Committee on Personal Data Bill pings Microsoft, Amazon for 'virtual deposition'The committee is supposed to submit its report to Parliament in the upcoming Monsoon session, and according to officials, it has reached ou...
08 Jul, 2020, 06.48 AM IST
Govt launches award to laud breakthrough startups in cyber securityRegistrations for the award are currently open and DSCI will be administering the Grand Challenge and the whole process will run for nine m...
15 Jan, 2020, 06.27 PM IST
Government wants to pay for data, but companies not buying ideaOfficial says acquisition details of non-personal, anonymous data will be made public; cos raise privacy, IPR concerns. Currently, a separa...
02 Jan, 2020, 07.47 AM IST
Firms may get up to 2 yrs to comply with Data LawA committee led by the retired Supreme Court judge had in July 2018 submitted the draft Bill to the government, which held wide public and ...
09 Dec, 2019, 08.46 AM IST
Industry wants careful drafting of regulation on non-personal dataFirms cheer the formation of a separate panel, but worries abound about restrictions.
16 Sep, 2019, 10.43 AM IST
MeitY whitepaper to seek opinion on non-personal dataThe government may also consider leaving it to the ministries or regulators to define which kind of data should come under the purview of s...
03 Sep, 2019, 07.25 AM IST
MeitY seeks views on non-personal dataGovernment may also leave it to ministries to define what data should come under policy.
31 Aug, 2019, 10.45 AM IST
Govt to ping EU to align its data law with GDPRThe EU Commission and Japan signed a similar deal of equivalency to enable safe data transfers, based on a high level of protection of pers...
30 Jul, 2019, 08.00 AM IST
Average data breach cost in India up by 8%IT companies and financial institutions are top buyers of cyber insurance, premium paid for such covers vary from Rs 4.5 lakh to Rs 80 cror...
02 May, 2019, 10.32 AM IST
Cybersecurity first responders in demandIndia’s cybersecurity market is projected to grow to $35 billion by 2025, according to Nasscom. Currently, more than 30,000 cybersecurity j...
12 Jan, 2019, 08.01 AM IST
Data protection bill may be tabled in winter sessionThe committee led by retired Supreme Court Judge BN Srikrishna, which submitted its report along with a draft bill last week, has asserted ...
03 Aug, 2018, 06.50 AM IST
Big tech is in a knot over data localisation normsDraft ecommerce policy mandates storing of data of Indian citizens exclusively in the country; ecommerce firms may get a little elbow room ...
31 Jul, 2018, 08.55 AM IST
Executives of companies found stealing data could be jailed for 5 yearsThe BN Srikrishna committee has proposed that violations of the data protection law should be treated as a cognisable and non-bailable offe...
29 Jul, 2018, 10.29 AM IST
India Inc feels GDPR compliance will make them data safe: StudyOver two-thirds of Indian enterprises view the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as an opportunity to make their organisation more ...
03 Jul, 2018, 11.32 AM IST
1,800 cr digital payment transactions likely in FY18: KJ Alphons"There were many skeptics who said in a country where 300 million people are illiterate, how will they use the digital platform to make pay...
12 Dec, 2017, 05.45 PM IST
India can play important role in global cybersecurity: ReportThese include strengthening policy and regulations, developing skilled manpower, enhancing R&D and innovation.
14 Dec, 2016, 10.07 PM IST
CEO on top of the world: Rama Vedashree aced the Great Wall of China marathon!Age no bar! At 50+, and with a job that demands frequent travel, this top boss is in no mood to slow down.
18 Nov, 2016, 12.45 PM IST