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The Digital Personal Data Protection Act marks a decisive shift in how organisations in India collect, process, store, and protect personal data. As enterprises accelerate digital transformation, the DPDP Act establishes clear accountability for safeguarding data across every touchpoint. For leaders managing complex IT and security environments, understanding these obligations is now essential. As a cybersecurity expert, Seqrite provides organisations with the support needed to implement compliance through a combination of data security, identity protection, and Zero Trust models integrated into a single holistic solution. What Is the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act? The DPDP Act applies to any digital personal data processing activities, whether in India or outside India, when processing the personal data of an Indian citizen. The DPDP Act empowers individuals (Data Principals) to seek remedies for misuse, imposes heavier responsibilities on organisations (Data Fiduciaries...

Enterprises generate massive volumes of data across endpoints, servers, cloud applications, and third-party platforms. As environments grow more distributed, IT and security teams struggle to track where sensitive data resides and how it moves.  Strong data discovery management practices help enterprises gain complete visibility, reduce risk, and strengthen compliance posture. Below are key strategies that modern organisations must adopt to build a resilient, data-first security foundation. 1. Establish a Unified Data Inventory Create a centralised and continuously updated inventory of all sensitive data. Map every data source endpoint security , databases, cloud workloads, email, and SaaS apps. This provides IT teams with an authoritative view of the organisation’s data landscape and eliminates blind spots that attackers often exploit. 2. Deploy Automated Data Classification Solutions Automated data classification solutions help categorise data based on sensitivity, business value...

India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA India) sets a new baseline for how organisations collect, store, and process personal data. As data volumes grow and cyber risks intensify, enterprises face rising DPDPA compliance challenges—from governance gaps to evolving consent requirements. Understanding the core rules is now essential for every IT and security leader. Core Provisions of DPDPA India The DPDPA establishes numerous specific rules governing how a business may collect and use data. Examples include: Purpose limitation: A business may collect personal information only for clearly defined, lawful purposes. Data minimisation: A business may keep only the minimum amount of personal information necessary to conduct its business. Storage limitation: A business cannot keep personal information longer than is necessary for business purposes. Lawful processing: Every data processing activity must either be based on the owner’s consent or carried out for legitimate business...

Enterprises across India and the US face a rapidly evolving threat landscape where attackers move laterally, exploit multi-vector gaps, and evade traditional controls.  While Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) strengthens endpoint visibility, modern SOC teams need deeper, correlated intelligence to outpace sophisticated adversaries. This is where XDR solutions become essential. The Challenge: Fragmented Security Tools Slow Down Response Many organisations use multiple security tools, which can increase the number of alerts security analysts receive when these tools operate in isolation. As a result, security teams are experiencing: Critical threats slip through due to a lack of correlation SOC teams struggle with alert fatigue Investigation and response cycles slow down Attackers exploit gaps between security layers EDR delivers strong endpoint telemetry, but it cannot provide the enterprise-wide context required to analyse advanced threat detection scenarios. How XDR Unifies D...

As enterprises accelerate AI adoption, they also expose themselves to unprecedented data privacy risks. The emergence of developing AI tools, automated data pipelines, and large-scale models enables new ways in which sensitive data may be exposed.  In this environment, Data Masking technology is a key control to protect enterprise data and ensure ongoing compliance. AI-Driven Data Risks Are Rising AI relies heavily on volume, variety, and speed of data. As a result, AI usage increases the likelihood that sensitive data will leave a secure location. Key AI-related risks include: Shadow AI usage, where employees unintentionally upload confidential data to external models. Model training leaks, where sensitive records appear in AI outputs. Third-party integrations that widen the attack surface. Automated data flows that replicate sensitive datasets across environments without proper controls. Traditional data protection alone cannot manage these threats. Enterprises need a method to n...

In 2026, Financial Services Providers in the US and India face an increasingly complex risk landscape due to accelerated digitalisation and the rise of sophisticated actors. As attack surfaces continue to grow, decision-makers will increasingly prioritise cybersecurity solutions for financial services that enhance resilience, enable compliance, and protect digital trust. Why Is Finance Highly Targeted? Banks, insurers, NBFCs, fintechs and payment service providers provide what attackers are looking for most: money, identity, and sensitive financial information. The industry is undergoing rapid transformation as it moves to cloud-based systems and API ecosystems, creating new exposure points for organisations. Attackers are now using automated tools, AI-based malware, and social engineering via deepfakes to evade traditional security controls. In addition to the shifting technology landscape, we are also witnessing a continued increase in attacks impacting the financial services sector....