown cybersecurity companies are building capabilities to predict breaches and malware attacks.

Scripting Winning AI Strategies

Rahul Neel Mani • May 15, 2024

Piyush Malik of Veridic Solutions, Harnath Babu of KPMG India, and Sarfraz Nawaz of Mighty Capital discuss the evolving nature of AI projects and the need for strategic approaches that bridge the gap between experimentation and full-scale production.

Challenges in Adopting Post-Quantum Cryptography

Rahul Neel Mani • May 14, 2024

With the potential to break existing encryption standards, quantum computing poses an exponential threat to cybersecurity. Marc Witteman, CEO, Riscure, discusses the need to accelerate development and deployment of new cryptography standards as well as challenges around their widespread adoption.

Cybersecurity Startup Ecosystem: A VC's Perspective

Rahul Neel Mani • May 14, 2024

The cybersecurity industry is significantly transforming, moving from a reactive to a proactive approach. Ryan Permeh, operating partner at SYN Ventures, shares why it is important for startups to have a unique and defensible position that attracts venture capitalists looking for innovation.

Can Browser-Native Security Stop Web Attacks?

Rahul Neel Mani • May 14, 2024

With employees spending 90% of their time using web browsers, these apps have become primary targets for attackers. Even secure web gateways and web application firewalls cannot offer adequate protection, said Vivek Ramachandran, founder of SquareX. He offered strategies to stop web-based attacks.