If India's proposed data protection bill is enacted into law, Indian organizations that must also comply with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation would have to focus, first and foremost, on compliance with India's new law, says Rahul Sharma, founder of The Perspective, which focuses on cyber policy.
In an exclusive, in-depth analysis, a panel of experts says the proposed personal data protection and privacy bill, prepared by the Justice B. N. Srikrishna committee, has many gaps and some provisions that could prove challenging to implement.
UIDAI, which administers the Aadhaar program, has some simple advice: Avoid behaviors such as what R.S. Sharma, chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority in India, did on Saturday, when he tweeted his Aadhaar number.
In the wake of the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal, India needs a strong data sovereignty policy to regulate data storage and use, says Vinit Goenka, governing council member of IT Task Force-Ministry of Railways.
Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: CipherTrace CEO Dave Jevans discusses recent research on cryptocurrency money laundering and whether regulation is possible. Plus, California passes a new privacy law.
Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: Our exclusive report on an Australian criminal investigation into a company that apparently swiped cryptocurrency using a software backdoor. Also, cutting through the hype on artificial intelligence and machine learning.
The Cambridge Analytica debate throws up tough questions around the need for a strong data protection and privacy regime in India. In an age where privacy regime around the world are being strengthened and becoming more mature, the Indian approach to privacy and data protection remains a non-starter, with a data...
At its core, HIPAA compliance is simply about maintaining patient privacy by ensuring the appropriate access to and use of patient data by your users. Electronic Health Record (EHR) solutions provide detail around when patient data is accessed, but without visibility into what users do with sensitive patient data...
With Alabama and South Dakota recently becoming the last two states to adopt breach notification laws, notification processes become more complicated, says privacy attorney Adam Greene, who offers an in-depth analysis.
"Know your customer" is a familiar refrain in business circles. But as threat actors grow in number, sophistication and cross-channel schemes, it is increasingly important for organizations to also have a clear picture of their potential attackers - whether they are nation states, cybercrime gangs or lone actors. Join...
The unfolding story of Cambridge Analytica, which shows how personal information on millions of consumers was obtained via Facebook, demonstrates the degree to which our personal data can be weaponized against us.
For public sector technology leaders evaluating technologies to combat malware attacks, this report offers important considerations for deploying cloud-based security.
Ransomware and other data security threats are a serious concern for any organization, but the stakes are higher and the risks are greater for...
Is U.S. computer crime justice draconian? That's one obvious question following England's Court of Appeal ruling that suspected hacker Lauri Love would not be extradited to the United States, in part, because they said the U.S. justice system could not be trusted to treat Love humanely.
Cyber intelligence expert Tom Kellermann discusses the significance and impact of the announcement that 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities were indicted Friday for allegedly meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
As India prepares to develop a data protection law, it can learn from the experiences of other regions, especially Europe, says Shivangi Nadkarni, CEO at Arrka Consulting.
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