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Check Point Software Unveils Infinity AI Copilot: Transforming Cyber security

Jan 31, 2024 by Sujata Muguda 0 Comments #Check Point Software, #Check Point Software Technologies, #Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), #cloud-delivered cyber security platform, #cyber security, #Eyal Manor

New Delhi, India– January 31, 2024 – Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a leading AI-powered, cloud-delivered cyber security platform provider, today announced the launch of the first-generation Infinity AI Copilot. Leveraging the convergence of AI and cloud technologies, Infinity AI Copilot addresses the growing global shortage of cyber security practitioners by boosting the efficiency and effectiveness of security teams.

Stills from CPX APAC 2024, Eyal Manor, VP of Product Management at Check Point Software Technologies briefs about first-generation Infinity AI Copilot

“With Infinity AI Copilot, we are ushering in a new era of cyber security where human-machine collaboration takes center stage,” said Eyal Manor, VP of Product Management at Check Point Software Technologies. “Our vision is to enable security teams to work in harmony with AI, unlocking unprecedented efficiency and accuracy. We believe in a future where security is no longer a challenge but a seamless part of every organization’s operations.”

Cyber security has never been more challenging or urgent. Ransomware surged 90% in 2023 and organizations experienced an average of 60,000 cyber attacks throughout the year. At the same time, organizations are facing a shortage of skilled practitioners globally. Against this reality, it can be difficult and stressful to secure networks and data effectively. Trained on 30 years of end-to-end cyber security intelligence, Infinity AI Copilot provides a powerful ally to security teams.

With the power of Generative AI (GenAI), Infinity AI Copilot acts as both an administrative and analytical assistant, automating complex security tasks and providing proactive solutions to security threats. It significantly reduces the time required for routine tasks, empowering security teams to focus on strategic innovation. And it integrates seamlessly across the Check Point Infinity Platform, providing a unified security experience from endpoint to network to cloud and beyond.

Key Capabilities:

Accelerate security administration: Infinity AI Copilot saves up to 90% of the time needed for administrative work for security tasks including event analysis, implementation, and troubleshooting. Security professionals can dedicate more time to strategic innovation, thanks to the time saved.

Manage and deploy security policies: manage, modify and automatically deploy access rules and security controls, specific to each customer’s policy.

Improve incident mitigation and response: leverage AI in threat hunting, analysis and resolution.

Oversee all solutions and environment: AI Copilot oversee all products across the entire Check Point Infinity Platform – from network to cloud to workspace – making it a true comprehensive assistant.

Made simple natural language processing: Interacting with Infinity AI Copilot GenAI is as natural as a conversation with a human. It understands and responds via chat in any language, making it easier for users to communicate and execute tasks. This natural language capability fosters seamless interaction and effective task execution.

“Leveraging AI to drive better security outcomes is top of mind for CISOs, as they address both the expanding threat landscape and the cyber security talent shortage. When selecting an AI-powered cyber security solution, CISOs are looking for a return on investment through increased productivity and better efficacy,” said Frank Dickson, Group Vice President, Security & Trust, IDC. “Through AI and automation, Check Point Infinity AI Copilot looks to deliver improved cyber security outcomes by reducing the time needed for security administrator tasks like event analysis and troubleshooting, while also delivering better security through improved security policies, threat hunting, mitigation and remediation.”

Unlike some existing AI solutions in the market, Infinity AI Copilot provides comprehensive coverage across various security aspects, with capabilities extending beyond threat analysis to include IT and access policy management. It stands out for its availability and practical application in contrast to conceptual solutions offered by certain competitors.

Infinity AI Copilot is currently available in preview, with a full launch expected in Q2. Future developments include proactive assistance and autonomous policy management features.

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Corporates must retrofit their IT Security Infrastructure: Mr Rajesh Kumar, IPS.,

Aug 14, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #cyber security

Hyderabad…..Society for Cyberabad Security Council (SCSC) conducted a thought leadership session – The Road to Zero Trust in a Hybrid Work Environment on Friday. The session was attend by over 100 Cyber Security & Information Security professionals apart from Cyber enthusiasts.

These 90 Min Leadership Sessions are aimed at bringing Cyber Security professions upto speed on latest trends by way of Panel discussions from Experts. The panelists for today’s session were Mr Rajesh Kumar, IPS., IGP-IT Cell Intelligence, Mr Rajeev Shukla, Mr. Vijay Banda & Mr Abhishek Kumar, Jt Secretary SCSC. The session was also graced by Mr. VC Sajjanar, IPS, Commissioner of Police-Cyberabad, Mr. Vijay Kumar, IPS., DCP Traffic & Cyber Crimes and Krishna Yedula, Secretary General SCSC.

While addressing the participants, VC Sajjanar said there is a major shift of Crimes from Conventional modes to Digital world. Session like these are very important and he appreciated the efforts of Cyber Security Forum of SCSC for organising this for benefit of corporates.

Rajesh Kumar, IPS., said we should not wait for a major attack on Cyber World and act reactive, rather we should proactively work to create deterrances to protect vital systems. He said, it is an usual practice for corporates to retrofit their IT Security infrastructure which may be potential for cracks but rather look at robust security controls & invest in infrastructure.

Panelists Rajesh Kumar, IPS., Vijay Banda, Rajeev Shukla & Abhishek Kumar shared their perspectives on Zero Trust and the importance of practicing it in the digital world to make enterprises, Govt and all other sectors cyber resilient.

Vijay Kumar, IPS., DCP Traffic & Cyber Crimes responding to Q&A, appraised the participants on the modus operandi of cyber fraudsters from various hotspots and how educated citizens are falling prey for cyber crimes. An active collaboration across stake holders to combat Cyber Crimes is the need of hour.

Krishna Yedula, Secretary General SCSC says, Zero Trust is no more optional but has become imperative. He said it is important for Industry & Academia to come together in creating more qualified Cyber Security professionals in the days to come to meet the ever growing demand and bridge the gap that is exisiting.

SCSC shall be conducting such sessions every quarter for the benefit of its members.

Business World

Why Cyber-Security Courses Can give You lucrative Career Options

Mar 10, 2021 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #cyber security, #Dean Academics, #Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, #Sanskriti University

By Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, Dean Academics, Sanskriti University.

In the Covid era, the world economy and society are now interconnected by supply chains, communications technology, and travel. The rapid growth of the number of appliances, devices, vehicles and infrastructure are linked which is foremost to the overly interconnected world. The rise in demand for digitization services creates a network of Internet of Things devices to enable a better consumer experience but also raises the high incidence of cyberattacks.

Nowadays Cyber Security jobs have been one of the hottest jobs for students. The rapid rise in demand for jobs in cybersecurity growth is unmatched in any other technology domain. Companies across the world have been continuously targeted for cyber-Attacks. This has given massive opportunities for those professionals who are willing to enter the security domain. cyber-Security today serves as a major source of employment and a lucrative career option. To acquire basic cybersecurity skills are followed by choosing a specific domain based on personal interest and market demand. For a successful career, students need to get in-depth training, develop skills, and acquire specific certifications in security.

India faced almost 7 lakh cyber-attacks in August 2020 report by (MeITY). As per the report India was ranked third and one of the biggest victims of cyber-attacks in recent years, makes it even more exigent.

The world’s second largest internet-connected country needs to brace itself by training a sufficient pool of cyber warriors to deflect and deal with the ever-rising cyber security threats posed to its IT-driven product and service infrastructure and systems.

Flurry of courses

In recent years Government and private players both have introduced a flurry of specialised and standalone courses on cyber security. From part time to distance learning to online mode with varied provisions for certification, diploma and degree programmes, these courses have found much popularity among students as well as career professionals. The government is actively promoting the learning of cyber security related courses. According to a popular education sector tracking website, 204 colleges offered under graduate and postgraduate levels programmes in cyber security, including both government and private, in the Country.

Entail of cyber security professionals

The Cyber Security professionals are focused on delivering technologies that help move business operations forward while preserving sensitive information. Despite the recent increase in popularity of cyber security as a course in our universities, colleges and institutes, are not much enough. The demand of cyber security experts in India has even less than a paltry 10,000 professionals. As per the second largest economy of world India and sustained by the second largest population of the world with amplified digital footprints, such a diminutive number is grossly Scanty. Therefore cybersecurity as a specialised discipline becomes an integral component of any IT syllabus and must be taught within our university systems as well.as well as outside. To strengthen the foundations of our human resources we need to improve the quality of our STEM graduates.

Issues regarding the Technology Advancement

There are so many factors that affect digital security but Innovations and trends in technology have a direct impact on digital security. Recent advancement of digitization and the Internet over things has spurred a significant increase in cybersecurity solutions. We are moving forward and creating a digital & smart world that gives no place for vulnerable cybersecurity and mediocrity.

Eligibility Required

Apart from a relevant degree in technology, students need to have a basic knowledge about advanced cybersecurity concepts, extensive cybersecurity work experience, industry certifications, knowledge of regulatory policies is usually required to make a career in cybersecurity. The tremendous rise in cyberattacks is increasing the opportunities for people with humanities background to make a career in cybersecurity.

Role

In this field there is an ocean of opportunities for candidates who are Interested in pursuing or enrolling for a Cyber Security Courses. One can choose The Security Manager, Security Auditor , Security Specialist, Incident Responder, Security Analyst, Security Administrator and Forensic Expert. All roles require a wide range of responsibilities depending upon the industry you choose, whether it is banks, retailers or government bodies. But one thing common in all roles is to protect the data from being sabotaged.

The growing popularity of cloud-based applications and widespread use of the Internet Cyber Security has great potential. If you’re ready to explore this career path, then Choose it as a career choice.

Education

City’s Edutech Startup, 360Onlinecourses in association with ICT Academy of Kerala, a Social Enterprise, supported by Government of India announces Courses in Data Science, Cyber Security and Full Stack Development with an assured virtual internship with Tata Consultancy Services

Nov 7, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #360Onlinecourses, #cyber security, #Data Science, #Full Stack Development, #ICT Academy of Kerala, #Tata Consultancy Services

City’s Startup, 360 Online Courses, an Edutech Vertical of Brand ‘N’ Digital (OPC) Pvt Ltd, a NASSCOM Accredited Technology Company founded by a retired commissioned officer from Indian Army announces 3 Online Courses in Data Science, Cyber Security and Full Stack Development. All these are 6 Months Online Courses certified by Industry experts.

The courses which will be commenced in December are offered in association with ICT Academy of Kerala, a Social Enterprise, supported by the Government of India and Government of Kerala and its IT Industry.

In a world where 2.5 quintillion bytes of data is produced every day, a professional who can organize this humongous data to provide business solutions is indeed the hero. Such is the career prospect of the Data Science

Similarly, Cybersecurity is also the most sought after career. It is the practice of defending computers, servers, mobile devices, electronic systems, networks, and data from malicious attacks. With billions of devices across the globe, one can imagine the demand for a Cyber Security professional

A full-stack web development course is about how to design and develop complete websites from start to finish, including front-end, back-end, databases, debugging, testing, version control and other essential technologies. With digitization sweeping the world all over, the prospects for the trained professionals can be very good.

These online courses are the most affordable and reliable. These courses will be beneficial to those who cannot afford to go to private training Centers due to exorbitant fees charged. Also, we will aim these courses at those Fauji(Soldiers) who retire from the Army, so that they will be able to embrace new-age technologies to engage well after their retirement.

Brand N Digital is set by a voluntarily retired Commissioned Officer from Indian Army. From Combatant Commissioned Officer to an NSG Commando, UN Peacekeeper to Digital Entrepreneur, Col. Anil Kumar NR made his mark in whatever he did.

A combatant soldier has to leave service at a relatively young age after 17 years of service, gets around Rs 18,000/- per month and has to look after his family and children’s education. My endeavour is to upskill them to get a better job rather than a traditional 2nd career option being a security guard, Col Anil Kumar said.

The fees vary from Rs 17,900 /- to Rs 25,000/-. Since it is being run on a PPP model by both private and government institutions, it even offers installments to students for their convenience.

We are offering up to 25 per cent to the deserving candidates.

These courses are recognized globally.

For more details, please log in www. 360onlinecourses.com

Business World

Ensuring Enterprise Security Goes Easier, TAC Security’s ESOF AppSec Vulnerability Assessment tool gets listed on Amazon’s AWS Marketplace

Nov 5, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #AWS, #AWS Marketplace, #cyber security, #Enterprise Security, #ESOF AppSec, #TAC Security, #Trishneet Arora

TAC Security, a global leader in vulnerability management, protecting Fortune 500 companies, leading enterprises, and governments around the world, announces it is now available on Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace. Its presence on the digital catalogue will enable AWS customers a seamless experience in deploying cybersecurity brand’s flagship Enterprise Security on One Framework (ESOF) platform-ESOF-AppSec. This will make TAC Security solutions available on a subscription-based model without the need of personnel for deployment amongst organizations.

This comes as a positive development for the organizations grappling to ensure a secure teleworking process at a time when cyber-attacks and the threat to classified data are plaguing the digital space. ESOF uses cutting-edge AI-powered algorithms to track and accurately find vulnerabilities in Enterprise IT infrastructure and web-based applications with zero downtime to provide real-time security insights and solutions. It provides context and insight about each vulnerability, including trends, predictions, and potential solutions and gives a categorical overview for all the project domains on a single, consolidated dashboard.

ESOF-AppSec is now also available on AWS Marketplace via three subscription plans viz. Basic, Advanced, and Premium, at different price points, depending upon the number of users. A subscription-based model will facilitate a contactless implementation of the solution, eliminating the need of on-site personnel to deploy the service amidst the social distancing landscape. However, the plans also allow remote assistance, if the need be. The move will further facilitate better visibility as well as a rapid and deeper market reach to TAC Security via a simple subscription process with AWS Marketplace.

ESOF AppSec platform rapidly and accurately finds vulnerabilities in your websites and web applications. The continues scanning allows checking the vulnerabilities in your web app as it evolves. Also, it can safely scan on your production server without the need for a separate environment (If not available) that saves time and cost without zero downtime. During the manual penetration testing, TAC Security engineers ensure to identify Business Logic Flaw which helps to reduce the risk of your business. ESOF Score measure the cybersecurity maturity of each application with an AI algorithm for better understating for management.

Speaking about the announcement, Trishneet Arora, Founder and CEO of TAC Security said, “Getting listed at AWS Marketplace will only speed up our customers’ journey in crisis-proofing their organizations against the ever-evolving threats of cyber-attacks. Besides, this is the first-of-its-kind, subscription-based ESOF-AppSec offering that our customers can now avail. It will allow more enterprises to join in and test our state-of-the-art products under the unique challenge of remote working. We are confident that it will empower more SMEs and large enterprises with its flexible operating model.”

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71% Indian Organisations say security has taken back seat with remote working despite increasing threats; New Study by Barracuda Networks

Sep 24, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Barracuda, #cyber security, #Murali Urs, #security

Barracuda, a trusted partner and leading provider of cloud-enabled security solutions, today released key findings from a report titled “Brave the new normal: How companies in India are overcoming security challenges in a remote workplace”. The research revealed that 53% of organizations surveyed in India do not have an up-to-date security strategy or solutions covering all the vulnerabilities posed by remote working, while 71% admitted that security has taken a back seat in the shift to this mode of working.

The market report was commissioned by Barracuda and conducted by independent research firm Censuswide in July 2020. 1,055 business decision-makers in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong and India were surveyed to gain insights into their current mindset about the future of work trends resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

“While organizations are riding a wave of digital transformation to support the shift to remote working, many have been impacted by major security concerns that have emerged. Despite this, security has taken a back seat in many organizations due to budget and resource constraints. Threat protection must get the attention it deserves to avoid causing reputational and financial damage at a time when most companies can least afford it,” said Murali Urs, Country Manager India, Barracuda Networks.

The report revealed that 62% of Indian organizations surveyed cut their cybersecurity budgets to save costs as they responded to the pandemic. In addition, 42% lacked IT resources or time to upgrade their IT infrastructure in the shift to a remote working model. This highlights the need for organizations to find ways to prioritize spending on critical controls, whether that involves consolidating vendors, investing in SaaS-based tools or assessing how automation could help free budget and resources for security.

This is critical given employees may often be more distracted when working remotely, coupled with a lack of protection on home devices and networks, making them more susceptible to cybersecurity attacks. 66% of organisations surveyed reported at least one data breach or cybersecurity incident since shifting to remote working, with 67% reporting that employees had experienced an increase in email phishing attacks. 70% are concerned about unknown threats that will cause business disruption in the next 6 months.

According to the report, 61% of respondents said their employees are not properly trained in the cyber risks associated with remote working. In addition, 54% are not confident in the security of their web applications, which is another major target for malicious third parties seeking to access corporate data.

The good news is that most Indian decision-makers are aware of the problems relating to their remote working security posture and have a clear idea of how they can improve it. 85% believe that cross-industry collaboration is key to improving security standards. 92% said that they will need to upgrade their IT infrastructure to improve visibility and productivity. 87% plan to provide improved online cybersecurity training and awareness for remote working staff.