Deepfake & AI Defense for Digital Insurance | Dr.Pawan Chawla (CISO & DPPO, Tata AIA Life Insurance)

Dec 15, 2025

In Episode #2 of Guardians of the Enterprise, Dr. Pawan Chawla (CISO and DPPO, Tata AIA Life Insurance) joins Ashish Tandon (Founder and CEO, Indusface) to discuss the emerging cyber challenges facing the insurance industry. He highlights how cybercrime marketplaces are lowering barriers for attackers, the rise in third-party and internal risks, and other evolving threats shaping security priorities for insurers.

He also shares what it takes to protect critical insurance functions under growing pressure, including the need for stronger deepfake and AI defense across digital insurance channels. The conversation further explores the challenges insurance organizations face in meeting diverse compliance requirements and how these can be addressed more smoothly.

Key Highlights from the Discussion

  • Intro
  • The paradigm shift shaping the insurance industry
  • Cyber risks and deepfake threats in managing critical systems
  • Cybercrime marketplaces, third-party risks, and internal cyber risks
  • Challenges in meeting compliance across multiple regulatory bodies
  • Presenting security priorities and expectations to the board
  • The evolving role of CISOs as business enablers
  • Enabling innovation without compromising on security
  • The importance of accurate data classification for planning
  • Understanding the security landscape in the age of AI
  • Hiring challenges for cyber roles in the insurance industry
  • Rapid-fire segment with Dr. Pawan Chawla

About Indusface:

Indusface is a leading application security SaaS company, securing over 6,500 customers across 95 countries with its award-winning platform. Backed by leading institutional investors, Indusface is a category leader in cloud WAAP, with repeated recognition from top analysts and industry platforms including Gartner, Forrester, GigaOm, and G2.

The industry's only AI-powered, all-in-one AppSec platform helps businesses discover, detect, remediate, and protect web applications and APIs at internet scale, backed by a 100% uptime guarantee.

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