Provident Bank, a leading New Jersey-based financial institution, has announced the appointment of Vivin Varghese as its new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Varghese brings over 16 years of experience in information security, most recently serving as CISO at Customers Bank. He will be responsible for overseeing the bank’s information security policies, procedures, and practices, ensuring the protection of sensitive data and systems.
India’s National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval, has urged for enhanced global collaboration in combating the misuse of information technology by extremists and criminals, as well as clamping down on terrorism funding. Addressing the XII International Meeting of High-Level Security Officials in St. Petersburg, Russia, Doval emphasized the need for both domestic and international cooperation in ensuring information security.
