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Ipeoplecanprobablyfeeloverwhelmedby thenumberofcybersecurityoptionsthat cameintoexistenceduetotheemergingtrends oftechnology.Moreover,duetothepandemic, businessesshiftedtheirworkingprotocols, shiftingtoonlineoperations.

Thesecompanies/organizationsare maintaininganonlinepresencethrough websites,socialmediachannelsandpages. However,onecybersecuritybreachisenough toturnthetables!

Alotofcompaniesoperatetheirbusiness throughtheinternet;moreover,theoutbreakof thepandemichasenabledthepeopleofthe workingclasstoworkfromhomethrough newlydevelopedplatforms,software,or traditionalonlineapplications.

Intheworldofadvancements,theseactivities alsoincreasethechancesofbreachingthese operationalsystems,virtuallyasdatasecurity isapivotalentityforeveryfirm,whetheritis healthcare,finance,oranybusinessthat conductsitssecondaryoperationsintheonline world.

Everybusiness/organizationhasitsuniqueset ofstandards,regulations,practices,anddata informationcompliancesthattheycollect,like customerdata,addresses,andtransaction details.Ontheotherhand,regulatory complianceisalsoadherencetolaws,precise specsandguidelinesconcerningbusiness protocols.Theessenceofcybersecuritycan helpsavesuchassetsandvitalinformationthat abusinessneedstoscaleitsprogress eventually.

Theprofessionalservicesoftrusted cybersecuritycompaniesarehelpingmany organizationsbyprovidingthebackendbrain ofvarioussecuritysystemswithawidearray oftoolscreatedforanalyticsandthreatsavingintelligence.

Thesecurityprofessionals'expertisehelpsin theaggregationofendpointmonitoringfor enhancingsecurityinfusedwithMachine Learningtorectifythebreachingpatterns.It alsoimprovesthescanningforall-inclusive purposes.Thisisundoubtedlyamatteroffact thattheprominentcybersecuritycompanies provideacompletepanaceaofenhanced solutionsthathelpinthepreventionof diversecyberattacks.

Suchcomprehensiveinvulnerabilityprevents thesystemfromdiverseadversitiesand assistsinensuringconfidentialityalongwith datasecurity,whichturnsoveranewleafof reliability.

Embracingthejourneyofonesuchprominent cybersecuritycompanythatempowers exceptionalservicesinthecybersecurity niche,InsightsSuccessshedsthespotlighton AKSInformationTechnologyServices,one ofthemostreliableandtrustedcybersecurity companyinIndia,initslatestedition, ‘India'sLeadingCyberSecurityCompany2022.’

Flipthroughthepagesanddelveintothe contractualjourneyofthisreliablecompany inthemodernindustry.HaveaDelightful Read!

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Aks Information Technology Services

The Invincible Shield of the Cyberworld

AKS IT has achieved the utmost loyalty from their clients by providing quality service and ensuring the secrecy of client’s data.

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Anshul Saxena CEO

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KSInformationTechnologyServices(AKSIT)is oneofthemostreliableandtrustedcybersecurity companyinIndia.ItisanISO9001:2015andISO 27001:2013compliantmid-sizedIndianCompany.It providesConsultancy,Auditing,Compliancetovarious regulatoryandsecuritystandards,computerForensicsand Trainingservices.Incybersecurityproductsegment,ithas developedAKSForensicWorkstationandDDoSmitigation solution,WebApplicationFirewall(WAF),AntiBot solution,LinkLoadBalancer,ServerLoadBalancer,DNS Securitysolutioninallthethreeplatforms,Appliance based,onVMandMulti-CloudSecurityasaService.Itis alsothepremier'InnovationHub'inCyberSecuritywhich isspearheadingthebestin-classtechnologicalproductsfor DomesticandGlobalmarkets.Thecompanyhasbeenatthe forefrontofdeliveringexcellenceinthedomainof InformationSecurityproductsandserviceseversinceitwas establishedin2006.

AKSITisanall-in-oneSecurityServiceproviderwhich coversalltheaspectsofenterprisesecurityincluding mobileappsandwebsiteaudits,networkaudit,ICSaudit, Telecomaudit,BanksauditasperRBIrequirements,

SOC-1andSOC-2audit,Computerforensics,settingup andmanagingSecurityoperationsCenter(SoC)for providingreal-timemonitoringandmanagement, emergencyresponseandround-the-clockprotectionagainst anycyber-attack.Backedbyitscomprehensivecyber securitytrainingprogram,AKSITeducatesitscustomers whilealsoimplementingandenforcingsecurityand auditingITinfrastructure.

Thecompany'scustomersspanacrossvariousindustry sectorsfromIT,BFSI,Telecom,Transport,Manufacturing andtheGovernment,bothinIndiaandabroad.

AboutCEO:

AnshulSaxena,analumnusofNetajiSubhashInstituteof Technology(NSIT)DelhiandGeorgiaInstituteof Technology,USA,hasworkedinMicrosoftand Amazon.com.Hehaselevenyearsofworkexperiencein SoftwareDevelopmentandCyberSecurity.Hecameback toIndiaonourPrimeMinister'scallgiveninNASSCOM's SilverJubilee-2015.

InnovatedDDoSmitigationtechnologywhichispatentedin India(PatentNo.353365).Received National Technology Award 2020 by the Government of India, Most Innovative Micro Enterprise Award by The Economic Times andmany more.ThetenetsofstrategiesincorporatedbyAnshulare UncompromisedQualityofservice,Innovation,Good Ethicalvaluesandhealthyculture.

WhatwasyourinspirationbehindventuringintoCyber Securityniche?

IwasverykeeninCyberSecuritydomainanddidmyMS inInformationSecurityfromGeorgiaTech,USAandjoined thefamilybusiness,AKSITServices,foundedbymy parents.

WhataretheUSPsthathighlightyourbrand/company asaleadingnameinCyberSecurityIndustry?

Themostimportantthing,webelieveinisbuildingTrust. ThiswasachievedbyprovidingQualityservicesand

qualityproductsandbeingavailable24x7forprovidingany support.AKShasachievedtheutmostloyaltyfromour clientsandsuccessfullyundertakenapplicationsecurity auditsofmorethan12000applications.Ourcustomercentricapproachandfocusonqualityhashelpedustobeat thecompetition.

Whataretheimmersivebenefitsoftheservices/solutions thatyouprovidetoyourclients?

Ourservices/solutionsprovidesecurityagainstvarious typesofcyber-attackswhichassuresclientstocontinue theircorebusinesswithoutbotheringaboutcyber-attacks. Cyber-attacksincreasedmanyfoldsduringthelasttwo yearsduetopandemicandworkfromhome.Attackon websites,Ransomwareattack,DDoSattacksbecamevery common.Evenbeforetheseattackscameintomainstream, AKSIThadpredictedanddevelopedDDoSmitigation solution,WebApplicationFirewall.

AKSForensicWorkstationwaseffectivelyutilizedbyLaw EnforcementAgenciesforinvestigationofCyberCrime cases.AKSITcontinuestoinvestinresearchand indigenousdevelopmentofCyberSecurityProductsforour customers.Backedbyourservices,ourcompanywantsto becomeone-stopsecuritypartnertoourcustomers.

AcesofAKSIT

VeteranWgCdrAshishKumarSaxena,theFounderandMDofAKSITisB.Sc.Engineering(Electrical)fromHBTI KanpurandM.Tech.inComputerTechnologyfromIITDelhi,CISSP,CISA,MBCIandFellowoftheInstitutionof ElectronicsandTelecommunicationEngineers;AshishhasbeentrainedinSweden,FranceandtheUSAwithover40years ofworkexperience.

AnshulSaxena,CEO,isaBachelorofEngineeringfromNetajiSubhashInstituteofTechnology.HedidMSin InformationSecurityfromGeorgiaInstituteofTechnology,Atlanta,USA.Hehaselevenyearsofworkexperiencein SoftwareDevelopmentandSecurity.

ArchanaSaxena,DirectorHRandAdmin,isoneofthefoundingdirectorsandlookingafterHRandAdministration.She hasmorethan30yearsofexperience.SheisalsomanagingAkashMemorialCharitableTrust.

VivekVerma,AVPProjects,isaBachelorofTechnologyinComputerSciencefromIPUniversityDelhi.Hehasmore than14yearsofclientmanagementexperience.

RajeshSharma,AVPComplianceandForensics,isMBA,CISAandISO27001:2013LA.Hehasmorethan34yearsof workexperience.

MukeshSaxena,AVPFinance,isGraduateinCommerceandhavingmorethan16yearsofworkexperience.

ShreshtaMittal,Sr.ManagerProjects,isBachelorofTechnologyinComputerScienceandMBAIT.Shehasmorethan tenyearsofworkexperience.

Whatweretheinitialchallengesafterventuringintothe fieldofCyberSecurityandwhatarethechallenges now?

Initialchallengesweremainlycapitalinfusion.Evenbanks werereluctanttogivefunding.Therewasalackof awarenessinunderstandingcyberthreatsandvulnerabilities inthesystem.Westartedconductingtrainingforourclients tomakethemawareoftheimportanceofcybersecurity. Presentchallengesaregettingskilledresourcesanddelayin paymentrealization.

Beinganexperiencedleader,sharewithusyouropinion onhowCyberSecurityiscrucialtoday,andwhat advancementscanweexpectinthefuture?

Informationtechnologyhaspenetratedinallverticalsfor easeofdoingbusiness,automation,fastercommunication, andquickaccessofdata.Thishasnecessitatedtheneedof CyberSecurityforsafeguardingCriticalInformation Infrastructure,Dataandpersonalinformation.Nowadays, databreaches,onlinedata/info/recordsheists,identity thefts,accountshijacking,hacktivism,website defacements,DDoSattacks,ransomware,malwareattacks andothersocialmediaattacksarecommon.Cloudservices arealsobeingusedbyattackerse.g.,Ransomwareasa Service(RAAS).

Advancementinfutureisautomationofattacks,automatic defensemechanismandmajorityofdatawouldbeinCloud. ThiswillalsobethepreferredwayoffightingWar,known as‘CyberWar.’Asevidentinthecurrentwarbetween RussiaandUkraine,cyberattacksarealsobeingcarriedout fromboththesidesandDDoSattackisusedasadeadly cyberweapon.

Whatwouldbeyouradvicetotheaspirantswhoare willingtoventureintothefieldofCyberSecurity services?

CyberSecurityisaseriousbusiness.Knowledgeinthe Cybersecuritydomainandqualityofservice/productare paramountforthesuccess.Therearenoshortcutsin ensuringcybersecurity;minorslippagemayleadtoa disaster.Insecurity,noonerecognizesyouforthe99/100 attacksyoumitigate.Theyonlyblameyoufor1/100attack youcouldn'tmitigate.Thatiswhyonehastogivehis200% tohit100/100everysingletime.

WheredoyouenvisionAKSITeventually,andwhatare yourfuturegoals?Howdoyouplantoembracethe changeshappeninginyourindustry?

TheAKSITGrouptodayconsistsofAKSITServices, Haltdos.comand,AKSInstituteofCyberTechnology. WhileAKSITServicesiscommittedtoprovidingCyber SecurityservicestomitigatecurrentandfuturisticCyber risk,Haltdos.comaimsatinnovatinganddevelopingAIbasedcybersecuritysolutionstoprotectIT/OT/IOTInfra againstcurrentandfuturisticthreats.Ontheotherhand, AKSInstituteofCyberTechnologybolstersourthreedimensionalapproachbyprovidingtrainingonnewattack surfacescreatedbyadvancementintechnology, policy/practicesneededtomitigatethecyberriskandhow toinvestigatehigh-techcrimes.

Thetri-prongedwaronCyberThreatsthusextendedbyour groupisbackedbystrongcredentialsinIndia.

Confident,PositiveandDetermined,wearenowexpanding toothergeographicallocationswhereourvisions,products andserviceswillbeneeded.

Whatisyouropinionon'Safestwaystoensuredata integrity'?

DataIntegritymeansdataisnotcorrupted.Thisispresently beingdonebyusingDigitalSignatureandit'ssafeuntilthe privatekeynotleakedoutorshared.

It'sverydifficulttoensuredataintegrityinsocialmedia whereimagesareforged/morphedandtextandvoicecan alsobealtered.Itcanonlybedonebysocialmediaservice agencieslikeFacebook,WhatsApp,Twitter,Instagrametc bytakinghashvalueofeachmessagewhichcanbeusedto findoutanychangesinthephotograph/video/othermedia onanycomplaints.

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Whatbeganasaharmlessjokein1970soonbecametheworld'sfirstcyber attack!Itgavecrime-worlditsnewniche,cyber-criminality.Sincethen, cyber-attackshaveevolvedbyusingthreatssuchasphishingattacks, malware,ransomwareetc.

Oraccordingtoasecuritymagazine,hackers(cyber-criminals)attackeverythirtyninesecondsonaverage.Inshort,cyber-crimeisoutnumberingothercrimesinthis regard.Thus,theworld,too,learnedthatthegreatercyber-connectivityneedsthe greatestcybersecurity.

Andthecybersecurityindustryhadbeenevolvedalongsidethecybercrimeindustry

Now,itisessentialtounderstandtheiroriginandhistorytogetherastheyraceinto thefuture,tooutpaceeachother.

TheOriginandBriefHistoryofCyber-Criminality

Inearly1970,aBBNTechnology'sengineer,BobThomas,createdCreeperCode,a softwareprogramthatmovedacrossthecomputerswhiledisplayingthemessage'I amthecreeper:catchmeifyoucan!'

ItwasajokecounteredhumorouslybyBob'scolleagueRayTomlinsonwhocreated ReaperCode,aprogramthatwouldduplicateitselfwhiletravellingfromone

computertoanother.SoonReaperCodeeliminatedCreeper Code,andthejokeanditscounterjokebegantheannoying historyofcybercrimes.

Nineteenyearslater,in1989,RobertMorriscreated Morris Worm togaugetheinternet'sdimension.Theworm,thefirst ofitskindofDoS(Denial-of-Service)attack,sloweddown eachcomputeritinfectedbyattackingitasmanytimesas requiredtomakeitcrash.

MorrisWormnearlycloseddowntheinternetbutwassaved byComputerEmergencyResponseTeams(CERTs) developedinresponse.Robertwasconvictedunderthe alreadycreatedComputerFraudandAbuseActof1986.

Mainlyconcentratedonstrategiccyber-warfareand financialskullduggery,thepost-1990sviruserasawtheI LoveYouandMelissavirusesthatinfectedovertenmillion PCsglobally,crashedemailsystems,andcostmillionsof dollarstotheworld.

TheBirthandRiseofCyberworldProtectors

Thefoundationforcyberworldsecuritywaslaiddownby theoriginatoroftheinternetortheARPANET(Advanced ResearchProjectsAgencyNetwork),combiningitsforces withtheU.S.Airforceandotherinstitutionsanddeveloping anadvancedoperatingsystem.

ExpandedfromtheHoneywellMulticsComputerSystem's securitykernel,thenewOScoulddetect,secure,protect, andautomatetoolsandtechniqueswhichwouldthwartthe possiblesecuritybreachesandattacks.

Withincreasingcyberthreatsacrosstheglobe,theraceto developcyber-securitysolutionsknownasAntiviruses began.Thus,1987sawthecomingofUltimateVirusKiller (UVK),antivirusNODVersion1.0,andVirusScan.

Theseantivirusprogramsweresimplescannersthat detectedthesequenceoftheviruses'codesbyexecuting contextsearches.Manyoftheseantivirusscanners containedimmunisersthatwouldmodifytheircodetomake believevirusesthatthehosttheyaregoingtoattackis alreadycompromised.

However,asthearmyofvirusesincreasedintheirnumbers andnumberofattacks,theimmuniserssolutionsoon becameineffective.

In1988,alongsidetheantivirus,afirewallbegantotake shape.Itwastermed packet filter firewalls, anditcould inspectthepacketsofdatatransferredacrosstheinternet. Thepacketsitfoundmatchingitsruleswillberejectedor dropped.

Thoughthepacketsunmatchingweretermedvirusesand blocked.Thissimpleyeteffectivesolutionsoonbecamethe firstsecurityanddefencelinewithhighlytechnological features.Ithasbeenextendedsincetothemillionsof networksaroundtheglobe.

RacetotheSafeMountain

Andascybercriminalskeptadvancingintheirtechniques, outsmartingtheinfantileantivirussolutionsandfirewall weaknesses,theworldfelttheneedformoreadvanced security,detectionandpreventionsolutions.

BusinessessoonfoundoutthatrecruitingIRTs(incident responseteams)wascostly,andtheyneededbetterlongtermsolutionswhichcouldsafeguardtheirever-increasing mountainofdata.Itpavedthewayforenhanced cybersecuritysolutions.

Asastrategy,cybersecurity'scontinuousmonitoringhelps asathreatdetectiontechniquetomaintain,complywith, andsupportbusinessnormsandgrowth.Adoptingthis strategywillallowgreaterthreatidentificationand detectionofweaknesseswithinasystem,network,devices, gadgets,andsoftware.

IDSorintrusiondetectionsystemisahighlyeffectiveway. Itisasoftwareapplicationdesignedtomonitornetworks, constantlysearchingforthreats,breaches,malicious activitiesandpolicyviolations.Itcollectsallthese incidencesandreportsthemusingeventmanagementand informationsecuritysystems.

Managedcybersecuritysolutionsextendacompany'sIT reachtonon-ITdepartmentsusingnetworksecurity processes.Frequentsecuritythreatassessmentandaudits, ITprotocoltrainings,andstrategicsolutionadoptionare someofthecriticalfeaturesofthisservice.

ACyber-SecuredFuture

Cybersecurityframeworksarealsobeingdeveloped, evolved,adapted,andimplementedtoidentify,detect, protect,respond,andrecovertheinformationordatalost. Thecyber-securityexpertshouldalsoleverageemerging technologieslikeartificialintelligence,machinelearning, andblockchaintoexposethecybercriminals'playbooksand outmatchthem.

Thisway,wecansafeguardthecorporateandindustry futurefromfuturecyber-attacksandcyber-warfares.

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