More investment in cyber security a must for Indian firms to tackle attacks: FireEye

While governments the world over are concerned about how to tackle growing cyber crimes, Indian firms are more vulnerable to data breach because poor investments in adopting and implementing top-of-the-line security solutions, a top executive of US-based network security company FireEye has said. “If we had to compare countries, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute ranks India lower in cyber security maturity than Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, China and Vietnam,” said Vishak Raman, Senior Regional Director for India and SAARC, FireEye.

“It is important to see the bigger picture and not see vulnerability as a horse race between regions. The US cyber security far outpaces India’s and yet, the US is routinely plagued by massive cyber challenges,” Ramn told IANS as FireEye released its first “Mandiant M-Trends Asia-Pacific” report on Thursday. “In some ways, India is more vulnerable to advanced attacks and in some, we are less vulnerable because cyber security is increasingly becoming a priority for our leaders,” he noted. For the full article click here 

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