Microsoft, US-based technology company in its bid to showcase its commitment to enhance cyber-security, said it has set up a Cyber Security Engagement Centre (CSEC) in Gurgaon. The said announcement was made on Tuesday. The newly set up CSEC shall aim to drive the public-private partnership to fight cybercrime, strengthen cooperation with Indian businesses, government and academic organisations on cyber-security. The Gurgaon CSEC centre is one of the only seven such centres across the world. The centre will serve as a dedicated hub for Microsoft in India and will bring together Microsoft’s Digital Crime Unit experts that comprise of attorneys, investigators and security response experts.
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Bhaskar Pramanik, Chairman, Microsoft India said in a statement in New Delhi, our Cyber Security Engagement Centre in Gurgaon (in Haryana) underlines our relentless commitment to security and partnering India in its digital transformation. As part of the Microsoft Consultancy Services (MCS), a response team based in India will be offering cyber monitoring, use machine learning-based detection technology and also ensure rapid response to cyber threats to its customers in the country.
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Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics uses a proprietary algorithm and works round the clock, constantly learning from the behaviour of organisational entities which include users, devices and also resources. It helps customers adapt to the changing nature of cyber-security attacks. Additionally, Microsoft’s Advanced Threat Protection in Exchange Online Protection helps prevent malware attacks as far as an email environment is concerned, thus strengthening security and protection against the growing threat of identity frauds and business email frauds.
