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Non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) or non-bank financial companies (NBFCs) have been an integral part of the Indian financial system. These are financial institutions that do not have a banking license or regulated by an agency but can still carry...
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Ransomware is scary. Anyone who has ever been the victim of a ransomware attack or seen the havoc WannaCry unleashed, would agree. And it is not a threat that seems to be going away anytime soon – the European...
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For any enterprise which has some sort of association with the financial sector, it is important to be familiar with the threat of Emotet. Yes, Emotet, a part of the banking Trojan family which is distributed through various different...
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The worst has happened. Your database has been breached and the company is scrambling for cover. Every second seems to be a time bomb and your IT security team is working overtime, trying to assess the damage. Your CEO...
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It’s the season of the holidays. Of fun, celebration and festivity. With just one hitch: cyber threats. The unfortunate fact is that cybercriminals are not on a holiday. They are continuously searching for ways in which they can damage...
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The recent spate of cyber-attacks on banks in India has left everyone worried. For those who haven’t kept count, Pune-based Cosmos Bank recently saw a massive security breach where Rs 94 crore was siphoned off. In a similar incident,...
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Data breaches are bad news. Whether it’s the CEO, the CISO or a network administrator, data breaches represent a significant threat which can have potentially catastrophic consequence. The threat of data breaches has only increased in recent years leading...
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The digital world has opened up a plethora of opportunities for workplaces across the globe. Digital transformation means, among other things, seamless connectivity, the erasure of physical barriers and enterprises that can leverage the freedom of knowledge sharing without...
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As companies like Equifax, Target and Home Depot discovered to their chagrin, data breaches can be a long-drawn, costly, embarrassing affair. The consequences can be disastrous – detailed, mostly negative media coverage, a loss of face in the eyes...
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In an earlier era, schools and educational institutions mostly frowned upon the mobile/cell phone. These items of portability were banned from campuses with students facing repercussions for possessing and using them within the institution. This was a time when...