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July 2020

What Is the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019?

The Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 (PDP Bill 2019) was introduced to the Lok Sabha by Ravi Shankar Prasad, the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, on December 11, 2019. This comes after more than two years of debate about the bill's provisions. As of March 2020, the bill is being analyzed by a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) in consultation with industry experts and stakeholders.

Why is Cybersecurity Important?

Cybersecurity is important because cybersecurity risk is increasing. Driven by global connectivity and usage of cloud services, like Amazon Web Services, to store sensitive data and personal information. Widespread poor configuration of cloud services paired with increasingly sophisticated cyber criminals means the risk that your organization suffers from a successful cyber attack or data breach is on the rise.