Microsoft India on Friday launched its first full-scale Cybersecurity Engagement Centre (CSEC). This is Microsoft’s seventh Cybersecurity Centre in the world and will function as a satellite to the company’s Redmond Digital Crimes Unit.

Located in Delhi, this “first-of-its-kind” centre in India will bring together Microsoft capabilities to foster deeper Cybersecurity collaborations with public and private sector organisations.

It will also build a trusted and secure computing environment, a critical enabler for India’s digital transformation, the company said, adding that the centre was launched after a successful year-long pilot.

“Data is becoming the driver of growth and innovation across every sector and will catalyse the fourth industrial revolution. We believe security of critical information is imperative for our corporate customers,” said Bhaskar Pramanik, Chairman of Microsoft India.

Apart from the one in India (Delhi), Microsoft has similar centres in Washington DC, Beijing, Berlin, Tokyo, Seoul and Singapore, and the company is coming up with another one within the next one year, Pramanik said.

Over the last one year, Microsoft’s Cybersecurity engagement team has met over 100 organisations in India.

Based on those conversations, the team observed three common IT environment issues plaguing organisations with “highest” Cybersecurity risks –unmanaged and unregulated IT assets usage, procurement and maintenance; poor knowledge of cyber hygiene among users within organisations; and inability of companies to timely monitor, detect and remove cyber threats, the company said.

The centre will also enable customers to tap into a pool of resources, such as security specialists and technologies at Microsoft.

As part of Microsoft Consultancy Services, a dedicated India-based response team will offer security consultancy services to enterprise customers, it added.

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