With AI rapidly transforming the cybersecurity landscape, the need for responsible governance, privacy-first frameworks, and adaptive leadership is more critical than ever—especially in highly regulated sectors like banking and finance. In an exclusive interview with CXO XPERTS, cybersecurity veteran Kavitha Ayappan, shares her perspective on the practical challenges of AI implementation, evolving security blind spots, embedding governance into business culture, and how inclusive mentorship...

AU Small Finance Bank (AU SFB) is investigating a possible data leak. It involves a Salesforce-hosted platform that holds limited information on its vehicle loan customers. A hacker group has claimed access to sensitive customer and internal records. The Jaipur-based lender confirmed the investigation. It says its own systems are unaffected and that all banking services are running normally. Separately, a threat actor has allegedly offered...

AU Small Finance Bank (AU SFB) is investigating a possible data leak. It involves a Salesforce-hosted platform that holds limited information on its vehicle loan customers. A hacker group has claimed access to sensitive customer and internal records. The Jaipur-based lender confirmed the investigation. It says its own systems are unaffected and that all banking services are running normally. Separately, a threat actor has allegedly offered...