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The CISO Rises: From IT Risk to Board Agenda

18 June 2026

When a major Indian enterprise suffers a data breach today, the sequence of consequences arrives with brutal simultaneity. Within hours it is a regulatory matter — CERT-In mandates reporting within six hours of detection. Within a day it is a media story. Within a week it is a customer c...

Why 4 July Is the Most Important Date on India's Cybersecurity Calendar 

18 June 2026

There has never been a more consequential moment to bring India's cybersecurity leadership into one room.

Enterprises are adopting AI at a pace that outstrips their ability to secure it. The regulatory floor is rising - the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, RBI's IT governance directi...

TREND WATCH

13 April 2026

By Editorial Team, CIO Association

For years, enterprise technology in India has been defined by what is visible - approved applications, sanctioned platforms, governed architectures, and controlled integrations. CIOs took comfort in this visibility. If it was deployed, it could be man...