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Trescon’s next event ‘Big Cyber Security Show & Awards’ will be held on September 20, 2018, at The Leela Mumbai
The alarming fact is that the number of Indians who experienced some form of cyber-attacks increased to 84 per cent in 2017, from 73 per cent in 2016, which is an alarming 11 per cent jump.
India has embarked on a consistent journey towards embracing the dream of ‘Digital India’ through the aggressive digitisation of governmental entities, organisations and sectors. One should not forget that behind every positive move, there are multiple efforts to slow down the momentum of advancement, this journey towards embracing the dream of ‘Digital India’ is also highly vulnerable to attacks.
Although the Government of India and the organisations functioning in the country take necessary steps to increase cyber-security, the country ranks tenth in the World for the same. Additionally, India ranks fourth, in regard to online security breaches. The alarming fact is that the number of Indians who experienced some form of cyber-attacks increased to 84 per cent in 2017, from 73 per cent in 2016, which is an alarming 11 per cent jump. Thus, at this point, it only becomes logical to comprehend the threats affecting the industry.
With this backdrop, Trescon’s next event – the second edition of Big Cyber Security Show is coming to Mumbai. Besides multiple panel discussions, the first of its kind of event in India will recognise the work of 50 field personalities who have been striving to make a change in business technology through their visions and unmatched capabilities.
The prominent field specialists who will deliver their insights in the event include: Shoaib Shaikh, Business Manager, IBM; Amol Mujumdar, Senior Director, Technology, Rediff.com; Venkata Satish Guttula, Director, IT Security, Rediff.com, India; Uday Deshpande, CISO, L&T Group of Companies; Bharat Panchal, Senior VP and Head of Risk Management, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI); Sakshi Vidur, Global Cyber Security Leader – KFC Asia Pacific, Yum! Brands International; VN Prem Anand, Secretary, CyS; Hitesh Mulani, CISO, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd; Shiv Kumar Pandey, Group CISO, BSE Ltd; Shashank Bajpai, CISO, ACKO General Insurance; Mannan Godil, Associate Director & Head – Information security, CISO, Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd; Avez Sayed, Chief Risk Officer, SBI General Insurance; Dr Sunil Gupta, CIO & GN-IT / HR &A, Economic Research Unit, Govt of India Ministry of Steel; Puneet Bhasin, Cyber Law Expert, Cyberjure Legal Consulting; Ravikiran S Avvaru, Head of IT department, CISO, Toyota Kirloskar Motors; Mansi Thapar, CISO, Jaquar Group; Saurabh Gupta, Chief Information Officer, Kent RO System Ltd; Ram Kumar G, Regional Information Security Officer, Indian Sub-Continent, Philips India; Navdeep Singh Ahluwalia, Head Network & Information Security, Dalmia Cement Bharat Ltd; Avadhut Parab, Sr GM – IT, Wockhardt Ltd; and Kiran Komatla, VP IT, Burger King India Pvt Ltd.
The Big Cyber Security Show is expected to gather up to 150 CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, Tech Security Specialists and Data Leaders, from established and innovative entities, to showcase the best practices – to achieve optimum cyber resilience in a fast moving digital world. It is an opportunity to hear from the world’s leading solution providers about the innovative ways to prevent/mitigate advanced cyber threats targeting organisations.