AI, IoT, blockchain causing fresh threats to cyber security, says Sandeep Gupta of Protiviti
"The situation in India largely echoes the challenges in global arena. We see IT audit functions continue to grapple with resourcing"
- Dec 4, 2019,
- Updated Dec 4, 2019 5:04 PM IST
New facets of cyber threats unfold in India at a time when financial transactions and personal identifications are increasingly becoming digitised. The ongoing stocking of data to the cloud, increasing use of virtualisation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain are disrupting the risk environment across Indian organisations, says Sandeep Gupta, Managing Director, Technology Consulting, Protiviti India Member Firm. Key cyber risks that the corporate India faces today are data theft, cyber extortion, disruption of services, unauthorised money transfers, IoT and AI-driven attacks, he adds. Besides, cyber security segment opens up new job opportunities in the country. Edited excerpts:
New facets of cyber threats unfold in India at a time when financial transactions and personal identifications are increasingly becoming digitised. The ongoing stocking of data to the cloud, increasing use of virtualisation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain are disrupting the risk environment across Indian organisations, says Sandeep Gupta, Managing Director, Technology Consulting, Protiviti India Member Firm. Key cyber risks that the corporate India faces today are data theft, cyber extortion, disruption of services, unauthorised money transfers, IoT and AI-driven attacks, he adds. Besides, cyber security segment opens up new job opportunities in the country. Edited excerpts: