A Rising Threat, A Local Shield
Cyberattacks surged across India by 83% in 2023, affecting businesses and public organizations alike. Kaspersky’s India Cybersecurity Solutions stands out as a trusted digital defense, backed by over 15 years of local expertise and protecting 400 million users worldwide.
Localized Defensive Power
From its Mumbai threat center, Kaspersky analyzes 500,000 malware samples daily. Its flagship “SMB Protection Suite,” developed in Gurugram, addresses the needs of India’s 63 million small businesses. This focused approach helped Frost & Sullivan name Kaspersky the nation’s most trusted enterprise endpoint security provider.
Kaspersky’s Three Pillars of Leadership
- Fast AI Threat Detection
Their Adaptive Anomaly Control AI detects zero-day attacks 40% faster, protecting systems like Aadhaar during recent cyber threats. - Data Sovereignty & Compliance
All Indian user data is processed at Kaspersky’s Chennai data center, ensuring full compliance with India’s Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act. - Cyber Immunity Architecture
Built on a patented, “unhackable” operating system, Kaspersky blocked 99.8% of ransomware in trials conducted with Indian banks.
Key Offerings & Social Initiatives
- Cyber Pest Control audits provide free AI-powered security checks for 50,000 small businesses.
- Their Total Security package prevents UPI fraud, and Safe Kids offers multilingual parental controls for apps like Byju’s.
- Industrial Cybersecurity solutions protect 65% of India’s automated factories, and government-grade cloud security repelled 1.4 million attacks in 2023.
India-Centric Innovation Journey
Since entering India in 2009, Kaspersky has scaled rapidly through:
- Opening Bengaluru and Mumbai research labs
- Collaborating in the WannaCry response with CERT-In (2017)
- Launching a specialized Cyber Immunity Lab in Hyderabad (2023) to train security professionals
They also launched Project Indra, an AI trained on Indian languages to detect voice phishing, and partnered with IITs to build quantum-safe encryption.
Mission for Trust, Reach & Resilience
- Rolling out cybersecurity clinics in rural India
- Acquiring Chennai-based NeuralSecure to boost behavioral threat detection
- Backing Reliance Jio in defending India’s 5G infrastructure
- Launching Cyber Suraksha Kendras at national train stations
- Operating transparency audits and holding top ratings and trust awards
With their “No Ransom” policy and free recovery for 12,000 SMEs, Kaspersky reflects responsible cybersecurity stewardship.
Looking Ahead
India’s cybersecurity market is projected to reach ₹1.2 lakh crore by 2028. Kaspersky plans to invest ₹800 crore in Indian R&D to keep pace with evolving threats—ensuring that as India grows, its digital security remains one step ahead.
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