Varun Haran

Managing Director, Asia & Middle East, ISMG

Haran has been a technology journalist in the Indian market for over six years, covering the enterprise technology segment and specializing in information security. He has driven multiple industry events such as the India Computer Security Conferences (ICSC) and the first edition of the Ground Zero Summit 2013 during his stint at UBM. Prior to joining ISMG, Haran was first a reporter with TechTarget writing for SearchSecurity and SearchCIO; and later, correspondent with InformationWeek, where he covered enterprise technology-related topics for the CIO and IT practitioner.

Reduce Dwell Time of Advanced Threats With Deception

Varun Haran • March 26, 2020

Using deception technologies can impose a cost on cybercriminals and help reduce dwell times and increase visibility, says Acalvio CEO Ram Varadarajan.

Vendor Risk Management: More Than a Security Issue

Varun Haran • April 3, 2019

Vendor risk management must be a higher priority in all business sectors and must extend beyond security to include privacy, says Kabir Barday of OneTrust.

API-Centric Automated Attacks on the Rise

Varun Haran • March 25, 2019

CloudEntity CEO Nathaniel Coffing shares insight on building foundational API security in a zero-trust world.

GDPR Compliance: Addressing Challenges

Varun Haran • May 7, 2018

As the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation enforcement date approaches, organizations are working to address challenges, including changing the broadly accepted definition of what constitutes personally identifiable information, says Rashmi Knowles of RSA.

Analysis: Data Protection in India - Getting It Right

Suparna Goswami , Varun Haran • April 26, 2017

The government of India is taking the data protection and privacy bull by the horns, gunning for comprehensive data protection legislation within the next 5 months. Experts offer an analysis of what the nation needs.