Data Security

Vembu also stressed that Zoho does not rely on hyperscalers like AWS, Azure, or GCP for hosting its services.

How does AI influence the safety of sensitive information in companies?

Cybersecurity is becoming increasingly a threat as AI develops. Attackers are using AI to launch increasingly complex attacks on businesses.

TikTok hires Britain's NCC for auditing data security

As part of the regime, TikTok is opening three data centres – two in Ireland and one in Norway to store user data in Europe.

Data Security: The citizen is the loser 

In all cases of data breaches, it is the citizen who suffers because of the lack of a proper data security and privacy law

All you need to know about Cyberabad Police's crackdown on data theft of 67 crore individuals

A Haryana resident was arrested by the police for allegedly being involved in stealing, holding and selling of personal and confidential data of 66.9 crore individuals and organizations belonging to 24 states and eight metropolitan cities.

TikTok bans: What the evidence says about security and privacy concerns

Building a profile from user data to enable targeted phishing attacks on sensitive government accounts is plausible, however, there is no evidence that social media applications like TikTok has been used for this purpose.

Data privacy, data security big challenges of digital world, G20 meet expected to address them: Jaishankar

The EAM was addressing the ’Festival of Thinkers’ organised by the Symbiosis International University here.

TCS launches SAP on Microsoft Azure

TCS has developed a joint go-to-market strategy around SAP on Azure, including TCS Crystallus

Industry body representing Google, Meta, Apple opposes draft telecom bill citing threat to encryption

The Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) urged the government to keep over-the-top (OTT) service providers such as WhatsApp and Signal out of the ambit of the bill, and also to “reconsider the Draft Bill in its entirety”.

Morgan Stanley pays $35 million SEC fine over data security

The bank improperly disposed of thousands of devices and some were auctioned off online without checking that customer data they contained had been deleted, according to the SEC

Blockchain tech can help protect patients' privacy, improve data security: Zelis CTO

Blockchain technology greatly reduces security risks and gives hospitals and healthcare IT organisations a much stronger line of defence against cybercriminals, as information stored on a blockchain cannot be copied or modified

Data security remains the Achilles heel of the fintech revolution

Fraudsters availing loans using forged PAN and Aadhaar details point to lax data protection standards

G7 countries reach breakthrough on digital trade principles, mark concern over data localisation, encryption

"We should address unjustified obstacles to cross-border data flows, while continuing to address privacy, data protection, the protection of intellectual property rights, and security," the communique issued following the G7 trade ministers' meeting said.

ByteDance shelves IPO indefinitely after Chinese regulators warn about data-security risks: Report

ByteDance Ltd founder Zhang Yiming in late March 2021 had decided to shelve his plans to file for a IPO following his firm's representatives meeting with cyberspace and securities regulators. Though he didn't attend the meeting, his firm was asked to asked to focus on addressing data-security risks and other issues.

RBI rejects merchants’ bid to allow storage of customer credit card data: Report

Merchants wrote to the RBI on February 1, that not allowing storage of the data "disrupts a system that has been functioning seamlessly."

UP govt’s COVID-19 tracker exposed data of 80 lakh users: Report

The coronavirus surveillance application launched by the Uttar Pradesh government has unwittingly exposed identifiable information of all the residents of the state who took COVID-19 tests, including their full name, age, gender, home address, and phone number.

COVID-19 | How the State must deal with citizen’s personal data

The same privacy concerns in the Kerala government’s Sprinklr deal exist with the Union government’s Aarogya Setu app too. Anonymising data or even obtaining ‘informed consent’ hardly addresses these

Data privacy: How to ensure security in Connected Business Systems

With an increasing concern over security of data and quite a few instances of data breaches in the recent past with the biggest of tech giants, here's what it takes to build a highly safe connected business application.

RBI asks banks, NBFCs to limit sharing of consumers' credit data: Report

The central bank, in a letter, has asked banks and NBFCs to stop granting unregulated entities access to consumer data held by credit information companies

Seclore expands SDK platform for data-centric security with endpoint auto-protector

The platform is a configurable cross-platform tool enabling rapid integration of data-centric security with applications that run on end-user devices.

Loyalty programme leak: Mastercard informs EU regulators

The Belgian Data Protection Authority said Mastercard informed them the breach was detected on August 19.

How account aggregators simplify sharing of financial data and reduce processing time

Account aggregators will help individuals have a single financial view of their money life and share with their financial advisors and banks in a safe and secure manner.

Opinion | When it comes to surveillance, who will watch the watchman?

Without proper checks and balances such powers could be misused and have an adverse impact.

EU warns Facebook not to lose control of data security

Facebook's quick revelation of the case demonstrated that new European rules on data protection implemented earlier this year are working.