Geetha Nandikotkur

Vice President - Conferences, Asia, Middle East and Africa, ISMG

Nandikotkur is an award-winning journalist with over 20 years of experience in newspapers, audiovisual media, magazines and research. She has an understanding of technology and business journalism and has moderated several roundtables and conferences, in addition to leading mentoring programs for the IT community. Prior to joining ISMG, Nandikotkur worked for 9.9 Media as a group editor for CIO & Leader, IT Next and CSO Forum.

New APAC Center to Coordinate Threat Info Sharing

Geetha Nandikotkur • January 31, 2017

FS-ISAC is collaborating with the Monetary Authority of Singapore to establish the Asia Pacific Regional Intelligence and Analysis Center to encourage regional sharing and analysis of cybersecurity information within the financial services sector. Security experts weigh in on the value of the initiative.

RBI Eases Some Card-Not-Present Authentication Requirements

Geetha Nandikotkur • December 12, 2016

Following the government's recent demonetisation initiative, the RBI has announced removal of its two-factor authentication requirement for low-value card-not-present transactions. But some critics fear the move, designed as a catalyst for cashless transactions, could lead to an increase in fraud.

Ransomware: Just the Tip of the Iceberg for Cybercrime

Presented by Harshal Mehta , Paolo Miranda , Geetha Nandikotkur , Robert Sin Hock Poh • November 22, 2016

Opportunistic and highly profitable, digital hostage-taking using ransomware is now rapidly developing into a favorite technique of the strategic, enterprise-focused attacker. For a variety of end goals, be it hacktivism, nation-state revenge or financial gain, the methodology is simple. Quite often the first you'll...

Why CISOs Must Make Application Security a Priority

Geetha Nandikotkur • September 26, 2016

As pressure to speed the development of applications intensifies, CISOs must be the "voice of reason," taking a leadership role in ensuring security issues are addressed early in app development process, says John Dickson, principal at Denim Group, a Texas-based security consultancy.

Building an Effective Network Defense Using Threat Intelligence

Geetha Nandikotkur • September 6, 2016

Based on Lockheed Martin's experience in the aftermath of a data breach, the company advises organizations to diligently gather threat intelligence internally to support development of an effective mitigation strategy, says Chris Coryea, cyber intelligence specialist.

Interbank Payments: Attackers' New Target

Tracy Kitten , Geetha Nandikotkur • August 1, 2016

The breach of an offshore account owned by Union Bank of India is raising new questions about the security of interbank payments, which often rely on antiquated backend verification processes that fraudsters seem to be compromising with relative ease.

Defining a Smart City's Security Architecture

Geetha Nandikotkur • July 27, 2016

CISOs must be empowered to define the security architecture for smart cities. How? By securing endpoints of known and unknown device categories in the network, says David Dufour, head of security architecture for smart cities at Webroot.

Three Principles of an Effective Cybersecurity Strategy

Geetha Nandikotkur • July 26, 2016

Implementing a successful cybersecurity strategy in light of advanced threats calls for operationalizing three key principles: visibility, identity and risk, says Zulfikar Ramzan, chief technology officer at RSA.

Securing the World-Sized Web

Geetha Nandikotkur • July 22, 2016

Bruce Schneier, CTO of Resilient Systems, is busy exploring how IoT - the name given to computerization of everything in our lives - is changing the security world. "We're building a world-sized robot, and we don't even realize it."

RSA's Yoran Issues Call to Action

Geetha Nandikotkur • July 21, 2016

Amit Yoran, president of RSA, says Asian organizations should move away from traditional processes and embrace change with sharper perspectives in building defences against advanced threats. How do security leaders respond?

Upgrading Security: Setting the Right Priorities

Geetha Nandikotkur • July 21, 2016

While enterprises rebuild or upgrade their security programs, they must guard against over emphasizing technology investments while neglecting staffing issues, says Ben Johnson, chief security strategist at Carbon Black.

Preview: RSA Asia Pacific & Japan Conference 2016

Geetha Nandikotkur • July 19, 2016

The 2016 RSA Conference Asia Pacific & Japan, to be held July 20-22 in Singapore, will offer a security road map, imparting lessons to practitioners to help them navigate through cybersecurity complexities. Here's a preview of some of the top session.