Raghu Nandakumara

1 month ago | cloudsecurityalliance.org | Raghu Nandakumara

Originally published by Illumio. Written by Raghu Nandakumara, Head of Industry Solutions, Illumio. In 2023, we saw an unbelievable number of data breaches, according to research from Forrester. More than 1.5 billion records were exposed worldwide! The top 35 breaches affected every industry, with the public and healthcare sectors hit the hardest. Financial services, insurance, utilities, and telecommunications also faced significant attacks.

2 months ago | europeanfinancialreview.com | Raghu Nandakumara

By Raghu NandakumaraAfter two years of prep time for the finance industry, the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) has officially come into force. But while the deadline has passed, finance firms that haven’t quite gotten everything lined up shouldn’t panic yet.  DORA was created around the principle of reasonable progress, not the expectation that every operational challenge would be 100% solved by January 17th.

Jan 16, 2025 | cloudsecurityalliance.org | Cloud Bytes Webinars |Raghu Nandakumara

Originally published by Illumio on December 9, 2024. Written by Raghu Nandakumara, Head of Industry Solutions, Illumio. Last month, I attended the Illumio World Tour stops in New York City and Sydney as well as Black Hat MEA. One topic dominated conversations: generative AI (GenAI) and its growing use in cyberattacks. Cybercriminals are using AI technology to quickly create and deploy attacks that are smarter, faster, and more convincing than ever before.

Nov 18, 2024 | securityboulevard.com | Raghu Nandakumara

The traditional security measures that organizations have long used to protect on-premises data centers too often fail when applied to the dynamic nature of cloud environments. A full 47% of breaches in the past year originated from the cloud, according to Vanson Bourne. The problem is cloud infrastructure consists of a myriad of resources beyond just traditional compute, many of which are highly dynamic and elastic, designed to scale up and down and be consumed as needed.

Nov 12, 2024 | siliconrepublic.com | Raghu Nandakumara

Illumio’s Raghu Nandakumara argues that non-user entities represent ‘the next frontier of risk’ in cybersecurity. Identity is at the core of every security conversation today, but it isn’t necessarily being spoken about correctly. Too often, identity is associated exclusively with users and their access privileges. While this is a crucial aspect of security, focusing solely on users doesn’t reflect the full scope of identity threats.