COS tighten the digital leash among employees to block data leaks | Ahmedabad News

Ahmedabad: A wave of companies in Gujarat has started to impose strict digital controls on employees and to discontinue multi-layer surveillance systems to protect business secrets and customer data against corporate espionage and cyber threats. Companies in the areas of banking, pharmaceuticals, chemicals and FMCG sectors implement various restrictions that contain location-based email blocks, smartphone bans in production areas, screenshot handling devices and automated warnings that are triggered if sensitive information is shared externally. The back of the security has increased in the past two years as companies are trying to protect intellectual property, manufacturing processes and strategic business information in front of competitors and hackers.“Most chemical companies take the necessary measures to maintain confidentiality. Smartphones are not permitted on the ground in order to protect process integrity. In a similar way, PEN drives are limited to office systems, and the data is more stored on the cloud. Process inputs, “said, formerly President.Cooperative banks have also started to adopt similar cyber security protocols. The Rajkot Nagarik Saikari Bank Limited has used a multi -layered system to protect its digital infrastructure. “Access to official e -mails via the Internet is limited to high -ranking employees, while others can only access their office esktops on official e -mails,” said Dinesh Pathak, chairman of the bank. “We have restricted USB access, MDM systems (Mobile Device Management) to block screenshots and file approval, and add notifications that notify us when an employee tries to send the name, the telephone number, Pan or Aadhaar details of a customer outside the bank's network by e -mail. We also took steps to alleviate ransomware risks, “he adds.Pramod Sharda, CEO of a global provider of Corporate -e -e -Mail and Collaboration Solutions, said that in the past two years there has been a significant increase in demand for such controls.“In Gujarat, companies in banking and financial services, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, textiles and FMCG are increasingly provided, tools that restrict employee activities on corporate platforms. Most episodes of a guideline for your own devices (Bring your own device), but limit functions such as the e -mail access if employees are not state, absorb screenshots and share attachments. These measures contribute to the fact that sensitive data is not used to competitors or abused, ”said Sharda.“We even use code names for products to hide manufacturing processes. Digital data protection is of crucial importance, and we have implemented several restrictions for the access of the employees,” said the director of a pharmaceutical company and requested anonymity.Munjal Patel, director of a leading pharmaceutical company, said: “We are active in a very competitive market where data, process and product safety are a must. In the past three years we have decided not to allow smartphones in our plants. Only the plant head and the department head can be used.”“Our E -Mail has several data security functions. Only the top 5% of employees can forward any e -mail to people outside the company. Pharmaceutical companies have to protect information on new packaging, molecular formula and drug master files (DMF), and therefore such precautions are required,” he added.Nirav Shah, former President of Gesia IT Association, said that these measures have already been carried out in the IT sector. “Now all other sectors have become careful with the exchange of sensitive information. Therefore, many non-IT companies have also started measures such as local and device-specific online access.”