Cisco to develop 'Before, During and After' solution to fight cybercrime
New Delhi: As enterprises are increasingly adopting to cloud and mobility, they are also facing more security challenges with cyber criminals using malware that are dormant while entering a secure network and then becoming active, networking solutions giant Cisco said.
Companies have also started adopting to concepts like BYOD (bring your own device) and cloud services, they face more security challenges and complexities. Besides these, 'Internet of Everything' (IoE) that connects all devices and grids, also opens them to heightened security threats. "In a world that is rapidly moving towards connecting everything, the security risks are also increasing. Now there are dormant cells, which could suddenly get active and how would you then seek protection," said Jawahar Sivasankaran, Director, Cisco Worldwide.
Cisco has taken up the initiative to develop a solution called 'Before, During and After', which can check such dormant cells. Organisations are putting a lot of focus on the 'before' part with strategies like security walls. Cisco continues to invest in innovative technologies in the 'before' area. "There is a critical need to protect the customers in the 'during and after' phase as well. In our 'Before, During and After' strategy we have focus on visibility driven, threat focus and platform based intrusions," added Sivasankaran.
Mobile security has become mainstream and people expect more from their IT and security programmes. "The top challenge with android is the fake app, which opens customers up to advanced malware,” highlighted Sivasankaran. New sectors have come up as targets, like agriculture and IoE and this will exasperate the impact on other sectors, he added.
"There are a lot of connections, from farms to processing to transportation and delivering. In India, financial would be high, government and private sectors are also there. Soon energy and pharmaceuticals too will join in this mission of fighting against cybercrime," concluded Sivasankaran.
