Data Bill to push companies to focus on cybersecurity

The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022, is expected to give an impetus to cyber security as companies will focus more on data protection to comply with the regulations.

“India, the second-highest population of smartphone users, is prone to data breaches in social apps because currently we don’t have an apt law on how social apps handle our personal data. With this revised data protection Bill, cyber security became the forefront of data management. Since the coming of the guidelines, tech firms will now pay special attention to data protection, privacy, and residency. With hefty penalties, it might be a burden for small and medium organisations to meet compliance needs,” said Sandip Kumar Panda, cofounder and CEO of InstaSafe Technologies.