Page 4 - Data Security

S&P to include hacking risks in credit rating of Asia-Pacific banks

Negative ratings momentum could result in jurisdictions where the entire industry suffers serious data breaches repeatedly, or where regulators are particularly lax, the agency said

Morgan Stanley to pay $35 mn to settle SEC charges over data security

Morgan Stanley agreed to pay the penalty and settle the case without admitting or denying the allegations.

Consider ourselves flagbearers of data security, Swedish app Truecaller

Swedish caller identification app Truecaller upholds the principles of data security, and is fully supportive of efforts around data protection regulations in India as well as other markets it operates in, a top executive has said. Rishit Jhunjhunwala, chief product officer and managing director, India at Truecaller told PTI that the company's proactive moves in the past on data localisation and data minimisation are testimony to the stance of prioritising information security "not just in words but in actions". "I can go to the extent of saying...I believe that we are flagbearers of data privacy, and any sort of data security for our users," Jhunjhunwala said. The company moved swiftly on data localisation "voluntarily" and does not "hide" behind voluminous pages of user terms and conditions and privacy policy. "We have done a lot of outreach over the past few years and corrected a lot of misconceptions about Truecaller. I think the narrative has changed from what it used to be ..

Musk can use whistleblower claims, but judge won't delay Twitter trial

Last month, whistleblower allegations provided Musk fresh ammunition to bolster what legal experts said was a long-shot attempt to walk away from the deal without paying a $1-bn termination fee

Protecting privacy

New legislation must address all concerns

Centre withdraws Personal Data Protection Bill, industry disappointed

'Comprehensive' legislation to come, says minister

RBI extends deadline for card tokenisation by another 3 months till Sept 30

Encourages cardholders to tokenise data themselves for preventing fraud

TMS Ep180: Ransomware, tokenization, markets, entry & exit points in market

How can India Inc combat ransomware threat? Is India ready for tokenization? Will retail participation in equity market shrink? How to identify entry, exit points in stock market? All answers here

Ransomware attack exposed data of half-million Chicago students, staff

The data included students' names, schools, dates of birth, gender, CPS identification numbers, state student identification numbers, class schedule information

Apple launches video campaign to protect users' personal data globally

The iPhone maker aims to show how iOS users can take back control over their personal data

What is e-passport?

The govt is using technology to usher in transparency. It is now planning to roll out e-passports soon. What is it? And how different will it be from our regular passports? Let us find out

6 in 10 Asia-Pacific firms saw 1 data breach in last 12 months: Report

Organisations in the Asia-Pacific region took an average of 33 days to find and eradicate an attack and 11 days to recover from an attack -- totalling 44 days, according to Forrester

Meta, Google face data doomsday as key European Union decision looms

Irish watchdog to rule on data transfer contract terms

What is encryption and how does it protect our data?

The Indian government's recent faceoff with WhatsApp could mean a compromise one the latter's end-to-end encryption. Do we really understand what end-to-end encryption is? Let's decode this concept

China drafts new data measures; technology stocks fall over 1%

Thursday's draft measures describe in detail three categories of data - ordinary data, important data, and core data

iPhone, iPad users must update operating software: India's cyber agency

Attackers could take control of an affected device, says CERT-In in advisory

Passenger sues Air India for personal data breach: What happens now

India lacks a mechanism for compensation or redress of consumers in such cases, say experts

Air India flyer seeks damages over data breach of 4.5 million passengers

An Air India flyer has sought damages from the airline after the recent leak of personal data of 4.5 million passengers including hers and her husband's.

India is one of fastest-growing regions for us: Google's Debanjan Saha

While Covid is impacting overall activities, it isn't deterring growth in India, where a large engineering and product team in India is support Google's local customer base

Good data management and collection key for satisfying customer journeys

53% of CIOs use web databases to collect data, while 31% collect data through primary methods