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🚨 A Major Regulatory Shift Is Just Around the Corner for India's Surveillance Industry. #Cybersecurity #CCTV #Surveillance #MeitY #STQC #BISCertification #EssentialRequirements #IndiaCompliance #SmartSecurity #NationalSecurity #MakeInIndia #PhysicalSecurity #DataProtection #SecurityTechnology #RegulatoryCompliance #April2026 #SurveillanceTechnology #InfoSec #IoTSecurity #DigitalIndia

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Sharing key insights on behalf of Securonix regarding the growing urgency around cybersecurity tool adoption, driven by the current geopolitical unrest within the country

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Autonomous. Agentic. Machine-Speed. The New CISO Reality “CISOs must pivot to fully autonomous, agentic AI platforms that operate at attacker velocity to stay ahead.” — Diwakar Dayal, Managing Director & Area Vice President, SentinelOne (India & SAARC) As cyberattacks accelerate to machine speed, human-in-the-loop security can no longer keep pace. With AI-driven phishing, identity abuse, and lateral movement scaling rapidly—and incidents in India doubling in 2024—CISOs must operationalize autonomous, explainable AI defenses, execute Zero Trust at scale, and secure both human and non-human identities while meeting CERT-In and DPDP Act requirements. The playbook for 2026 is clear: AI executes at machine speed; humans retain accountability. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gPGJkYxi #CISO #AISecurity #MachineSpeed #ZeroTrust #AutonomousSecurity #IdentitySecurity #CyberResilience #IndiaCyber #DPDP #CERTIn Vikas Gupta | Sachin Mhashilkar | Vandana Chauhan | Giridhar Rajagopalan | Jatinder S. | Hafeez Shaikh | Rajiv Pathak | Shokeen Saifi | Ekta Srivastav | Sourabh Dixit | Subhadeep Sen | Jagrati Rakheja | Musharrat Shahin | Aanchal G.

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♦️♦️🎬 Episode Recap | Inside a CISO’s Mind | Vijay Kumar on Cybersecurity, ROI & Resilience | SecureTalk Ep. 08 “Certifications won’t teach you this — but every CISO needs it to survive.” 💡 In this powerful highlight from Secure Talk by NK Mehta, our guest Mr. Vijay Kumar KS, CISO – IIFL Samasta, shares the one skill every cybersecurity leader must master — presenting cybersecurity to management in terms of risk. He explains that beyond frameworks and certifications, a true CISO must know how to narrate the story — translating complex security insights into business language that the board can understand and act on. 🎯 💬 Takeaway: It’s not just about knowing cybersecurity — it’s about communicating its value effectively. 👉 Watch the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/gD6F67CE N. K. Mehta Anita S. Secure Network Solutions India Private Limited Vijay Kumar KS Secure Talk by NK Mehta Hemamalini S Mohamed Shameer #CISO #CyberLeadership #ROSI #CyberRisk #SNS #SecureTalk #Cybersecurity #Leadership #RiskManagement

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McDonald’s “hack” story is being framed around 861GB and screenshots. That’s noise. The contrarian takeaway for CIOs and CISOs in India and GCC: most ransomware wins are not “advanced”. They are supply chain and identity failures across franchise ops, vendors, and the shadow IT that runs day to day. Even in this case, the claim surfaced on Jan 20, 2026 and is still not publicly confirmed by McDonald’s India, but the pattern is repeatable across brands. Framework: Seam Map in 60 minutes 1. List top 10 third parties touching customer or store data 2. For each: admin portals, SSO trusts, remote access, exposed APIs 3. Enforce MFA for every privileged path, kill shared creds, log all admin actions 4. Run a restore drill for one crown jewel app in 7 days If you had to bet today, which vendor seam will break first in your environment? #CyberSecurity #Ransomware #ThirdPartyRisk #IdentitySecurity #CISO #CIO #India #GCC #IncidentResponse #SecurityOperations

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We at Qualys had phenomenal response to evolution of ROCon as industries' top cyber risk conference for operational success and getting things fixed rather than just dashboard tourism! Our ROCon conference in Mumbai saw over 800 cyber security professionals come to attend this engaging event. Keynotes and panels focused on the Risk Operations Center (ROC) as the future of Cyber risk management as a business risk. If you can't define your value at risk (VAR), how can you decide how much to spend on mitigating, accepting and transferring of residual risk? Then you are fighting infinite risk. What do you think of our mission to align technical risk factors to business risks and using the Agentic AI ROC to remediate targeted business risks quickly before bad guys' AI exploits it? Houston ✅ Mumbai ✅ .. where next? London? São Paulo? Dubai? Paris? Any suggestions? #ROCon25 #qualys

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Cybersecurity agencies are warning of a growing fraud technique involving OTP forwarding through malicious APK files hosted outside the country, posing serious risks to mobile banking and digital payment users.  In this attack, victims are tricked into downloading an Android application from unofficial links shared via SMS, WhatsApp, email, or fake customer-support calls. For more news: https://lnkd.in/g-DgjpXv

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Trust is becoming architectural — not just procedural.   The RBI’s new “bank.in” mandate is a strong signal that regulators are moving closer to infrastructure-level controls.   For financial institutions, this is bigger than a domain change. It’s a shift toward continuous trust validation.   Worth the read. 👇

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Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has extended timeline till August 31,2025 for implementation of Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framework #CSCRF for #SEBI Regulated Entities #RE #Radware offers comprehensive 360^ Platform including #WAF, #APIprotection, #botmanagement, #DNS, #DDoS , #CDN and #client-side (3rd Party) protection, ensuring security across on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments with flexible deployment options. Our patented AI and machine-learning behavioral analysis technologies provide automated policy generation, real-time attack detection, and centralized management to safeguard applications against evolving threats while maintaining low latency and high availability and helps organizations in their #SEBI #CSCRF compliance. https://lnkd.in/gBZYg6Rn

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Cyber Privilege India’s Most Trusted ISO-Certified Cyber Forensic & Digital Evidence Company In a world where cybercrime is rising faster than ever - impacting individuals, families, businesses, governments, and institutions - Cyber Privilege stands as a pillar of trust, truth, and technological justice. We are not just a cybersecurity company. We are a Private Digital Evidence Agency, operating with internationally recognized ISO standards, delivering court-admissible digital forensic evidence, and protecting victims from cyber fraud, digital abuse, and sophisticated cyber threats. Why Cyber Privilege Matters to the Public Cybercrime today is no longer limited to hacking or data theft. It includes: Online financial frauds and UPI scams Social media impersonation and identity theft WhatsApp, email, and cloud data misuse Crypto frauds and blockchain-based crimes Ransomware attacks on businesses and individuals Digital harassment, stalking, and online abuse Most victims do not fail because they lack intelligence— they fail because they lack access to trusted cyber forensic expertise. Cyber Privilege exists to bridge that gap. Operating at the Highest Global ISO Standards Cyber Privilege is structured, audited, and governed under international ISO/IEC frameworks, ensuring integrity, transparency, and technical excellence in every investigation: ISO/IEC 27001:2022 – Information Security Management ISO 9001:2015 – Quality Management Systems ISO/IEC 17025:2017 – Digital Forensic Laboratory Competence ISO/IEC 27042:2015 – Digital Evidence Analysis & Interpretation ISO/IEC 27037:2012 – Evidence Identification, Collection & Preservation These certifications are not logos—they are assurances to the public that every byte of evidence is handled with scientific discipline, legal accuracy, and ethical responsibility. Court-Admissible Digital Evidence You Can Trust Cyber Privilege is aligned with: Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), 2023 DPDP Act, 2023 Indian IT Act & BNSS Frameworks International digital evidence handling principles This ensures that our reports, certifications, and expert opinions are legally defensible, technically sound, and admissible in courts of law. Cyber Privilege supports: Citizens & families affected by cyber fraud Women victims of digital abuse and online exploitation Small businesses & startups facing cyber attacks Enterprises & data centers affected by ransomware Advocates & courts requiring certified digital evidence Law enforcement & intelligence agencies through expert support We operate with PAN-India reach and international technical alignment. A Message to the Public If you are facing a cyber incident, do not panic and do not delay. Digital evidence is time-sensitive, and early forensic action can make the difference between loss and recovery We are here to protect, investigate, and stand with you Cyber Privilege Global Standards. Digital Truth India’s Trusted Cyber Forensic Agency 24×7 Assistance 8977308555 IVR

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🔐 PETs for BFSI in India — Series Post #2 Homomorphic Encryption Is Compute Without Decrypting 🔄🔐 In the previous post, we explored why PETs matter for the Indian BFSI sector under the DPDPA, 2023 — today, we take a deep dive into one of the most powerful PETs i.e. Homomorphic Encryption (HE) This breakthrough encryption technique allows computation on encrypted data — enabling banks and financial institutions to derive insights, detect fraud, or run analytics without ever decrypting sensitive personal data. 💡 Why is thie HE relevant to BFSI? The BFSI sector often collaborates across departments, vendors, and regulators. With HE organisations will be able to achieve the following:- 🏦 Banks can perform AML checks across institutions securely 📈 Credit bureaus can score profiles without accessing raw data 🧠 ML models can be trained on sensitive datasets without compromising privacy ⚖️ HE + DPDPA = Compliance Made Smarter As we know DPDPA emphasizes on the following:- 📜 Purpose limitation 🔐 Secure processing 🚫 Prevention of unauthorized access HE enables all three — privacy by design and by default. 🌍 Global Glimpse European banks are already piloting HE for fraud detection across institutions, leveraging encrypted collaboration while staying compliant with GDPR. Hence, India’s BFSI sector must start thinking in this direction — compliance, without compromise. 🚀 Up Next in the Series: Differential Privacy – How can we generate privacy-safe insights across large data sets? Let’s build privacy-respecting, regulation-ready, tech-forward BFSI systems for India. 🔄 Repost to spread awareness 💬 Share your thoughts or use-cases 👥 Tag someone in BFSI/data analytics #DPDPA #PETs #PrivacyEnhancingTechnologies #BFSI #CyberSecurity #DataPrivacy #HomomorphicEncryption #RegTech #FintechIndia #EncryptionInnovation #PrivacyByDesign #IndiaDigitalTrust

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At AISS 2025, Air Vice Marshal (Dr) Devesh Vatsa VSM, Advisor at Data Security Council of India, shared key insights on emerging trends from a DPDPA perspective in a conversation with Mr. Sameer A., Founder & CEO, Ardent Privacy. With the DPDPA rules now notified and penalties going up to ₹250 crore, organisations are beginning to take privacy compliance far more seriously. This creates a strong opportunity for the privacy ecosystem, where practical and scalable solutions will play a critical role. 🎥 Watch the conversation for expert insights on India’s privacy journey. #AISS2025 #DPDPA #DataProtection #Privacy #DSCI #ArdentPrivacy #CyberSecurity Ardent Privacy - India (Bharat) Shivraj Jadhav Sakshi Agrawal Suraj Thakare Tejas Joshi

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"I don’t answer international calls — they’re scams." It’s a belief many of us share, but reality is more complex. Case in point: Andhra Pradesh CID recently cracked a major international cybercrime network that siphoned off more than ₹20 crore, with 14 people arrested—including foreign operators (The New Indian Express). Here’s the twist: The gang didn’t just ring from abroad. They used SIM-box technology to convert international calls into local Indian numbers, tricking victims into answering and trusting the call. They ran VoIP over broadband, deployed thousands of SIM cards, and used fake identities to hide where the call originated. So the next time you ignore an “International” call because it looks risky, remember: fraudsters aren’t wearing obvious masks anymore. They make foreign scams look local and familiar, lowering your guard. The real defense isn’t just ignoring numbers: It’s awareness + verification + informed caution. - Verify unknown contacts - Think twice before sharing information - Report suspicious calls Because scammers evolve with technology—and so should we.

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🤖 AI is only as trustworthy as the identity behind it 🪪 The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), under the IndiaAI Mission, unveiled the India AI Governance Guidelines on 5th November 2025. The guidelines lay a strong foundation for Safe & Trusted AI built on principles like Trust, Accountability, Fairness, Transparency & Human Oversight. But how can Indian enterprises practically meet these expectations? That’s where RSA steps in 👇 🔐 How RSA’s Identity Solutions Align with MeitY’s AI Governance Guidelines ✅ Trust as the Foundation → RSA’s Adaptive Authentication ensures that only verified users and trusted systems access AI data and models, eliminating unauthorized entry and data manipulation. 👥 People First & Human Oversight → With RSA Identity Governance & Lifecycle (G&L), organizations gain complete visibility into who has access to what and why; embedding accountability and human control across AI workflows. ⚖️ Fairness, Equity & Risk Mitigation → Role-based access, least-privilege policies, and access reviews help prevent bias, misuse, and insider threats supporting compliance with India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP). 🔍 Understandable by Design (Transparency) → RSA’s governance dashboards and audit trails make AI operations traceable, explainable, and regulator-ready, ensuring clarity on every data and access decision. 📜 Accountability & Legal Compliance → Automates access certifications and audit reporting to demonstrate compliance with MeitY’s accountability mandates and upcoming AI oversight frameworks. 🧠 Safety, Resilience & Sustainability → Rapid access revocation, continuous monitoring, and Zero-Trust architecture reduce risk from compromised identities and AI misuse. 🌐 Integration with Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) → RSA’s federated identity and SSO capabilities align seamlessly with India Stack (Aadhaar, DigiLocker, UPI) enabling secure, interoperable AI adoption. 🚀 In short: RSA helps Indian enterprises operationalize the AI Governance Guidelines by turning identity into the foundation of AI trust ensuring every access, every action, and every insight is accountable, secure, and human led. 💬 AI can’t be trusted until identity is... #RSA #AI #Governance #IdentitySecurity #DigitalIndia #MeitY #AIForAll #Cybersecurity #ZeroTrust #IdentityGovernance #RSASecurID

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Manufacturing CISOs are strengthening IT-OT security integration and advancing threat detection through AI-driven analytics. Dr. Jagannath Sahoo, CISO, Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited, explains to Bhavya Bagga, Business Reporter – Corporate & Leadership, CXO Media the key cybersecurity priorities and how these initiatives can be aligned with the broader business goals. 🔗𝗧𝗮𝗽 𝗧𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 - https://lnkd.in/gGgTscYR #CXOMedia #Leadership #DrJagannathSahoo #GujaratFluorochemicals #CISO #business #goals #Manufacturing #IT #OT #security | Gopi Krishna Arora | Mohanty Sanghamitra | APAC Media

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Group-IB Partners with Savex Technologies to Advance Predictive Threat Intelligence and Cyber Fraud Protection Across India and SAARC Group-IB and Savex Technologies’ partnership marks a significant step in strengthening cybersecurity resilience across India and SAARC, enabling organisations with predictive threat intelligence, advanced protection capabilities, and proactive defence to safeguard digital assets in an evolving threat landscape. News Link: https://lnkd.in/gpUnxCDw Group-IB Savex Technologies Pvt. Ltd Raunak Jagasia Dmitry Volkov Suzi Awad Anil Jagasia Jayant Goradia Saurabh Naik Atul Gaur Mahendra Wahile Devang Pandya Reva Sawant Kashish Parashar

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