The Ultimate Guide to Cybersecurity
A curated Indian edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Cybersecurity.
What to know about Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity is a critical and evolving field dedicated to protecting individuals, businesses, and governments from online threats. Amid transformative advancements such as AI, cloud adoption, quantum computing, and fluctuating geopolitical risks, organisations are navigating an increasingly complex cyber threat landscape.
Recent developments across the cybersecurity sphere highlight crucial topics including ransomware surges, deepfake scams, API security lapses, identity management complexities, and the growing importance of Zero Trust frameworks. These trends underscore the need for proactive strategies, comprehensive threat detection, agile responses, and a strengthening of human and technological defenses.
With expanding attack surfaces driven by remote work, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and digital transformation, there is a paramount focus on integrating AI-powered solutions, enhancing data protection, and addressing skills shortages. Initiatives promoting diversity, education, and collaborative partnerships continue to be essential in fortifying cyber resilience.
Exploring these themes through the latest stories and expert insights encourages readers to deepen their understanding of contemporary cybersecurity challenges and solutions, emphasizing actionable knowledge to help safeguard digital futures in an interconnected world.
Indian Cybersecurity News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
AAA Technologies pivots to AI-led cybersecurity services
Indian businesses face bigger breach bills and stricter rules as AAA Technologies expands into AI-led remediation and continuous monitoring.
AAA Technologies pivots to AI-led cybersecurity push
The Mumbai-based group plans a tenfold workforce expansion as it adds AI services aimed at helping clients fix breaches and stay compliant.
Securonix launches behavioural analytics for AI agents
It is aimed at security teams facing a rising attack surface from enterprise AI agents, where legitimate actions can mask compromise or misuse.
India teams complete 5.56 km free-space quantum link
The field trial showed practical quantum encryption can work over open air, generating secure keys at 230 to 260 bits per second across 5.56 km.
5Tattva urges stronger cyber resilience at CIO 500
Enterprise leaders are under pressure to prove cyber spend cuts risk as 5Tattva reports stronger demand for resilience testing and threat intelligence.
eScan hails CIO 500 debate on cyber resilience & AI
CIOs are facing growing pressure to strengthen defences without adding cost or complexity as cloud, hybrid work and AI widen security risks.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Cybersecurity
Island named only Gartner Customers' Choice for browsers
Flexxon invests in Tech4Biz for secure server build
Saviynt recognised in Gartner PAM report for third year
BeyondTrust named leader in Gartner PAM report again
Check Point launches firewall subscription for AI security
Featured News
Interview: Cloudera says AI agents reshape zero trust
Enterprises must update identity controls as software agents generate more requests and need tightly time-limited access to sensitive systems.
VAST Data targets AI data sovereignty with DataEnclave
Enterprises and governments could run AI on sensitive data without exposing it, as the technology targets sovereignty rules across APAC.
Exclusive: DCB Bank balances AI speed with banking risk
Human oversight will stay in place for DCB Bank's highest-risk AI decisions as the lender pushes automation to speed up SME services.
AI transforming physical security into enterprise data solution
AI and cloud tools are turning cameras into live operational data sources, helping firms cut costs, spot errors and manage fleets centrally.
Exclusive: Cloudera builds Hadoop-free future platform
Existing customers get six years of support as Cloudera shifts new AI and analytics workloads to a Hadoop-free platform due in November.
Mimecast CEO: Agentic AI threat novel but not entirely new
Hidden AI risks are already widespread in workplaces, with Mimecast saying users are driving shadow tools and most exposure still starts with people.
The internet times are a'changing Fastly
Bot traffic is forcing Fastly to adapt its edge cloud tools as publishers and AI firms battle over caching, access and data protection.
Schrodinger's ERP both dead and alive, says Rimini Street
Businesses can avoid costly ERP rip-and-replace projects by layering AI and automation onto existing systems, Rimini Street says.
Expert Columns
The crown jewels of cybersecurity: What can your business not afford to lose
Shadow AI Is Creating an Unmanaged Identity Crisis Across APAC
It's time to embrace our robot overlords
Singapore's 2035 Quantum-Safe Target Starts With Identity
AI moves fast: are you training your people to use it wisely?
Small but mighty - micro data centres are the foundation of security and disaster recovery
Seven Cyber Controls Businesses Can No Longer Afford to Overlook
Charting a secure course to a post-quantum world
SOCtoberfest Kickoff: The 7 Deadly Sins of Cybersecurity Meet CISA's Core Steps
Why AI-Written Phishing Is Outpacing the Native Filters Built to Stop It
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Cybersecurity News
Keeper links Tenable findings to instant remediation
Security teams can now fix cloud risks faster, as Keeper's new Tenable link rotates credentials and enforces Just-In-Time access in seconds.
Growing firms hit hardest by unauthorised data access
Companies with 500 to 999 staff were most likely to report unauthorised data access, with 40% saying they had been hit in the past year.
DigiCert adds Secure Releases to Software Trust Manager
The new feature lets organisations block signing or release when vulnerabilities or missing SBOMs breach policy, tightening software supply chain checks.
Google Cloud launches PQC notebook for security chiefs
Security teams face growing pressure to map vulnerable encryption now, as Google says a quantum-safe transition should begin well before 2029.
HITRUST adds AI security tools & third-party risk updates
Businesses facing surging AI and supplier reviews now have new HITRUST tools to cut questionnaire burden and tighten certification checks.
OpenAI launches new GPT-6.1 Terra for workplace tasks
Businesses using ChatGPT Work will pay less for a model that OpenAI says is faster, more accurate and better at office automation tasks.
Google warns of China-linked hack on BeyondTrust appliances
Affected organisations face credential theft and network intrusion risks after a zero-day in BeyondTrust Remote Support was abused before disclosure.
Mid-sized firms hit hardest by unauthorised data access
Mid-sized businesses are facing the sharpest exposure, with four in 10 reporting sensitive data access by unauthorised identities in the past year.
Splashtop launches Agentic Packr for Intune packaging
IT teams may be able to cut packaging delays as Splashtop's new tool automates and validates third-party updates before they reach Intune.
Qualys launches TruRisk Eliminate 2.0 with AI remediation
Security teams are under pressure to fix exposures faster as AI shortens attack windows, and Qualys says its update cuts outage risk.
Echo launches Frontier to patch AI-found zero-days
Organisations now face a shorter window to fix unknown flaws before public disclosure, as AI tools speed up zero-day discovery and exploitation.
CrowdStrike finds AI agents running autonomous cyberattacks
CrowdStrike found four threat actors using AI agents to automate cyberattacks, compromising healthcare, government and private-sector organisations.
Dell expands cyber resilience tools for AI & identity
The new tools aim to help organisations recover faster from AI and identity breaches, as cyber incidents increasingly threaten business continuity.
Akamai launches AI inference & agent sandbox tools
The new services are designed to help enterprises move AI systems into production while keeping latency, data access and agent security under control.
Oracle & OpenAI expand partnership with new business tools
The expanded tie-up gives businesses new AI tools for workflows, app building and security testing, while smaller firms get a free-to-start bundle.
Horizon3 links NodeZero findings with Cortex XSOAR
Security teams can now push attacker-validated weaknesses into existing response queues, helping them prioritise fixes and retest them after remediation.
Arctic Wolf says AI resolves 60% of security cases
Arctic Wolf says AI now resolves 60% of security investigations, while monthly investigation volumes rise and alert volumes fall across more than 11,000 organisations.
Netgear launches cloud-managed security gateway for SMEs
Smaller branches can now add cloud-managed security from NETGEAR at USD $349.99, with the first year of Exium service included.
Leostream launches cloud remote access alternative to VPN
Organisations can now limit contractors and staff to approved machines only, avoiding wider network exposure and reducing reliance on VPNs.
Harmonic Security raises USD $50 million in Series B
Demand for tighter oversight of workplace AI has helped Harmonic Security secure USD $50 million to expand its engineering and sales teams.
Job Moves
Tata Communications names new leaders for network & cloud
Securonix names Toby Weiss as Chief Executive Officer
Inspira Enterprise names Lt Gen Pant strategic adviser
Vehere appoints Somnath Banerjee to senior support role
Tata Communications names Siddhartha Mundra as CFO
Cloud.in names Vishal Dhanfule West India sales head
NetApp appoints Premalakshmi Ramakrishnan to lead India
Som Satsangi joins Vehere Board to boost cyber innovation
Vehere appoints Sanjay Bhardwaj as Managing Director for India & ASEAN
