Bharti Airtel\u2019s enterprise unit, Airtel Business, on Monday said it has won a multi-year contract from the Indian Railway Security Operations Centre (IRSOC) to deliver comprehensive security services to protect the digital backbone of Indian Railways. <\/p>\n
The country sees the operations of over 13,000 trains daily, which serve more than 20 million commuters, and enable millions of digital transactions each day, while transporting over 1.5 billion tons of freight annually. <\/p>\n
Airtel Business said in a joint statement that safeguarding this immense flow of critical data, including sensitive customer identities, payment details, as well as key operational databases for ticketing, train tracking, freight and signalling is crucial in today\u2019s era of intensifying cyber threats. <\/p>\n
With advanced and centralised security controls, the company said it will build a multi-layer protection to secure the expansive database of the railways, while safeguarding the end-to-end digital operations of the country\u2019s railway services, which include 1.6 lakh employees distributed across 26 locations. <\/p>\n
Delivered via Airtel Secure, the security solutions will include a comprehensive compliance dashboard; an AI-driven endpoint detection and response (EDR) advanced cybersecurity solution; a single window view and real-time monitoring of critical infrastructure assets and devices and inventories across 26 locations and sub-locations; AI-driven SIEM, SOAR and UEBA systems; threat intelligence and dark web monitoring; along with firewalls, routers, MPLS networks and credential safeguards to secure mission-critical applications
\n\u201cWe are honoured to be chosen by IRSOC as their trusted partner to fortify the security of India\u2019s most complex and large-scale digital infrastructure with vast railway networks and databases,\u201d said Sharat Sinha, CEO & director, Airtel Business.<\/p>\n
Sinha said that the company\u2019s robust security layer will advance security efficiency in ticketing and data management, shield all railway digital operations from evolving cyber threats, while delivering safe and seamless digital services to millions of daily railway commuters. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe establishment of IRSOC will help in providing a centralised Security Operations Centre to continuously monitor IR assets, detect and respond to cybersecurity threats efficiently, gather threat intelligence and ensure proper collaboration with national cybersecurity agencies,\u201d said Dilip Kumar, EDIP, Railway Board.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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