With the aim of conducting research in the sphere of industrial and infrastructure cyber security, tech giant L&T has signed agreements with IIT Kanpur.
LTTS CEO and Managing Director Keshab Panda and IIT Kanpur Deputy Director Prof. Manindra Agarwal have signed multi-year MoU in this regard.
A Center of Excellence (CoE) will be set up at the IIT Kanpur campus and research will be conducted in the areas of Honeypot (network-attached system set up to entrap cyber attacks and study hacking attempts), intrusion detection systems, malware analysis, blockchain, vulnerability assessment and penetration testing and provide cybersecurity awareness and training programs.
“LTTS is a leader in end-to-end cybersecurity solutions with assets spread over several domains which cater to a global clientele. Our expertise across security analysis, vulnerability assessments, design security architecture and security requirements has been strengthened by our partnership with many of the world’s prestigious educational institutions. LTTS’ partnership with IIT-Kanpur opens a new chapter in defense and industrial cybersecurity and pave the way for the creation of safe, secure and smart solutions for India’s industrial sector,” Keshab Panda said.
“Cyber attacks across the globe have affected millions of systems over the past few years leading to operational downtime, logistic failures, and production cycle disruption. LTTS’ deep-rooted and proven technological expertise combined with the cyber security research expertise of C3i Center will help counter such cyber attacks,” head of IIT Kanpur computer and science & engineering department Sandeep K Shukla said.