Microsoft opens Cyber Security Engagement Center in India

NEW DELHI, INDIA: To drive public-private partnerships to fight cyber crime, Microsoft has opened its Cyber Security Engagement Center (CSEC) in Gurgaon, India. The Gurgaon center is one of the seven centers globally and will serve as a dedicated hub for Microsoft in India.

The CSEC brings together Microsoft’s Digital Crime Unit experts comprising attorneys, investigators and security response experts from across the company. It will work with the National Cybersecurity Coordinator as well as the CERT-India and share information to help reduce malware and digital risk in the country, enabling a safe digital India.

Bhaskar Pramanik, Chairman, Microsoft India, said, “Cyber security is crucial for Digital India. A data driven economy can flourish only when governments, businesses and individuals have access to hyper scale and hyper flexible cloud computing with the confidence that their data is secure. Our Cyber Security Engagement Center in Gurgaon underlines our relentless commitment to security and partnering India in its digital transformation.”

As part of Microsoft Consultancy Services (MCS), a dedicated India-based response team will also offer cyber monitoring, use machine learning based detection technology and ensure rapid response and resolution to cyber threats to enterprise customers in the country.

The CSEC will leverage Microsoft’s DCU Cyber Threat Intelligence Program that monitors and analyze malware infections; provide malware threat assessment and provide actionable information and intelligence for select IP infrastructures shared by its customers on a non-commercial basis.

Using a proprietary algorithm, Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics works round the clock, constantly learning from the behavior of organizational entities (users, devices, and resources) and helps customers adapt to the changing nature of cyber security attacks.