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Google DeepMind's AI safety strategy is treating advanced agents as insider threats
June 20, 2026, 3:53 amGoogle DeepMind is bolstering AI safety by treating advanced agents like potential insider threats, not just tools. Their new 'AI Control Roadmap' outlines a tiered defense, from evaluation to real-time...
Simplifying privacy baselines for modern enterprises
June 19, 2026, 2:31 amCISOs face data control challenges, leading to risks like eroded trust and compliance burdens. A simplified, five-question framework empowers business owners to manage data responsibly, transforming protection from a burden...
AI in the boardroom: From experimentation to governance imperative
June 18, 2026, 2:34 amIndian boards must transition from passive oversight to active stewardship as AI reshapes business. Focusing on long-term value, technology, workforce, trust, and board adaptation is crucial. Companies need to balance...
Quantum Readiness: Why the time to act is now, not later
June 17, 2026, 2:33 amThe world's digital infrastructure faces an imminent threat from quantum computing, with adversaries already harvesting encrypted data for future decryption. This 'harvest now, decrypt later' attack undermines data confidentiality and...
Is Claude Code Security the end of cybersecurity companies?
June 16, 2026, 2:30 amThe emergence of autonomous AI tools like Claude Code Security has sparked market fear of SaaS disruption, but these advancements are net positives for cybersecurity. While AI excels at finding...
Recent Stories
Google DeepMind's AI safety strategy is treating advanced agents as insider threats
June 20, 2026, 3:53 amGoogle DeepMind is bolstering AI safety by treating advanced agents like potential insider threats, not just tools. Their new 'AI Control Roadmap' outlines a tiered defense, from evaluation to real-time...
Accenture strikes $4.18 billion cybersecurity deal, shares fall on forecast cut
June 20, 2026, 2:32 amThe acquisitions will expand Accenture's cybersecurity business into software for protecting industrial operations and critical infrastructure, including power grids, pipelines, factories and data centers, amid rising AI-driven cyber threats and...
Saviynt partners with ORIN Corporation to advance identity security in Sri Lanka
June 20, 2026, 2:30 amSaviynt has named ORIN Corporation its exclusive Sri Lankan distributor, boosting access to its identity security solutions. This move addresses the growing complexity of managing digital identities and access as...
Japan bank lobby warns of potential service disruptions due to AI-enabled cyberattacks
June 19, 2026, 3:43 amJapanese banks might halt ATM and online services. Advanced AI systems can find software weaknesses, raising fears of cyberattacks. Masahiko Kato, head of the Japan Bankers Association, stated this possibility....
Simplifying privacy baselines for modern enterprises
June 19, 2026, 2:31 amCISOs face data control challenges, leading to risks like eroded trust and compliance burdens. A simplified, five-question framework empowers business owners to manage data responsibly, transforming protection from a burden...
CISO Movement
My prediction for 2026: The shift to “Machine-Speed Defense”
January 5, 2026, 3:51 amIn 2026, the ‘Human-in-the-Loop’ security model will finally break. As offensive AI agents begin to exploit vulnerabilities in milliseconds, human defenders simply won’t be fast enough to react. We will...
Navigating DPDP: Policy debate or execution challenge?
January 1, 2026, 3:57 amAs CISOs and enterprises adapt to a new set of standards, the bigger question is not about compliance but about how to achieve more.
Nantha Ramalingam to lead cybersecurity at Albertsons (India)
November 14, 2025, 5:16 amNantha Ramalingam joins the US-based retailer from Dyson and will lead cybersecurity and security engineering strategy for the company’s India operations.
Sridhar Govardhan joins Angel One as Group CISO
October 4, 2025, 3:34 amAngel One Limited has appointed Sridhar Govardhan as Group Chief Information Security Officer, leveraging his 25 years of cybersecurity expertise from CoinDCX, Flipkart, and Wipro. He will enhance Angel One’s...
BOBCARD names Arnab Biswas as Chief Information Security Officer
September 16, 2025, 3:40 amBOBCARD, a Bank of Baroda subsidiary, has appointed Arnab Biswas as CISO.
Corporate
Half-million AI agents at TCS soon: Chandra
June 11, 2026, 10:23 amTCS chairman N Chandrasekaran foresees a major change in the IT sector. Artificial intelligence agents will work alongside employees, potentially equalling the human workforce. This means IT firms will hire...
Amazon Music widens India play beyond Prime amid audio streaming shakeout
June 2, 2026, 5:30 amIn an exciting development, Amazon Music is set to unveil a new strategic initiative in India, offering a trio of subscription options: free, Prime, and unlimited. By doing so, the...
Related Digital secures financing for $16 billion Oracle data centre in Michigan
April 25, 2026, 3:04 amRelated Digital has secured $16 billion in financing for its Michigan data centre campus, a project for Oracle. The funding includes equity from Related Digital and Blackstone, alongside long-term debt...
Microsoft appoints Aman Malhotra as Security Solution Engineering Leader for India & South Asia
March 5, 2026, 7:06 amMicrosoft has appointed Aman Malhotra as its new Security Solution Engineering Leader for India and South Asia. Malhotra will guide enterprises in strengthening their cybersecurity. He will focus on cloud...
CrowdStrike forecasts fiscal 2027 revenue above estimates on cybersecurity tools demand
March 5, 2026, 4:02 amShares of cybersecurity companies, including CrowdStrike, have fallen recently as investors assessed the potential impact of AI startup Anthropic's Claude Code Security tool, even as some analysts said the worries...
Data Breaches
ServiceNow data breach: Software bug exposed customer data to internet access
June 12, 2026, 6:30 amServiceNow has alerted customers to a software bug that allowed unauthenticated internet users to access their data. The company patched the issue on June 5, 2026, after detecting evidence of...
AI-related data breaches surging
May 20, 2026, 3:33 amHackers are leveraging AI to rapidly detect software vulnerabilities, significantly reducing response times for targets. Verizon's report highlights that AI is accelerating attacks, shrinking defense windows from months to hours....
When the breach doesn’t happen, the real warning begins
May 19, 2026, 10:30 amCybersecurity failures are not always defined by the attacks that land. Often, the more revealing moment is the one that almost does. The near miss is not a narrow escape...
US security company ADT confirms hacking incident, says some customer data stolen
April 27, 2026, 4:15 amADT, a major US home security provider, has confirmed a data breach where hackers accessed customer information including names, phone numbers, and addresses. The notorious ShinyHunters group is threatening to...
Vercel data breach: How hackers targeted the cloud company and offered its data for sale for $2 million
April 22, 2026, 3:53 amCloud development platform Vercel confirmed a security breach after an employee's Google Workspace account was compromised via a third-party AI vulnerability. Attackers gained unauthorized access to internal systems, targeting non-sensitive...
Vulnerabilities & Exploits
Anthropic AI model finds over 10,000 critical bugs across open-source software projects
May 26, 2026, 2:39 amAnthropic's new AI model, Mythos Preview, has uncovered over 10,000 software vulnerabilities. Partners in Project Glasswing found thousands of high-risk flaws. Companies like Cloudflare and Mozilla reported significant improvements in...
The CISO is becoming part of the board’s operating logic
May 23, 2026, 2:30 amThe boardroom no longer looks at cyber through the narrow lens of controls, incidents, or compliance alone. It increasingly wants signals on customer trust, regulatory confidence, operational resilience, and the...
Researchers use Anthropic Mythos find flaws in Apple security; ‘hack’ MacOS
May 15, 2026, 10:30 amAn AI tool named Mythos has breached Apple's macOS, considered highly secure. Researchers used Mythos to link two minor software flaws. This allowed the AI to corrupt the Mac's memory...
Governance is not the enemy of innovation — It is the engine: Reggie Townsend, VP, Data Ethics, SAS
May 8, 2026, 2:33 amReggie Townsend, Vice President of AI Ethics, Governance and Social Impact, SAS, on why agentic AI demands a new moral reckoning, how enterprise leaders are getting the boardroom argument wrong,...
Anthropic opens Claude Security to enterprise customers in beta mode
May 2, 2026, 2:32 amAnthropic has launched Claude Security, an AI tool powered by Claude Opus 4.7, for enterprise customers. This innovative solution scans code for vulnerabilities and automatically generates patches, reasoning through code...
NextGen Tech
Why is RBI worried about Anthropic’s Mythos, and what does it mean for banks?
April 24, 2026, 2:59 amAs Anthropic’s Mythos raises the prospect of faster, AI-driven cyberattacks, the Reserve Bank of India and global regulators are stepping up scrutiny of risks to the banking system.
30% of organisations face AI security incidents despite rising risk awareness: Sprinto report
April 24, 2026, 2:56 amA Sprinto CISO Pulse Check finds that 30% of organisations reported major AI-related security incidents in the past year, despite rising awareness and regulatory tracking. The report highlights gaps in...
FM Sitharaman, IT minister Vaishnaw meet bankers over looming Claude Mythos
April 24, 2026, 2:54 amThe finance minister noted that the nature of the emerging threats from the latest AI models is unprecedented and requires a very high degree of vigilance, preparedness and better coordination...
OpenAI, Microsoft expand cybersecurity partnership amid rising AI threats
April 24, 2026, 2:53 amOpenAI and Microsoft are joining forces to combat cyber threats. They will deploy advanced artificial intelligence tools to enhance security. OpenAI's powerful AI models will be accessible to Microsoft. Microsoft...
Will put AI risks 'on the table' with Mythos: Anthropic
April 21, 2026, 10:56 amAI developer Anthropic is cautiously releasing its powerful new cybersecurity model, Mythos, to select US tech and financial firms. The model can reportedly uncover long-standing security vulnerabilities, raising concerns for...
CISO Strategies
India records 265 million cyber attacks; Seqrite releases the India cyber threat report 2026
December 11, 2025, 3:37 amSeqrite’s India cyber threat report 2026 outlines cyber threats observed between October 2024 and September 2025, including high volumes of malware, ransomware, and network exploits across regions and key sectors....
In 2026, AI to the rescue of the CISOs to strengthen the enterprise defense against cyber threats
December 11, 2025, 12:35 amIndian businesses will boost IT spending in 2026, focusing on AI and data centers. Cybercrime will evolve with AI agents and dark AI tools. However, AI will also help close...
The human factor: The one threat CISOs can’t patch
November 19, 2025, 3:35 am“The Human Factor” is the cyber threat no firewall can block. From AI-powered scams to everyday mistakes, here is why people, not machines, remain the most unpredictable risk and how...
Cybersecurity gets smarter with GenAI: A CISO’s guide to staying ahead of AI-driven threats
October 14, 2025, 4:10 amGenerative AI is transforming cybersecurity, offering powerful defense automation while simultaneously fueling sophisticated new threats. Organizations face a critical need to implement robust AI governance and security controls to counter...
AI, law, and authenticity: Building trust and creativity at ETCISO Annual Conclave 2025
September 22, 2025, 5:05 amFrom digital disruption to cinematic storytelling, leaders at ETCISO Annual Conclave 2025 explored how trust, responsibility, and authenticity define success in a rapidly changing world.
Identity & Access Management
Saviynt partners with ORIN Corporation to advance identity security in Sri Lanka
June 20, 2026, 2:30 amSaviynt has named ORIN Corporation its exclusive Sri Lankan distributor, boosting access to its identity security solutions. This move addresses the growing complexity of managing digital identities and access as...
Why smart leaders burn out: Inside the leadership flexibility gap
June 9, 2026, 1:34 amTechnical expertise and professional success do not necessarily protect leaders from burnout, self-doubt, or psychological rigidity. In this conversation, Neha Taneja and Anand Laxshmivarahan R. examine how concepts from Acceptance...
77% of organizations in India suffered at least one identity breach in the past year
May 21, 2026, 2:34 amA recent report reveals that 76.8% of Indian organizations experienced identity-related breaches last year, with compromised identities serving as a primary entry point for ransomware. Human error and weak management...
Identity is becoming the front line of digital trust
May 19, 2026, 2:30 amThe next phase of cybersecurity will not be defined only by stronger perimeters or better tools. It will be defined by whether enterprises can continuously verify who is really behind...
BeyondTrust targets AI and non-human identity risks in India
May 14, 2026, 5:58 amBeyondTrust brings its Identity Security Insights to India. This solution helps Indian organizations manage risks from AI and automation. It provides visibility into non-human identities. This aligns with SEBI's cybersecurity...
Cybercrime & Fraud
Accenture strikes $4.18 billion cybersecurity deal, shares fall on forecast cut
June 20, 2026, 2:32 amThe acquisitions will expand Accenture's cybersecurity business into software for protecting industrial operations and critical infrastructure, including power grids, pipelines, factories and data centers, amid rising AI-driven cyber threats and...
Japan bank lobby warns of potential service disruptions due to AI-enabled cyberattacks
June 19, 2026, 3:43 amJapanese banks might halt ATM and online services. Advanced AI systems can find software weaknesses, raising fears of cyberattacks. Masahiko Kato, head of the Japan Bankers Association, stated this possibility....
Education becomes India's most targeted sector for cyberattacks
June 18, 2026, 2:31 amIndia's education sector is the most targeted for cyber threats, accounting for nearly 24% of detections. Educational institutions face elevated risks from large student populations, shared networks, and remote learning...
SoftBank launches cybersecurity product based on OpenAI models
June 17, 2026, 2:40 amThe "Patching as a Service" product will be rolled out in Japan through a joint venture established last November between SoftBank's domestic telecoms arm, SoftBank Corp, and OpenAI.
The next lending war will be won on fraud intelligence
June 17, 2026, 2:35 amDigital lending's speed and accessibility are now challenged by sophisticated fraud, with loan portfolios bearing the brunt of high-value losses. AI-led fraud intelligence is crucial, enabling lenders to analyze multiple...
GRC
Japan delays cybersecurity bill amid political uncertainties
November 4, 2024, 8:17 amDespite an expert panel issuing an interim report on strengthening cybersecurity in August, progress stalled when former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida decided not to seek re-election within the Liberal Democratic...
Temu to be investigated by EU tech regulators over sale of illegal products
November 1, 2024, 5:21 amThe European Commission launched its probe under the Digital Services Act (DSA), which requires very large online platforms such as Temu to do more to tackle illegal and harmful content...
Hong Kong bars services like WhatsApp and Google Drive from government computers
October 24, 2024, 5:50 amThe latest IT security guidelines from the Digital Policy Office have many civil servants complaining about added inconvenience.
MHA issues advisory to create 'Special Wing of Cyber Commandos' in all states to counter cyber threats
October 24, 2024, 5:41 amIn the past week, Indian airlines have received more than 100 hoax bomb threats resulting in inconvenience to passengers and monetary loss to the airlines . Most of the threats...
India, US, Australia and Japan announce continuation of Quad Cyber Challenge
October 22, 2024, 5:20 amIndia, the US, Australia and Japan have announced the continuation of the Quad Cyber Challenge for strengthening responsible cyber ecosystems, promoting public resources, and raising cybersecurity awareness.
OT Security
Google DeepMind's AI safety strategy is treating advanced agents as insider threats
June 20, 2026, 3:53 amGoogle DeepMind is bolstering AI safety by treating advanced agents like potential insider threats, not just tools. Their new 'AI Control Roadmap' outlines a tiered defense, from evaluation to real-time...
Simplifying privacy baselines for modern enterprises
June 19, 2026, 2:31 amCISOs face data control challenges, leading to risks like eroded trust and compliance burdens. A simplified, five-question framework empowers business owners to manage data responsibly, transforming protection from a burden...
Barracuda launches AI-powered email security platform as email threats grow more sophisticated
June 19, 2026, 2:30 amBarracuda Networks has launched an integrated cloud email security solution leveraging AI for advanced threat detection and automated remediation. This platform addresses the rapid escalation of AI-driven email attacks, which...
Over 2,300 Indian devices hit by stalkerware as India reports highest digital abuse burden in APAC
June 18, 2026, 6:01 amKaspersky's report reveals tech-enabled abuse is deeply personal, with nearly 50% of victims knowing their abuser. India faces a high prevalence of digital abuse, including stalking and deepfakes, despite growing...
AI in the boardroom: From experimentation to governance imperative
June 18, 2026, 2:34 amIndian boards must transition from passive oversight to active stewardship as AI reshapes business. Focusing on long-term value, technology, workforce, trust, and board adaptation is crucial. Companies need to balance...