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Microsoft is setting up a cybersecurity center in New Delhi to arm governments and private agencies with all-round intelligence on cyber attacks within the country. The center, probably will be at Connaught Place in close proximity to most government establishments, would target the spread of malware by monitoring the Internet traffic flowing through the country, Bhaskar Pramanik, chairman at Microsoft India, said in a ET report. “Security is becoming a big conversation topic, especially when are talking about the cloud,” he added. The center is expected to be Microsoft’s biggest such...

Cyber security company, F-Secure, said that the company aims to have around 500 partners by the end of 2016 and will continue to focus on the SMB market. The company is making a transformational change in its cyber security vision and believes that it can partner with channels that have the skills to deliver protection to customers amidst a rapid changing threat environment. F Secure believes in creation and development of channels as a critical differentiating factor as part of its core strategy of going to market. The new channel...

Endpoint security solutions company Trend Micro is actively looking for channel partners, specialized in the technology domain, such as Cloud, Mobility and Defence in India. The company, which is largely focused on its Enterprise and SMB business in the country, recently hired a distributor for its offerings in the SOHO segment. Talking to Channel Times, Nilesh Jain, Country Manager, (India and SAARC), Trend Micro said that the company is actively looking to work with channel partners who are specialized in specific technologies and industries. “Trend Micro has been the channel...

The incidents of insider threats continue to rise poising a serious damage to organizations. However, decision makers are not yet fully prepared to tackle security threats, the latest study has revealed. A joint study conducted by Global cyber security leader Forcepoint and Ponemon Institute found that 91 per cent of IT operations and security managers considered that the risk of insider threats will continue to grow or stay the same. Global cyber security leader Forcepoint, in partnership with the Ponemon Institute, today released the results of its “Insecurity of Privileged Users”...