Content by Dr. Pavan Duggal, Founder, Pavan Duggal Associates

Policing the Shadows: Uncovering the Darkweb

Presented by Dr. Pavan Duggal, Founder, Pavan Duggal Associates , Gaurav Gupta, Scientist'E'@Cyber Law & E-Security, Ministry of Electonics and Information Technology (MeitY), Govt of India , Ashok Kumar, Director - Access Services, Department of Telecom (DoT), Ministry of Communications  •  March 14, 2023

Darkweb is a lifeline for many living under oppressive regimes. However, the anonymity of cryptocurrencies has led to a boom in cybercrime, and in turn, led darkweb to flourish. The darkweb is a marketplace for exfiltrated data from breached organizations, and it is critical for organizations to understand the myths...

Fireside Chat: Are Detection Technologies Playing Harder on Privacy? The Balancing Act

Presented by Dr. Pavan Duggal, Founder, Pavan Duggal Associates , Cdr Sanjeev Singh (Retd.), CISO and Data Protection Officer, Birlasoft  •  August 18, 2022

Some experts say technology can promote accountability and anonymity. The computer systems and applications require ‘proof’ of identity — for every function within an organization— before allowing access to the user. The question it raises is whether the newly deployed technologies for threat detection in an...

Panel Discussion: Privacy by Design: A Reality Check

Presented by Ravinder Arora, Group CISO and Global Data Protection Officer, Infogain , Dr. Pavan Duggal, Founder, Pavan Duggal Associates , Kapil Madaan, Global Head-Information Security, Risk and Compliance, Max Healthcare  •  August 18, 2022

Most security leaders believe that they are not protecting technology but people. The fundamental questions that arise are: Is privacy a CISO’s problem, and how to operationalize privacy in the context of security and data protection issues? Some experts say anything new that gets integrated into the...

Panel Discussion: We’ve Been Breached: How to Effectively Work with Law Enforcement and Legal and Compliance

Presented by Dr. Pavan Duggal, Founder, Pavan Duggal Associates , Sridhar Sidhu, Managing Director and Head of Cybersecurity Services Group, Wells Fargo , Brijesh Singh, Principal Secretary to Hon. Chief Minister, Maharashtra, Government of Maharashtra  •  September 3, 2021

Too many organizations continue to address breach response from a reactive mode – having a crude disaster-recovery plan in place if something “does” happens, rather than accepting that something “will” happen and proactively preparing for it. In this session, a panel of legal, technical, and law-enforcement...

Right to Privacy: Applying the Principles of Data Protection and Privacy Framework

Presented by Md.Mahbubul Alam Rafel, Head of Information Security, Prime Bank - Bangladesh , Dr. Pavan Duggal, Founder, Pavan Duggal Associates , Srinivas Poosarla, Sr VP and Group Chief Privacy Officer, Infosys Ltd. , Justice B.N. Srikrishna, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India & Chairman - Data Protection Committee  •  January 27, 2021

The issue of balancing ‘Privacy’ with ‘Data Economy’ has once again come to the forefront, triggering a host of debates and petitions by government, human rights activists, CISO, CPO, and legal experts. Some of the challenges the industry is grappling with are fair use of data, the validity of a data privacy...

We've Been Breached: Now What? How to Effectively Work with Law Enforcement and Regulators

Presented by Dr. Pavan Duggal, Founder, Pavan Duggal Associates , Santosh Khadsare , Japjit Singh Sandhu , Amit Sharma , Sapan Talwar  •  June 27, 2017

Moderator: Geetha Nandikotkur, Managing Editor-Asia & Middle East, ISMG Too many organizations continue to address breach response from a reactive mode - having a crude disaster plan in place in case something "does" happen, rather than accepting that something "will" happen and proactively preparing for it. The...

Breach Disclosure for India: Navigating a New Legal World of Complexity

Presented by Dr. Pavan Duggal, Founder, Pavan Duggal Associates  •  June 14, 2016

This session highlights the need for breach disclosure, touches upon existing disclosure norms around the world, in addition to looking at theft of intellectual property and privacy-related topics in the Indian context. The U.S. Congress is finally poised to discuss enaction of a national breach disclosure law...