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DSCI started functioning as an independent company with its own Board, and a small core team comprising technical experts, guided by the Steering Committee in August, 2008. Their guidance has enabled DSCI define its mission, which in turn helped it draw up a Work Plan, with a practical approach for involving the industry through our Content Aggregation Program. This program comprises mapping of regulations into controls, and deriving best practices from the same. The Best Practices for Data Security and Data Privacy have been developed using the experience of ISO 27001 security standard, and OECD Privacy Principles, and that of government framework implementation like FISMA in the USA; as also the recommendations of analysts and tactical guidelines emerging over the last few years. The best practices will enable a service provider in India to be not only in compliance with regulatory requirements, but also make them really secure.
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Data Security Council of India Organizes 7th Best Practices Meet; Provides a Futuristic Backdrop for Architecting Security for Digital Transformation

Data Security Council of India (DSCI) organised its seventh edition of annual event Best Practices Meet (BPM) in Bengaluru on the 9th and 10th of July 2015. The two day event witnessed discussions on contemporary issues including policy matters, concerted efforts taken at national and sec... (more)
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Data Security Council of India (DSCI) Appoints Mr. Nandkumar Saravade as New Chief Executive Officer

Data Security Council of India (DSCI) Board is pleased to announce the selection [appointment] of Mr. Nandkumar Saravade as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the organization. He will be join as a full-time CEO on July 1, 2015 and will be based in the DSCI New Delhi office. He will take over fro... (more)
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Data Security Council of India (DSCI) to Host 7th Edition of Best Practices Meet

Data Security Council of India (DSCI) today announced the 7th edition of Best Practices Meet 2015, scheduled to be held in Bengaluru, from July 9-10.
With the unleashing of the Digital Technologies Globally and in India BPM 2015, has “Architecting Security for Digital Transformation&r... (more)
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NASSCOM-DSCI 9th Annual Information Security Summit Opens in Mumbai

Data Security Council of India (DSCI) announced the inauguration of the NASSCOM – DSCI 9thAnnual Information Security Summit (AISS 2014) in Mumbai on December 10-11, 2014. Mr. R. Chandrashekhar inaugurated the Summit.
 
The summit is one of the key security event in the c... (more)
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