Content by Suparna Goswami

BEC Scam Leads to Theft of $18.6 Million

Suparna Goswami  •  January 11, 2019

In a case of business email compromise, Chinese hackers stole $18.6 million from the Indian arm of Tecnimont SpA, an Italian engineering company, through an elaborate cyber fraud scheme that included impersonating the firm's chief executive.

Vietnam's 'Cybersecurity' Law Says Little on Security

Suparna Goswami  •  January 10, 2019

On Wednesday, just days after a new "cybersecurity" law took effect, Vietnam alleged that Facebook has violated the law by allowing users to post anti-government comments on the platform. The so-called cybersecurity law actually speaks little about IT security measures.

Encryption: Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Lead to Breaches

Suparna Goswami  •  January 8, 2019

The Marriott mega-breach is calling attention to whether organizations are storing too much data and whether they're adequately protecting it with the proper encryption steps. Experts offer insights on making the right moves.

Moving to a Next-Generation SOC: Critical Factors

Suparna Goswami  •  January 7, 2019

Organizations looking to migrate to a next-generation security operations center must first carefully assess any problems they are facing with current security technology, says Vikram Mehta, associate director of information security at MakeMyTrip, an India-based online ticketing portal.

Making Internal Audits More Relevant

Suparna Goswami  •  December 13, 2018

How can internal audits be improved and made more meaningful? Prasanna Bharatan, internal auditor at the pharmaceutical company Wockhardt, outlines the important steps to take.

Improving Vendor Risk Management

Suparna Goswami  •  December 13, 2018

Providing vendors with visibility to a company's systems makes the vendor management process far more complicated, says Sunil Chandiramani of NYKA Advisory Services.

Using Blockchain for Authentication

Suparna Goswami  •  November 27, 2018

In an interview, Rohas Nagpal, a chief architect at Primechain Technologies, describes how blockchain can be used for authentication and pinpoints areas where blockchain is not the ideal technology. He'll be a featured speaker at ISMG's Security Summit in Mumbai Thursday.

Revamping Authentication With Automation and ML

Suparna Goswami  •  November 20, 2018

Automation and machine learning can be leveraged to make identity-driven authentication a smoother process, says Saryu Nayyar, co-founder and CEO at Gurucul, a behavioral analytics company.

IoT Security: Essential Steps for Security by Design

Suparna Goswami  •  November 13, 2018

Manufacturers need to change their approach to securing internet of things devices, says Aloysius Cheang, executive vice president for Asia Pacific at the Center for Strategic Cyberspace + Security Science, a U.K.-based think tank, who describes what needs to be done.

ID Management's Role in Cloud Security

Suparna Goswami  •  October 30, 2018

A user identity management system can help improve visibility of data residing in the cloud and improve security, says Deepen Desai, a vice president at Zscaler, a cloud-based information security company.

Cathay Pacific Breach: What Happened?

Suparna Goswami  •  October 26, 2018

In the wake of a breach at Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific airlines that involved unauthorized access to personal details on 9.4 million passengers, security experts are weighing in on factors that might have contributed to the incident. So far, the airline has provided only sketchy details.

Behavioral Biometrics: Key Challenges

Suparna Goswami  •  October 9, 2018

As more companies move away from passwords toward behavioral biometrics, they face new challenges, says Rajiv Dholakia, vice president, products at Nok Nok Labs. "There are no standards as such in this area on how the information is collected, how it's stored and how it's processed," he says.

WhatsApp Appoints Grievance Officer for India

Suparna Goswami  •  September 25, 2018

WhatsApp has agreed to appoint a grievance officer for India who will handle complaints about fake news. The nation's government had demanded the action in the wake of recent mob violence triggered by fake news spread on the social media platform. But will the appointment have a significant impact?

FreshMenu Hid Data Breach Affecting 110,000 Users

Suparna Goswami  •  September 14, 2018

FreshMenu, a food delivery provider based in India, has come under social media attack for keeping under wraps a data breach two years ago that exposed the personal information of over 110,000 users.

DevSecOps: The Keys to Success

Suparna Goswami  •  August 9, 2018

Although there's widespread agreement that addressing security early in the software development cycle is an essential component to any breach prevention strategy, implementing DevSecOps can prove challenging.