Data will be a big enabler for advanced security solutions to come up

In a chat with VARINDIA, Rajesh Maurya, Regional Vice President, India & SAARC, Fortinet highlights the presence and growth of the security industry in India –
 

The new digital economy has seen security attacks going rampant. We should not forget the recent Blackwallet case where the hackers hijacked the DNS server system and vanished $400,000 from the users account. These kinds of activities prove that whatever we do to maintain our digital security, it is just not enough. There are many companies in the global and India market that dedicates its services and products to secure the valuable information and decrease the chances of vulnerability. 

Fortinet is one such company that is taking the responsibility to secure the vulnerable data of business. Fortinet’s vision is to protect enterprises network through its intelligent security fabric that spans across the entire network, linking different security sensors and tools together in order to collect, coordinate, and respond to malicious behaviour, wherever it occurs in real time. 
 

Transition of security...
In the new digital economy, access to data is critical. Meeting the shifting demands of consumers, monitoring and managing critical network and system components in real time and creating algorithms to extract meaningful information from the Big Data these devices can generate are all necessary to compete in the new digital marketplace. Part of this digital transformation is the adoption of IoT devices and networks, which continue to be deployed in networks at an unprecedented rate.

“Organizations need to respond by insisting on more and better security controls being implemented in devices by manufacturers. Security solutions need to be able to evolve into expert systems built around integrated security technologies, actionable threat intelligence, and dynamically configurable and interactive security fabrics,” says Rajesh Maurya, Regional Vice President, India & SAARC, Fortinet.

“In fact basic security hygiene also needs to become part of our basic security protocols, with patch and replace protocols happening on all devices automatically. And we need to replace organically developed accidental network architectures with intentional design that can withstand serious and sustained attacks,” he adds.

While talking about consumer behaviour in Indian market, Rajesh said that ITDMs continue to prioritize the maintenance and upgrade of their cyber security solutions in an attempt to combat today’s cyber security adversaries. Investments in new and upgraded security solutions will continue through 2018, but 34% of Indian respondents also reveal that investments towards employee training will become one of the top 3 investment priorities. 

Fortinet also expanded its team of highly skilled support engineers to provide advanced Technical Support and professional services to customers in EMEA and SAARC. With Fortinet Professional Services, customers can request the services of offsite or onsite consultants to design install and migrate security platforms. With direct access to Fortinet’s developers and support, these engineers will ensure a timely and seamless service experience for customers.
 

Future plans for Indian market...
Sharing his future plans, Rajesh says that with Fortinet Security Fabric, partners can create a collaborative ecosystem not only with Fortinet's own extensive portfolio of security and networking technologies, but also include third-party partners in cloud, software-defined networking, sandboxing, testing, security information and event management (SIEM), and Single Sign On technologies. 

“Fortinet will work to increase this value so we can become more important to their business and enable them to expand with the Fortinet Security Fabric.  We want partners to build on the Fortinet Security Fabric to deliver their own value-added services, not just implementation services, but also managed services that they can wrap around the Fabric. We are also looking at ways to help more partners move from a one-time sale relationship with their customers to one that creates long-term relationships. We want to help partners look at providing lifetime value to their customers,” he sums up.