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Crime Prevention & the Role of Private Security

MassMediaLink India LLP SecurityLink IndiaJanuary 11, 2020November 14, 202407 mins

Anil Puri, CMD, APS Group A thought leader and an action catalyzer rolled into one – Anil Puri is a rare combination of a visionary, and one who has mastered the art of strategic and tactical thinking to the core. He has been using this combination to seed new ideas and to lead them to their implementation on ground. This has been a consistent feature of his career. Here he examines the concept of crime prevention and the expanding role of private security companies. The trends abroad The new landscape of blended roles – law enforcement agencies teaming up with the private security companies i.e., enabling public-private partnerships to serve the public – may be new to the Indian subcontinent but it has been experimented successfully by quite a few nations like United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Australia, Nigeria and South Africa. Despite the fact that police and private security operate on quite different principles of private and public interests, there does seem to be, or rather there is an obvious scope for their enhanced relationships that provide wide benefits to diverse stakeholders, provided a well-defined set of guiding principles are in place for ensuring accountability and optimal outcomes in crime prevention partnerships. These partnerships may cover a range of specialties including cyber security, financial criminal investigation and private protection. Law enforcement agencies leverage the expertise and resources of private security firms to better investigate and solve complex cases. Private firms aren’t restricted by a public budget and can invest in the latest technologies. Additionally, law enforcement officers often moonlight with security companies and/ or transition into the careers in private security as they have a better understanding of the system and to facilitate working of law enforcement agencies to better serve the people. Bipolarity of the roles The extent to which the private security industry has a role in proactive policing is an issue. At present the private security industry performs reactive functions in relation to crime; these may include armed response, transporting cash and conducting investigations. Proactive policing is more concerned with conducting crime analyses, working together with the community to understand crime concerns, and strategizing to address safety and security related issues and targeting of criminal and disorderly behavior. In addition to guarding, security companies also provide armed response or alarm response, by monitoring alarms and dispatching security personnel (Quick Reaction Team – QRT) when the alarm is triggered. Although the guarding industry employs the bulk of security personnel, more clients are serviced through the armed response component of the security industry. Private security companies also provide armed escort services whereby they offer escorts to transport cash, assets and confidential documents. Some security companies also provide services during sporting or entertainment events, conduct investigations and security training, and become involved in various aspects relating to the provision and installation of monitoring equipment and security devices. One of the aims is for the police, together with the private security industry, to create an environment in which the security expectations of the public where huge resources are expended are actually met. Indian context The ‘law enforcement and private security’ share a number of common goals including crime prevention, the protection of people and property, and identification of criminals. The growing use of these partnerships reflects some recognized advantages. The deployment of security guards for traffic control, safeguarding metros and rails, escorting buses, and securing hospitals, government buildings, factories, shopping malls, and schools etc., aims mainly to offset the skewed police-public ratio. The PSIs are performing a significant and dominating role in the cash-in-transit business. However, the utilization of the skill-set and resources of the private investigative agencies that are the members of the Association of Private Detective & Investigators (APDI) are not being fully harnessed. Further, the reach of PSIs to be used as an information/ intelligence gathering resource can be a game-changer, if exploited properly. Conclusion Conclusively, I feel that the partnership between the police and the private security industry once integrated can pay huge dividends in leveraging the potential and expertise of both in the larger canvas of internal security and crime prevention. The need of the hour is to ensure restructuring, co-ordination, and operational and partnership mechanisms for an effective collaboration, in compliance with the public safety policing concepts of the ‘operation co-operation’ in regards to civility, transparency and cordial relativity between security stakeholders and not just the template theory.

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SECUREYE Unveils S-FB3K Face Recognition Enabled Biometric System

MassMediaLink India LLP SecurityLink IndiaJanuary 11, 2020November 14, 202412 mins

Secureye, one of the prominent brands in the security and surveillance domain since last 25 years has recently introduced S-FB3K face recognition enabled biometric device. The growth of biometrics in India is projected to be huge on account of the proliferated uses of biometric devices in public as well government institutions. The company understands the need for enhanced security and to authenticate the access to confidential data which has made the use of biometric devices mandatory for better performance of every organization. This S-FB3K face recognition device sports the latest 600 DPI high resolution optical sensor and professional access control. For better end-to-end communication the interface device comes with standard Wi-Fi, Transmission Control and Internet Protocol. This device has a fingerprint capacity of 1000 and log record up to 1,00,000. Equipped with hi-res panoramic infrared camera the device has advance intelligence adaptation function. The device’s system is designed to make networks reliable with the ability to recover automatically from the failure of device on the network, which makes it unique in this segment. There is a great shift in security and surveillance space and the technology has evolved manifolds throughout the decades. Secureye understands the key challenges standing in the way of market growth that the fear of privacy intrusion and high cost of systems is greatly impacting end users.

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Prama Hikvision Showcases Transport, Traffic and Smart Mobility Innovations

MassMediaLink India LLP SecurityLink IndiaJanuary 11, 2020November 14, 202404 mins

Prama Hikvision India participated in the recently held 8th edition of TrafficInfraTech Expo 2019, and showcased their latest technologies, products and solutions for the transportation sector. The TrafficInfraTech Expo was organized at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. “India’s vast transportation sector is fast evolving with the latest smart mobility trends and security solutions. We at Prama Hikvision are offering innovative solutions for the various transportation segments. The TrafficInfraTech expo continues to be a relevant platform to demonstrate latest technologies, products and solutions to the key stakeholders of the transportation ecosystem,” said Ashish P. Dhakan, MD & CEO, Prama Hikvision India Pvt. Ltd. At the expo Hikvision showcased intelligent traffic management solutions (ITMS), mobile solutions, automatic number plate recognition solution (ANPR), artificial intelligence, smart parking solutions, entry and exit boom barriers, under vehicle surveillance solution (UVSS) and Smart Pole. Hikvision offered the latest artificial intelligence (AI) enabled solutions that can help the traffic administrator in identification of the type of vehicle, right direction movement of vehicle, red light violations detection (RLVD), driver behaviour (monitoring driver movements, abnormal gestures and postures, drunken state, seat belt violations etc.), helmet detection (customized solution is available), ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) solution, and e-Challan (for traffic violations) functions. Smart transport solutions offered by Hikvision have the capabilities of forewarning the traffic congestion situation from a long distance. It also has speed limit violation detection cameras and radars for highways to detect speed violation cases. The three-day conference on ‘Mobility: Smart Today, Smarter Tomorrow,’ during the TrafficinfraTech expo covered India’s future mobility plan, global future mobility, safer and smarter roads, mobility and smart cities, parking management. On the third day of the conference Vinay Mishra, Senior Vice President – Projects, Prama Hikvision India Pvt. Ltd., gave a detailed video presentation about the ‘Make in India’ manufacturing facility. He also briefed about latest transportation solutions offered by Hikvision, which got an overwhelming response from the conference delegates. The TrafficInfraTech expo provided a networking forum for government representatives, experts, project heads, system integrators and service providers to collectively find solutions to urban transport challenges. The event concluded with relevant insights on the latest developments in the India’s transport sector.

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CP PLUS New Initiatives

MassMediaLink India LLP SecurityLink IndiaJanuary 11, 2020November 14, 202405 mins

TATKAL SERVICE to Bring in Service Differentiation CP PLUS, India’s leading brand in advanced security and surveillance solutions, has recently introduced ‘Tatkal Service’ that allows an immediate unit-to-unit replacement and thereby reducing downtime for customers’ security system. This new service facilitates company’s large base of partners and customers across India, and not only ensures customer delight but also gives an edge in the market. It shows CP PLUS’ customer-first approach in addition to its premium quality CCTV products, best price and performance. Appropriate service is crucial in the success of an organization. As we are a complete solution provider in the field of electronic security & surveillance, it’s become vital for us to improve our services consistently. Here Tatkal Service is a great example of how well we are serving our partners. The service provides instant replacement of units and related support. We at CP PLUS always aim to ensure overall customer satisfaction through fair dealing and valuing our patrons -Aditya Khemka MD, CP PLUS With CP PLUS Tatkal Service, replacing or fixing of products gets easy and convenient for the partners. It’s a thoughtful concept by CP PLUS – saving both time and cost. Accordingly, the service is pivotal in improving business productivity, efficiency as well as the profitability of CP PLUS and its partners. With the aim of excellent customer service, the company truly appreciates its partners. CP PLUS Tatkal Service is applicable for selected models only. First Smart Hub in Visakhapatnam The security industry is on its growth trajectory, and value addition in all aspects is a key mantra. The customer is always eager to learn more and more about what extra value propositions electronic security and surveillance products can offer to them. CP PLUS Smart Hub is the intelligent step in the value creation for the security industry. The first such hub with all its value proposition with respect to motion alert, voice over, visitor management, energy saving, greenhouse, etc., was recently inaugurated by Yogesh B. Dutta, COO, CP PLUS in Visakhapatnam. “It will not only set a new milestone, but also a benchmark for others to follow,” said Yogesh, “The Smart Hub will also be a training-ground for system integrators in the region who are keen to bring value-added electronic security and surveillance solutions to customers.” It’s always a challenge to make customers understand the technology offered. This Smart Hub helps customers experience state-of-the-art technology and solutions through a wide range of CP PLUS products. The inauguration was attended by more than 200 system integrators across the region. Yogesh Dutta updated them on the latest trends in the industry. The CP PLUS Smart Hub in Visakhapatnam will benefit users/ customers to a great extent.

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ASIS Delhi Chapter

MassMediaLink India LLP SecurityLink IndiaJanuary 10, 2020November 14, 202401 mins

ASIS Society of Protection Profession Delhi Chapter (Chapter# 207) recently held the elections for the new Executive Committee. The members of the chapter actively participated in the election process. The election results were announced by Balwant Singh Atwal, Returning Officer (Chapter Office Election 2019). Members who have been elected for the Executive Committee of ASIS Society of Protection Profession Chapter# 207 (Delhi) for the year 2020 are Manish Datta, IIRIS Consulting – as the Chairperson, Diwakar Nath Pandey, Gartner – as the Vice Chairperson, Mahesh Singh Chauhan, Fidelity International – as the Secretary, and Kanwar Singh Jyala, IndusInd Bank – as the Treasurer. They took over the baton on 1 January 2020.

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Athenta Providing Surveillance & Security for Gurpurab

MassMediaLink India LLP SecurityLink IndiaJanuary 10, 2020November 14, 202404 mins

Athenta provided surveillance and a centralized web-based platform for monitoring and management of 20 zonal viewing centers and endpoint devices spread across Sultanpur, Lodhi for the festival of Gurpurab. They offered integrated command and control center as the nerve center for all smart city operations working as a virtual third eye providing 24×7 operational monitoring of the entire city. Gopal Joshi, Director, Sales, Athenta Technologies commented, “We are extremely pleased to be a part of such a festival where we are contributing our solutions to keep a check on every single activity and surveillance equipment, and ensuring the system and the infrastructure are up and running efficiently. Athenta aims to achieve twin purpose with this initiative i.e., to control an incident for safe procession and safety of the devotees, and secondly by increasing the efficiency of the city surveillance for easy access and monitoring.” The integrated command and control center takes live feed from various CCTV cameras/ surveillance system, city network, automation location tracking system (ALTS), video management system (VMS), variable message system (VaMS) & video analytics etc., installed all over the city to gather inputs from various departments and applications for analysis and research for better planning and implementation of the city. “With the help of stalled automatic location tracking system, tracking of the information becomes easier. It works as the backbone for connectivity of the city that is divided into various zones like parking, critical areas etc. This integration will help in managing the systems and subsystems independently. With, Athenta tool in place, it can cover the entire city and will help in camera Recording that is integrated with AI application to monitor crowd, fire safety, vehicle detection, face detection etc.,” quoted Rajeev Sharad, Urbaforce Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Athenta provides a zonal viewing center where the dedicated stakeholder of every zone is notified of any incident that takes place in their zone. A central command center helps in identifying and resolving unwanted incidents, while helping track and resolve the grievances of the devotee on a timely basis and effectively from a single platform of the command control center.

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South Asia Risk Review 2020

MassMediaLink India LLP SecurityLink IndiaJanuary 10, 2020November 14, 2024022 mins

2019 for South Asia has been one of the most eventful years in the past decade. 2019 witnessed the first trans-line of control air attacks between India and Pakistan after almost five decades, and one of the worst terrorist attacks in about a decade in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh is hailed by experts as one of the most advanced, criminal minded and crafty terrorist organization in the sub-continent. The Taliban revived itself as a major player in Afghanistan for the first time since their removal from power in 2001. On the political front, India saw major political and constitutional reforms, while Sri Lanka and Maldives have seen new governments. Pakistan continues to grapple with uniformed democracy in new ways. Nepal’s growing closeness with China, seen alongside China’s increasing role in Sri Lanka and Pakistan too has India worried. On the economic front, South Asia too saw a big flux in 2019. While the economy of Pakistan has come to a historical low, India and Nepal have revived their economies ten years after the global economic crisis to become some of the fastest growing economies. Bangladesh continues to remain one of the fastest growing economies in the region with its GDP growth rate forecast at 8% in 2020. South Asia remains the region with one of the highest growth rates, and one of the largest markets with youngest work force. Against this backdrop of geopolitical and economic challenges coupled with massive opportunities in market growth and capitalization focus, it becomes important to carefully evaluate the risks of doing business in South Asia. MitKat’s South Asia Risk Review 2020 brings to you an indepth geo-political analysis of the major issues affecting each country in the region, the influence of external powers in domestic markets and political space, as well as a forecast for the coming year based on trend development and analysis. Lt Gen Sudhir Sharma PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VSM (Retd), Chairman “Geopolitical and geo-economic turbulence, endemic in the South Asian region, continued in 2019 and is likely to manifest in the similar vein in 2020. Certain important events of this year are likely to cast their shadow on the strategic dynamics, and the inherent fissures and fault lines in the ensuing year will exacerbate further. The 2019 parliamentary elections in India though offered continuity on one hand, on the other however, the loud and vitriolic campaign polarised the fractured polity even more. The election of Mr Modi and the revocation of Article 370 in Kashmir and realignment of state boundaries evoked a shrill response from Pakistan and some other nations. Earlier India had raised the stakes in a high gamble air strike on terror targets in Balakot, Pakistan in Feb 2019; and changed forever the status quo of the fragile LoC between the two countries. The China-Pakistan nexus got further strengthened, and this axis is likely to dominate the geopolitical discourse of the region. The tentative ‘quad’ grouping to counterbalance China and the BRI would further strain the insecurities of the dominant players.” NEW RISKS FOR A NEW DECADE As we enter a new decade, the world at large finds itself at a societal, economic and environmental tipping point. Growth in manufacturing economies is slowing down, economic inequalities are on the rise, and climate change is taking place at a faster pace than before. Simultaneously we also see an increase in radicalized movements, particularly against immigrants and minorities. There is also a growing disbelief in the capitalist system, and a backlash against the pace of technological developments and dwindling number of elites that control an even larger share of the global market. These trends get mirrored in South Asia. These geo-political and geo-economic trends put governments in South Asia in a bind, with increasing pressure to find new ways to deal with the new risks as they are emerging, or risk losing business with the companies holding back investments and changing supply chains to avoid certain countries. We therefore see five persistent risks for 2020 in South Asia: Civil disturbance/ activism Protests, riots, and violent activism across the countries are expected to pose one of the most important risks to business continuity in South Asia. As civil dissonance grows, and avenues for protest under the democratic system increase, civil disturbances can be expected to remain one of the most persistent risks for 2020. Terrorism and extremism Each country of the region faces persistent threats from increasing radicalized groups and individuals, many of whom join various terrorist and extremist groups spread across South Asia. Disruptions to business operations from terrorist threats would continue to remain high in 2020. Technology Technological risks would encompass the constant new innovations that outpace each other, rendering slow adoption of any technology into business – a more futile and expensive exercise. The integration of new and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and big data development and management, if not managed properly would expose businesses to various compliance and financial risks. Economic flux Geo-economics, and in particular the effect of shifting political strategy towards short-term economic goals would see multiple countries in South Asia facing an economic flux. This can be expected to manifest in the form of shifting economic policies, vulnerabilities in market transactions, and changes in repo rate and currency rates based on political decisions. Environmental risk Fast-paced climate change with resultant extreme weather phenomenon, as well as shifting environmental regulations imposed by governments due to political pressure from activists, international platforms, as well as genuine concerns can lead to business disruptions. INTERCONNECTED, INTERDEPENDENT , & YET UNDER EXTERNAL INFLUENCE As we move ahead with the high levels of globalization achieved in the past two decades, it is unlikely that South Asia would be able to focus on these risks without any influence from the larger global trends – or that it even should. While acknowledging the influence that all countries and international developments have on governance, politics and economy of a country, or a subcontinent, South Asia is more influenced by the trends and power overshadow of two of the three major power centers of the…

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Public Police India

MassMediaLink India LLP SecurityLink IndiaJanuary 10, 2020November 14, 2024014 mins

Chairman: Justice K. G. Balakrishnan, Former Chief Justice of India and Ex-Chairman National Human Right Commission Vice Chairman: Dharmendra Deo Mishra, Ias, Former Chairman, Board of Revenue, Uttar Pradesh Secretary: Deo Datta, IAS Former Chairman and C.E.O., Noida Authority, Noida, Uttar Pradesh National President: Kunwar Vikram Singh, Chairman, Central Association of Private Security Industry Chief Executive Officer: Rakesh Kumar Maheshwari, Senior Chartered Accountant As per a survey, about 98% of the people are not satisfied with the state of policing. As they say, the police are corrupt and misbehaving. 89% believe that it is the police who are supposed to reach the troubled persons, that too, immediately after the offense is reported – instead of the aggrieved going to the police. They also don’t approve the police beating or ill-treating the alleged persons who are in their custody for any criminal offence, unless convicted. 100% of them believe that the police officers who misbehave with the visitors/ complainants/ public should be suspended or removed immediately from services. MISSION To help people for getting their grievances, complaints registered, heard and properly redressed with the coordination of higher police/ government authorities. To promote awareness about the legal rights and responsibilities of the citizens of the country. To connect public with police personnels for healthy relationship. To connect people for help, and cooperate with each other. To honour police personnels, law enforcement agencies and members of the public for their outstanding service to the society. Further, 100% of the surveyed people believe that the police should be well equipped, well-educated and versed about human rights, and well trained with the latest technologies and weapons. 98% were of the opinion that the awareness programmes about human rights, and legal and public safety awareness should be spread. People should also co-operate with the police as they believe that the security guards are not yet properly synchronized and supportive to each other. Every police station should have a facilitation centre to provide drinking water, tea, cold drinks, snacks, and photocopy machine and computers on no profit or no loss basis. Moreover, 98% people believed that in case of death or any causality during the duty hours their family should be provided due cognizance and taken care by the government. Salaries and other facilities should also be enhanced so as to remove/ minimize the scope of corruption. Strangely, 82% of the surveyed reported to not have any experience with the police so far. Under the given pretext, a non-government organization called ‘Public Police’ was registered as a Trust in the beginning of 2019 in New Delhi under the Chairmanship of Justice K. G. Balakrishnan, Former Chief Justice of India and Ex-Chairman National Human Right Commission. The deed of trust was made and executed by the Chief Executive Officer of Public Police, Rakesh Kumar Maheshwari, Senior Chartered Accountant with the other dignified trustees of the NGO. The other members are former High Court judges, former senior lAS officers, former senior IPS officers and some distinguished members of the civil society. The Public Police aims to become a trustworthy and reliable intercommunication link of the society to the law enforcing agencies. 90% of the surveyed once also supported for a common platform for addressing their complaints, and 95% agreed that public police partnership would be a very useful platform for bridging the gap and solving the people’s problems. In fact they were very keen to become a part of the public police and active member. While speaking about the NGO Public and Police – Justice Balakrishnan recollected the unfortunate situations he experienced all through his entire career and opened his heart by saying, “The citizens want to live peacefully in safe and protected environment which needs the co-operation with each other. But, generally they feel alone and not satisfied with the actions taken by the police. The public should feel safe and protected while going to the police, but nowadays there are instances that public are afraid to go to the police. “The police are for public protection and prevent them from crime. They are also responsible for maintaining law and order of the country. The true measure of the effectiveness of any police force is not the number of arrests or police actions but the absence of criminal conduct and violation of law in the society. “On the other hand, this is not possible for any government or police to be with each and every citizen, to safeguard them so when crime is increasing against the senior citizens, females, children and others, the people of the country should stand against the criminal activities. “Now the time has come to be united and fight against crime. Our organization helps the people connect with each other by registering themselves as the member of the organization. Public Police is a charitable trust incorporated (NGO) where people can register their problems, and the organization will take up the problems with the higher police authorities and concerned government authorities to resolve at the earliest.” The organization will do conferences, camps, events and other mode of information for updating the people and also try to increase the healthy relationship between public and police. The people also understand that police personnels are members of the same society who face so many difficult situations and circumstances due to the involvement of powerful persons. Further, they have to act according to the legal system. So many times the actions of the police are not according to the wish of the aggrieved persons. The people should also pay respect to the police and cooperate in performing the responsibilities assigned to the police. Former Chairman and C.E.O., Noida Authority, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Deo Datta, 1985 batch IAS (Retd.) who has served as the District Magistrate and Divisional Commissioner at various territories of Uttar Pradesh is the Member Secretary of the Public Police India. SecurityLink India has had the privilege to meet him and chat one-on-one. He was very excited about the forum and explained, “The NGO will create a forum and a…

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Milind Borkar Speaks

MassMediaLink India LLP SecurityLink IndiaJanuary 9, 2020November 14, 2024018 mins

Milind Borkar Vice President India & SAARC, Middle East and Africa , Infinova Milind Borkar is regarded as a veteran of security and surveillance industry with an experience of over 4 decades. His endeavoring spirit to lead ahead with perseverance, trust and integrity has graced Infinova with several breakthroughs. Currently, as the Vice President of Sales for India & SAARC, ME and Africa at Infinova Group, he has set benchmarks by building up a successful team right from the grass-root level. With his fortitude and hard work, he has enriched customer profile as well as credential base of Infinova across MEAI region. Infinova is honored with excellence and credence while successfully dealing in several major critical infrastructure projects such as city surveillance, airports, seaports, defence, metros and railway stations. As Intersec 2020, Dubai is at the corner where Infinova is associated as the platinum partner and SecurityLink India is the media partner, we are privileged to recently have availed an opportunity to be one-on-one with Milind. Here are some excerpts: SecurityLink India (SLI): Where do you place Infinova today – in terms of business, growth, and competitiveness – apropos India and the globe? Milind Borkar: We are rapidly moving towards Internet of Things (IoT), edge based analytics, and cloud based platforms. As IoT gains momentum, edge analytics is becoming crucial for the companies worldwide. The massive glut of data collected over time is difficult to manage unless you have proper analytics algorithms in place. Improvisation is a stepping stone to achieving success. Infinova always maintains a one-point focus – improvising its solution-offering and uplifting its service standards. This has helped Infinova reach several milestones so far. Apropos growth, it has been modest in the past few years. SLI: Infinova is the integrators’ manufacturer, kindly elucidate with some examples. Milind Borkar: Yes, Infinova is integrators’ manufacturer – meaning thereby, we help various system integrators (SIs) in integrating with our video management software (VMS) as well as various third-party devices at no cost. We also help the end user and SI to negotiate with various other hardware manufacturers to work with them, and get them a better price; as we have been dealing with those in other regions. All the commercials are done by the SIs and end users themselves – we are just a facilitator, giving consultancy at zero cost. SLI: What keeps Infinova ahead of the pack – kindly elaborate. Milind Borkar: The credit goes to our tech support and the good sales team. They gather various information of relevance of the competitors, and the new trends which are there in the industry. The entire team is pro-active and exchanges information within the organization transparently. Besides, as an industry leader, Infinova offers numerous advantages – not only in technology and product development but in customer service as well. SLI: Where does Make in India in security industry stand today in your view, and what are Infinova’s maneuvers in this line? Milind Borkar: Make in India is a great concept but it is too early to say that it is making great strides in our industry. Most of the components have to be imported, and sadly we do not yet have a great finishing quality on things such as housings, IR, brackets etc. Also as far as I am aware, we do not manufacture chip sets and the likes which are used extensively in the surveillance industry e.g., the kinds of Ambarella, TI etc. SLI: Kindly give a brief about your manufacturing unit at Pune. Do you have any plan to expand? Milind Borkar: It started a few years ago and doing wonderful. And yes, we are in the process of manufacturing expansion in India as we are investing heavily in that sector. SLI: How has the year 2019 been for Infinova – both in India and globally? What have been the challenges and learnings? Milind Borkar: We have seen a steady growth with the various other brands that are under the Infinova umbrella. We have to learn and be aggressive in developing more products that the industry needs for the future as mentioned above. SLI: What are your plans for 2020 to excel – especially in India? Milind Borkar: This year and the next we hope to sign a few more major contracts for projects. We are a project driven company and are not into box and volume sales. SLI: What, as you see, is today’s trend of security and surveillance industry in India, and where is it heading? Milind Borkar: There are many buzz words in the industry, and not many people understand what they are saying and what their requirementis. Once they come to know the cost of storage and network, they would like to reconsider the pixel chosen in the camera. A lot of education is required to the end user. Some companies will give you a data sheet that makes no sense and at the time of the proof of concept (PoC) they are able to show those features. There is a lot of hype around us in the market. SLI: The current government has taken bold decisions on issues such as demonetization, GST, digital India, abrogation of Article 370 and likes, which often face criticism as well. What is your take on them in relation to the business environment in India as on date and in future? Milind Borkar: The media is terrible – I feel – as there is a lot of fake news all around. The majority wants to criticize just for the sake of criticism. The same is happening in the case of the President Donald Trump as well in the USA. Read the recent article on Bloombergh web site at what he has achieved in 2019. This is not mentioned by the media.The similar is the case in India as well. I was in Jammu & Kashmir seven weeks ago. I was told that there was curfew in the state and people are being harassed, arrested etc. But, I could not see the likes of those unless there is another J&K. Even the recent riots on CAA…

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Fortinet Tightens Partnership with Google Cloud

MassMediaLink India LLP SecurityLink IndiaJanuary 6, 2020November 14, 202407 mins

Fortinet® has recently extended integration of its cloud security portfolio with Google Cloud to offer customers migrating to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) advanced security for their workloads and applications. The tightened integration comprises a new reference architecture helping customers connect distributed branches to GCP with Fortinet’s Secure SD-WAN solution and the availability of Fortinet’s FortiWeb Cloud WAF-as-a-Service in the Google Cloud Marketplace. Distributed cloud and on-premise infrastructures introduce new risks to the expanding digital attack surface. This is why it’s especially crucial for organizations to implement consistent security and centralized management across the entire infrastructure. Fortinet provides this through the Fortinet Security Fabric and today we announce extending our Security Fabric’s cloud security offerings to Google Cloud. Through our extended collaboration, we’re providing customers advanced cloud security across regions, office locations and environments. -Rajesh Maurya Regional Vice President, India & SAARC at Fortinet Gartner expects that by the end of 2019, more than 30 percent of technology providers’ new software investments will shift from cloud-first to cloud-only. As cloud continues to become mainstream for organizations, security can’t be an afterthought. Organizations adopting cloud face the reality of their digital attack surface widening, which introduces new risks if multi-cloud security isn’t consistent across the network infrastructure. This is coupled with fragmented management systems that compromise visibility across on-premises and cloud environments. Fortinet is collaborating with Google Cloud to alleviate these challenges for end users by integrating its cloud security solutions with GCP. Fortinet’s cloud security portfolio is managed by a single management system as part of its Fortinet Security Fabric, providing IT teams with comprehensive visibility and consolidated management across the growing attack surface. We’re delighted to expand our partnership with Fortinet to deliver tightly integrated security solutions to our joint customers. With Fortinet’s new SD-WAN reference architecture and support for Anthos, customers will be able to securely move their data from on-prem to the cloud, between data centers, or to a hybrid environment with the highest levels of security and protection. -Manvinder Singh Director, Partnerships at Google Cloud Advancing security and accelerating the cloud on-ramp Working with Google Cloud, Fortinet will provide the following: Fortinet has introduced a reference architecture for customers to connect facilities to GCP with Fortinet’s Secure SD-WAN solution. Fortinet’s unique Secure SD-WAN approach tightly integrates security and SDWAN functionality into a single offering. Using this reference architecture, customers can design and build cloud on-ramp solutions for GCP, providing secure highspeed connectivity across Google Anthos deployments on-premise and in GCP, as well as SSL inspection for office connectivity through the Fortinet Secure SD-WAN solution. Fortinet’s Secure SD-WAN solution gives customers enhanced user experience and optimized WAN management across various locations at a lower cost without compromising security. Fortinet FortiWeb Cloud WAF-as-a-Service is now available on Google Cloud Platform. FortiWeb WAFas-a-Service offers easy and effective machine learning enabled security for GCP based web applications and offers advanced zero-day attack protection, as well as easy fine-tuning of security policies and protection of web resources. Customers can now rapidly protect applications through instant activation of Fortinet’s Cloud WAF solution directly from the GCP marketplace. Fortinet already provides the FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer and FortiWeb products on GCP as part of its cloud security portfolio. Fortinet’s FortiCWP will integrate with GCP’s Cloud Security Command Center to provide advanced workload protection and visibility. Leveraging Fortinet’s FortiGuard-based threat intelligence, FortiCWP will conduct deep analysis of activities and data in GCP to enable customers to detect threats or anomalies. This will allow IT teams to respond with instant remediation. Google Cloud Security Command Center integration with FortiCWP is expected to be available in early Q1 2020. Google Cloud Platform is a member of the Fortinet Fabric-Ready Partner program, a premium category of Fortinet’s technology alliance partnerships and a key part of the Fortinet Security Fabric. In addition, Fortinet joined the Google Cloud Advanced Security Specialization to further collaborate in enabling customers to take advantage of cloud security’s benefits.