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India Insights with Geetha Nandikotkur

News and Viewpoints from ISMG's India Team

Analysis: Government's Cybersecurity Indigenization Push

Geetha Nandikotkur • October 11, 2018

The government of India is taking several steps to help boost local security companies. But it needs to do far more. Such action would help reduce vulnerabilities to attacks while creating jobs.

Facebook Breach: How Should India React?

Protecting India's Government From Cyberattacks

Euro Security Watch with Mathew J. Schwartz

Tracking security and privacy trends across UK, Europe and beyond

War Declared on Default Passwords

Mathew J. Schwartz • October 17, 2018

With at least 20 billion new consumer devices set to be internet-connected by 2020, initiatives in the U.K. and California are trying to ensure that as many IoT devices as possible will be out-of-the-box secure, for starters by not shipping with default passwords.

Suspected NASA Hacker Busted After Boasting About Exploits

Experts' View: Avoid Social Networks' Single Sign-On

The Fraud Blog with Tracy Kitten

Tracking fraud incidents and trends wherever -- and however -- they occur.

Information Sharing: A Powerful Crime-Fighting Weapon

Tracy Kitten • November 12, 2016

The success of Operation SAMBRE, a global cybercrime investigation into the theft of billions of dollars from banks throughout the world, proves why information sharing between law enforcement and the private sector is key to battling cybercrime.

London Summit: Inside a Cyber Takedown

Will Faster Payments Mean Faster Fraud?

The Public Eye with Eric Chabrow

Keeping tabs on federal government efforts to protect citizens' privacy

Trump Campaign Aide Knew Early About Hacked Democratic Emails

Eric Chabrow • October 31, 2017

Former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos learned that Russia had thousands of pilfered emails containing "dirt" on Hillary Clinton three months before they appeared online, according to court documents.

Dearth of Support for Kaspersky at Congressional Hearing

'Private Citizens' Sue Trump Campaign for Exposing Their PII

Safe & Sound with Marianne Kolbasuk McGee

Insights on the security and privacy of healthcare information.

HIPAA Enforcement: A Look Ahead

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • May 1, 2017

Under the Trump administration, will the ongoing ramping up of HIPAA enforcement continue? And what other action can we expect on health data privacy and security issues?

Database Hijackings: Who's Next?

'Wartime' Security Mindset Means Being Prepared

The Expert's View with Jeremy Kirk

Insights from industry experts

The Moral Responsibility of Social Networks

Jeremy Kirk • August 31, 2018

Does social media fuel toxic politics and racial tension? We're still in the early of days of understanding the long-term effects of social media on society, but the early signs aren't good. It's time for social networks to take moral responsibility for content on their networks - even if they don't want it.