Blog & Insights
Thoughts, updates and expertise from the AstraCMITS team.
Phishing Is Still the Easiest Way In: Building a Human Firewall
Your firewall won't stop an employee who clicks. Phishing remains the easiest way into a business — and the cheapest gap to close.
DPDPA 2023: A Practical Starting Checklist for Indian Businesses
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act changes how Indian businesses must handle personal data. A practical first checklist to get moving.
Beyond Antivirus: EDR, MFA and Least Privilege for Endpoints
Traditional antivirus catches yesterday's threats. Modern endpoint security is three habits working together: EDR, MFA and least privilege.
The Cloud Shared Responsibility Model — and the Gap It Leaves
The cloud provider secures the cloud. You secure what you put in it. Most breaches live in that gap.
Identity and Access in the Cloud: Start With Least Privilege
In the cloud, identity is the perimeter. Loose access permissions are the most common — and most preventable — weakness.
Ransomware Readiness: What to Do Before, During and After
Ransomware is a question of when, not if. Readiness decides whether it's a bad day or an existential one.
Password Hygiene: Why a Manager Beats a Memorable Password
Reused and guessable passwords remain a leading cause of breaches. A password manager fixes the human problem at the root.
Firewall Rule Hygiene: Auditing What You Actually Allow
Firewall rules are added often and removed rarely. Over years, the rulebook quietly stops matching reality.
Vulnerability Management: From Scanning to Actually Fixing
A scan that produces a 300-page report nobody acts on is theatre. Vulnerability management is the fixing, not the finding.
An Incident Response Plan SMEs Will Actually Use
In a crisis, nobody improvises well. A short, rehearsed incident response plan beats a thick one nobody reads.
Securing Remote and Hybrid Work Without Slowing It Down
Work moved outside the office walls; security has to follow it — protection staff won't route around.
CERT-In Ransomware Report 2024: Manufacturing Leads with 30% of Incidents
CERT-In's official 2024 ransomware report: manufacturing accounts for 30.14% of incidents nationally, with LockBit 3.0 behind 61.8% of attacks. Offline backups and OT network segmentation are the top priorities.
Third-Party Risk: Your Security Is Only as Good as Your Vendors
Attackers increasingly come through a trusted supplier. The access you grant a vendor is access an attacker can inherit.
Cybersecurity Regulations in India 2025: A Complete Cloud Compliance Guide
SEBI CSCRF, Telecom Cyber Security Rules, and the DPDP Act are reshaping cloud governance in India. India achieved Tier 1 status in the Global Cybersecurity Index 2024 — enforcement is now real.
Securing India's Pharmacy of the World: Cybersecurity for Pharma Manufacturers
India supplies 20% of global generic medicines. Legacy OT systems running for 20–30 years on unpatched OS are the weakest link. Microsegmentation, zero-trust, and SBOM tracking are the priority steps for Indian pharma CISOs.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10: AI-Assisted Administration and Post-Quantum Cryptography
RHEL 10 introduces RHEL Lightspeed — an AI assistant for Linux administration — and post-quantum cryptography aligned with NIST standards. Key reading for Indian pharma IT teams managing Linux-based ERP and LIMS.
CERT-In Mandatory Cybersecurity Audits: What Indian Companies Must Do Now
CERT-In now requires mandatory annual cybersecurity audits for IT, OT, cloud, and supply chain environments. 6-hour incident reporting and 180-day log retention within India are non-negotiable — penalties include imprisonment.
How Indian Enterprises Are Rethinking Cybersecurity in 2025: Zero-Trust and OT Security
Indian enterprises are accelerating the shift from perimeter-based security to zero-trust architectures and OT security integration. Security is now an operational discipline, not a product category.
India Cyber Threat Report 2025: 369 Million Malware Detections, 702 per Minute
The DSCI-Seqrite report documents 369 million malware detections across 8.44 million endpoints — 702 threats per minute. Manufacturing accounts for 6.88% of all incidents, rising with IoT and OT adoption.