CERT-In received 96,383 cybercrime complaints from January through September - 79 percent more per month than in 2013. What can information security leaders do to improve defenses and reduce these complaints?
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology late Friday released the long-awaited draft of a data protection bill, which now faces Parliamentary debate. The bill, which would require most data about Indians to be stored domestically, was drafted by a committee of experts headed by Justice B.N. Srikrishna.
The ongoing dispute between the government of India and social media firms over privacy issues heated up this week when WhatsApp filed a lawsuit attempting to block new rules that require the tracing of the origin of certain instant messages.
Prime Minister Modi's 'Digital India Week' is an initiative to end corruption through digitization of processes. Security experts say success depends on the security platforms through which services are delivered.
Although CERT-In says the hacking of Indian websites declined dramatically this year, based on reports it has received, some security experts argue that many hacking and other cybercrime incidents are never reported.
WhatsApp has agreed to appoint a grievance officer for India who will handle complaints about fake news. The nation's government had demanded the action in the wake of recent mob violence triggered by fake news spread on the social media platform. But will the appointment have a significant impact?
The IT minister of India, where Facebook has 250 million users, is using harsh language to warn the U.S.-based social media company to protect users' privacy in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Meanwhile, some security practitioners say the incident could be a catalyst for tougher privacy laws.
As RBI reports an increase in transactional fraud in India, the government is reviewing the financial sector's security posture in light of the nation's move toward a cashless economy. Security experts discuss the methods for effective fraud control.
India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, or MeitY, plans to create a "challenge grant" program to support cybersecurity startup companies in an effort to encourage domestic development of innovative technologies.
The government of India reports an increase in the annual number of cybersecurity incidents. But what is being done to curb this increase? Security experts offer their recommendations for tracking and reducing these crimes.
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