Traditionally, we find the DPO (Data Protection Officer) in large and very large enterprises. Small and Medium-sized businesses most probably do not have a DPO. But that is going to change now. Why? After nearly two years of deliberations, the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) finally chaired the Personal Data Protection (PDP) bill, 2019 in the Indian Parliament. This bill will ultimately pave way for the strongest data protection law in the world’s largest democracy.

The global pandemic has tilted the scales in favor of cybercriminals, who adapted their attack strategy to exploit the vulnerabilities in the existing security systems in the organizations. Added to this, the global mindset of businesses to shift to a remote and hybrid work environment has exacerbated the threat landscape resulting in high ransomware attacks and data breaches across the industries and geographies.