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The TCS Website hack: Don't let your company join the list

Anil Patrick R — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:10:07 EST

DNS hijack compromises TCS website, and puts domain up for sale, resulting in major loss of reputation. How do you avoid becoming another TCS?

Information security awareness mantras from the Apeejay campaign

Anil Patrick R — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:23:24 EST

How do you ensure that 35,000 employees are aware of how information security has to start with the individual? Apeejay Surrendra shows the way.

Data classification as an insurance to protect information

Anil Patrick R — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:25:27 EST

The primary requirement of a sound data protection strategy is data classification. Here are some handy tips to design a data classification policy.

The CISO role's keystones: Technology, business and risk

Anil Patrick R — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

At a recent ISACA meeting, Vishal Salvi, HDFC Bank's CISO explained how technology, business and risk are transforming CISO roles. Here are some excerpts.

ISACA's risk management certification makes its entry

Anil Patrick R — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:01:09 EST

The certified in risk and information systems control (CRISC) program from ISACA aims to provide risk management certification for IT professionals.

Two factor authentication thwarts identity theft at Bank of India

Dhwani Pandya — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Bank of India deploys two factor authentication (2FA) to protect its Internet banking base of more than 3,00,000 customers from online identity theft.

Security trends for Indian organizations: The 2010 edition

Anil Patrick R — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:54:03 EST

Top concerns include Web 2.0 threats, data leakage and application security. DLP, DRM, endpoint security and content filtering emerge as top strategies.

An information security career: What does it take?

Anil Patrick R — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Getting that first information security career break is still elusive for many Indian IT pros. KK Mookhey details essentials for an infosec career break.

Leveraging DLP to gain customer confidence: The Cognizant way

Anil Patrick R — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Cognizant, the leading Indian IT-BPO player deploys a data loss prevention tool to protect confidential data and improve client confidence.

IT (Amendment) Act, 2008 has information security market on toes

Dhwani Pandya — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Section 43 (A) of the IT (Amendment) Act, 2008, will see a host of changes in Indian infosec strategies. Vendors hope to leverage these opportunities.