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Only 1 in 4 global orgs keep Cardholder Payment Data Secure: Report

Global organisations continue to put their customers' cardholder data at risk due to a lack of long term payment security strategy and execution, flags the Verizon Business Payment report

China accuses US of 'bullying' as it touts new global data security push

The initiative, announced by Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing, comes as the US continues to put pressure on China's largest technology companies

Data security drives the rise of private cloud

Private cloud means that a firm has control over the server as well as its location, where its data is stored

Data of a country must not become surreptitious property of another: Prasad

He said that in the proposed data protection bill, the government has maintained that personal data should only be used after the consent and only to the extent the consent is given

CBDT, SEBI to exchange data, call their agreement 'beginning of a new era'

'Any information' available in the databases of the two organisations can be shared on request for access.

Move to ban Chinese apps to put India's two-decade-old cyber laws to test

Experts say the absence of a dedicated data privacy and security law limits govt's legal options

All apps must adhere to India's data integrity, sovereignty: NITI Aayog CEO

Asserting that India has to be a data sovereign country, Kant also said apps must be transparent in terms of origin and final destination of data

Cyber attack on NHAI email server, 'prompt action' resulted in no data loss

The government had warned against a large-scale cyber attack against individuals and businesses earlier this month

Major shift to digital space demands data security, cyber insurance

The biggest nightmare for an individual in this digital age is to see an unauthorised debit in his bank account and realise he has been a victim of an online fraud

Coronavirus: I really messed up on security, says Zoom chief Eric Yuan

The service, once mostly used for client conferences and training webinars, has emerged in the coronavirus lockdown as a home for virtual cocktail hours, exercise classes, cabinet meetings

IT parliamentary panel meets experts to discuss data security, privacy

It is learnt that the next meeting could be held in January, after which a report will be submitted

Protecting private data

Parliament must examine the Bill carefully

400 million Facebook users' phone numbers exposed in privacy lapse: reports

Exposed server stored 419 million records on Facebook users across several databases.

Nations must have right to use data for people's welfare: Goyal at G20 meet

Goyal said that Digital India, Start up India, Aadhaar are some of the major initiatives in the country that promote economic inclusivity, using digital platforms

Can't abuse data to impact free choice in India: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Union Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the acquisition of big data should be done with fair and transparent principles

India looking to compel e-commerce, social media cos to store data locally

The Indian e-commerce landscape is currently dominated by Flipkart that is in the process of being bought by US retail giant Walmart