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Gives Back to the Community through Global CSR Projects

With the advancement of technology to a new level, the application fields of security equipment have been widely expanded. Dahua Technology, a world-leading video-centric AIoT solution and service provider, actively supports the sustainable development of human and nature through its tech for good initiatives, and constantly brings positive impacts to the communities where it operates. Children’s charity donations Dahua has been advocating for a better world for every child as well as their families. Every year, Dahua presents kind donations to various outstanding children’s charities around the world. This year, Dahua Australia proudly supports Starlight Children’s Foundation, an Australia-based nonprofit organization that offers vital services for ill and hospitalized children. Dahua has made both direct donation and a program that allows the employees, customers and partners of the company to make donations which will be matched dollar for dollar by Dahua Australia. “The work Starlight does to bring happiness to sick kids is only made possible by the generosity of the community, so we’re incredibly appreciative of Dahua’s support,” said Kirsty Beed, Starlight Children’s Foundation NSW’s Partnerships Manager. Donations of advanced security equipment to educational and social organizations Dahua also believes on the importance of education and how it can contribute to the betterment of the society. The company has donated a number of its intelligent products to several educational institutions and social organizations around the world that create significant impact on their communities. Dahua Iberia has donated one DeepHub smart interactive whiteboard to Centro de Educación Especial Los Álamos, a special education school located in Madrid. It enables them to personalize their activities related to adaptive skills, allowing them to improve and offer necessary support for their students with intellectual disabilities. Moreover, in partnership with CS Sécurité in Montréal, Dahua jointly donated a new access control system for Marie-Vincent Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Montréal, Canada that is committed to supporting children, adolescents, and families by providing specialized counseling and intervention. The donated Dahua equipment significantly transformed the security of the entire center in terms of better access management and clear video surveillance footages. In addition, Dahua UK & Ireland donated cutting edge surveillance products and solutions to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Belfast Metropolitan College in order to equip them with the latest technology and optimize their monitoring operations as they continue to serve their communities. Environmental protection and sustainability Aside from its charitable donations, Dahua has also been actively engaged in developing intelligent solutions to aid scientific explorations and to promote sustainability through its own environmental initiatives. Dahua entered the Antarctic region for the first time by donating 15 intelligent devices to different local scientific bases, providing clear images of the flora and fauna in the Argentine region of Antarctica that are beneficial in the research studies conducted in ‘The White Continent.’ The Dongting Lake project greatly shows how Dahua’s intelligent fishery management solution helps curb illegal fishing and other illegal activities. Dahua’s intelligent monitoring solutions were also applied in protecting the weltland ecosystem in Yangtze River that is home for various fish species and other aquatic animals. An intelligent forest fire prevention system was also implemented in the mountainous region of Rizhao (China) to realize automatic early warning of fire, real-time fire control and closedloop response through digital intelligence technology. Furthermore, Dahua carries out a wide range of sustainability strategies that includes reduction of its CO2 emissions to help achieve carbon neutrality. It also makes unremitting efforts to combat plastic pollution and reduce waste disposal costs by implementing high quality, eco-friendly, and sustainable packaging solutions. One of the company’s recent initiatives is the upgrading of its IPC and HDCVI product packaging with plastic-free materials. Dahua Technology will continue to actively support organizations around the world that help people in need and utilize digital intelligence technologies to contribute to a safer society and smarter living.  

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Organizations See Expansion Opportunities, Ignore Security Red Flags and Jump Into the Metaverse

Tenable®, the exposure management company, recently published the results of a global study that revealed that cybersecurity is the top consideration as businesses decide on investing in the metaverse. In fact, even in a challenging global economy, concerns about macroeconomic conditions trailed behind cybersecurity worries. This sentiment underscores the rising criticality of cybersecurity in a digital economy to ensure it is a safe and secure environment for users. The study, ‘Measure Twice, Cut Once: Meta-curious Organizations Relay Security Concerns Even as They Plunge Into Virtual Worlds,’ surveyed 1,500 IT, cybersecurity and DevOps professionals in Australia, the U.K. and U.S. The study examines how organizations are approaching the opportunities and challenges associated with building, securing and participating in the metaverse, as well as offering insights into the risks and rewards of investing in this new technology. While still in its relative infancy, organizations have begun to explore the metaverse and its capabilities. In fact 23% of organizations have already ventured into the metaverse, and 58% plan to conduct business in the metaverse within the next year. Less than half of respondents feel very confident in their ability to curb threats in this new environment, the metaverse poses both new and legacy cybersecurity risks and challenges. According to survey respondents, threats that are either ‘somewhat’ or ‘very’ likely to take place in the metaverse include: Conventional phishing, malware and ransomware attacks (81%). Compromised machine identities and API transactions (84%). Cloning of voice and facial features and hijacking video recordings using Avatars (79%). Invisible-avatar eavesdropping or ‘man in the room’ attacks (78%). In addition to the cybersecurity threats, respondents identified several major barriers to entry, including the prospect of security breaches and identity theft (34%), the lack of a clear process for data privacy (33%) and the lack of experienced security professionals to secure the metaverse (32%). “As with any new business opportunity, first movers have the advantage and the risk,” said Bob Huber, Chief Security Officer and Head of Research, Tenable, “The foundation of the cybersecurity program must be solid before making a big leap into largely unknown territory and drastically expanding your attack surface. Forward- thinking organizations that take the time and make wise investments in their security personnel and the security and integrity of their infrastructure are more likely to be successful in the metaverse or any other technology investment.” Other key findings from the report include: 87% of respondents are in favor of regulating the metaverse. Nine in 10 respondents agree that organizations need to adequately develop a cybersecurity framework prior to offering services in such a virtual environment. More than half (55%) of respondents said their organization will need to invest in training their current employees about safe cybersecurity practices to support their investment in the metaverse. When asked about the skills required for the metaverse, respondents cited UI/ UX designing, 3D modeling, blockchain and gaming development, cybersecurity and software development as important development areas.  

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Sophos Unravels 20 Fake Criminal Marketplaces Designed to Scam Scammers

Sophos, a global company in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, recently revealed details of how it tracked down the likely culprit behind more than 20 fake criminal marketplaces designed to con cyberscammers in part three of Sophos’ series, ‘The Scammers Who Scam Scammers on Cybercrime Forums.’ After stumbling upon a surface website mimicking the real criminal underground site Genesis, Sophos researchers further uncovered the 20 fake marketplaces dating back to August 2021. All of the fake sites appeared to be run by a scammer who uses the handle ‘waltcranston,’ a likely riff on the television show ‘Breaking Bad.’ “While investigating this huge sub-economy of scammers scamming other scammers, we examined about 600 scams of varying types. Out of all the scams investigated, this operation stood out for its sheer scope and intricacy. The scammer advertises the fake marketplaces on Reddit and replicates not just Genesis, which was the first scam site we ran across, but numerous other prominent or defunct marketplaces, such as Benumb, UniCC, and PoisOn. While at a technical level these scam sites are not sophisticated, the scam operation has been highly successful. In fact, seven of these fake sites are still active, and, to date, the cryptocurrency wallets associated with the scams have received at least $132,000,” said Matt Wixey, Senior Threat Researcher, Sophos. All 20 of the fake sites followed a similar scheme. Criminals were offered a chance to activate an account on the fraudulent version of a dark web marketplace with $100. The criminals expected their $100 would be deposited in either Bitcoin or Monero, and they would receive activation credentials. However, as part of the scam, once the criminals paid, their account would never activate. One common denominator among the 20 fake sites was a link to a website called darknet[.]markets – a site that lists dark web criminal marketplaces for visitors interested in drugs sales, carding, and cryptocurrency exchanges. This site ultimately led Sophos to a criminal forum called Café Dread – and a user going by the name of waltcranston. “We started searching Dread for any mentions of the marketplaces mentioned on the darknet markets, and we found multiple posts by the handle waltcranston talking about dark web marketplaces, as well as discussing how to scam people and recommending other users set up phishing sites. His own website, which sells meth, also shared some similarities with the fake marketplaces. We even found posts by Dread users who fell for the scam websites, and accusations by a Dread user that waltcranston was the culprit behind the scheme. While we can’t be 100% certain that those behind the handle waltcranston is indeed the culprit, there is strong circumstantial evidence. The entire operation and our investigation is an example of how much rich intelligence there is about cybercriminals hidden in these scams against other scammers, which the security community can leverage to help develop stronger defenses,” said Wixey.  

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viisights Proactive Behavioral Recognition Video Analytics Enhance Safety at Industrial and Manufacturing Facilities

viisights, Inc., a global company in behavioral recognition video analytics, offers proven solutions that deliver real-time video intelligence for myriad occupational and environmental safety applications for industrial and manufacturing facilities. Designed for fast and cost-efficient deployment, viisights behavioral recognition video analytics leverage investments in existing video systems to autonomously detect and issue real-time alerts on unsafe conditions so they can be addressed before they cause injuries or losses. viisights offerings include personal and environmental safety solutions such as PPE detection, person falling or laying on the ground, vehicle/ person in hazardous areas, a person close to a moving vehicle, blocked aisles, misplaced equipment, behavioral workflows, and more. “Manufacturing and industrial facilities inherently pose risks for workers and visitors, so they have unique safety and security requirements,” said Asaf Birenzvieg, CEO, viisights, “viisights delivers highly effective pre-emptive solutions that can help improve safety, security and environmental conditions, while delivering a high RoI whether using existing or newly installed video systems.” viisights’ unique video understanding technology utilizes deep neural networks to analyze video streams from existing video camera systems to automatically detect developing safety, environmental and security risks, and issue real-time alarms to authorized personnel to take remedial action. The early notification of impending and real-time events of interest enables responders to take faster action, effectively reducing or eliminating negative outcomes from potentially threatening or harmful events. viisights intelligent behavioral recognition video understanding technology is currently deployed in critical applications around the world, helping create safer and more secure workplaces.  

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California Dairies Chooses Veeam to Secure Critical Data, Ensure Business Continuity and Protect Against Ransomware

Veeam® Software, a company in Modern Data Protection, recently announced it was selected by California Dairies, Inc. (CDI) to protect their Microsoft 365 data and mitigate cyberattacks. Veeam is also ensuring business continuity through verified disaster recovery (DR) strategies, fast-tracking data protection for multi-cloud ecosystems and offering additional ransomware resilience for the #1 dairy processing cooperative in California that produces safe, fresh milk for all 50 states and more than 50 countries. CDI is the largest farmer-owned milk-processing cooperative in California, producing approximately 40% of the state’s milk and 20% of the nation’s butter. The company is comprised of more than 300 dairy farms producing nearly 17 billion pounds of milk annually, which CDI processes to make butter, fluid milk products and milk powders. CDI’s production of fresh, high-quality dairy products every day is key to its ongoing success, but this can be a challenge if there’s an unforeseen IT incident. After facing a near-catastrophic failure where an on-premises Microsoft Exchange server became unavailable, CDI was able to restore data using Veeam Backup & Replication™. Following this incident, CDI recognized the benefits of migrating its on-premises environment to the cloud and decided to deploy Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 for its ease of use, simplicity and reliability. “Each dairy farm is integral to everything we do as an organization, so protecting the data that helps us collect, market and process milk while providing services to our members is critically important,” said Matthew Prieto, Director of Infrastructure and Security at CDI, “From the first time we started using Veeam solutions, we have not been let down. We know our data is protected and always available when we need it. Veeam has been absolutely core to business continuity, so as we’re moving more backups to the cloud, we know we’re covered.” Like many manufacturing companies, CDI was an early adopter of virtualization. After CDI determined that backing up physical servers to tape, wasn’t suitable for virtual machines, CDI chose Veeam Availability Suite™. Veeam is cloud agnostic, offering flexible, native-cloud backup capabilities and solutions to defend against ransomware attacks and other threats. Veeam backs up 72TB of data across 240 virtual machines (VMs) to ExaGrid, which replicates to a DR site. CDI’s DR strategies include Veeam DataLabs™ to verify recovery of backups and replicas (SureBackup® and SureReplica) and Instant VM Recovery® to restore in minutes. In addition, Veeam creates immutable backups in Amazon S3 storage for additional ransomware protection. Veeam also backs up and protects 14TB of data in Microsoft 365 (OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams and Exchange) directly to an off-site cloud repository, which replicates to a DR site for additional protection. Veeam sends backup data to Microsoft Azure Blob Storage and Amazon S3, allowing for protection, security and resiliency of data in longterm, low-cost object storage.  

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Albuquerque Police Department Enhances Public Safety with Data-Driven Intelligence

In a testament to the positive impact of unifying security systems, Genetec Inc., a leading technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions, shared the experience of the Albuquerque Police Department (APD). APD has chosen Genetec™ Security Center, Genetec Citigraf™, and Genetec Clearance™ to enhance public safety in the most populated city in New Mexico. “Investing in the Genetec solutions allowed us to spread the information wealth,” said Mark Torres, Commander of the Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) at the City of Albuquerque, “Using this unified public safety platform, we’ve been able to maximize our RTCC resources to better assist other APD departments, metropolitan partners, and surrounding communities. We’re disseminating real-time information faster, supporting investigations, and tracking crime patterns in our city. All of this helps to enhance public safety for Albuquerque residents, businesses, and visitors.” The open, scalable Security Center platform enabled the city to combine all their video and public safety technologies into a single solution. They have also brought the video management system and other security sensors from the Albuquerque International Sunport airport into their Security Center platform using the Federation™ feature, and they are working to do the same with the city’s public schools. The solution consolidates all the information from these formerly isolated systems so they can be viewed from a single screen, expanding city-wide surveillance. The Genetec Citigraf strategic decision support system gives RTCC operators a unified, real-time look into emerging events, heightening situational awareness and delivering valuable data-driven intelligence to public safety teams, so they can make better decisions faster. In addition to streamlining response protocols, the RTCC team can also access historical video, information, and events to help strengthen investigations and keep department leads and decision-makers informed. The Clearance digital evidence management system enables APD to save time when sharing evidence with investigators and officers. Operators can easily export video, events, and other incident data from Citigraf directly into Clearance, and grant investigators access to the case files so they can retrieve evidence whenever needed. Automated audit logs ensure the chain of custody is always protected. APD is looking ahead, anticipating they will also connect their records management system (RMS) and automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) data into Citigraf, and extend Citigraf access to their Emergency Management Office and Albuquerque Community Services.  

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For the Third Consecutive Time, HID is the Smart Ticket Producer for FIFA World Cup 2022

HID, a worldwide company in trusted identity solutions, was – for the third consecutive time – the smart ticket producer of FIFA World Cup, one of the largest and most popular sporting events in the world. This year, HID is also providing a fully custom solution for outer-perimeter access control and all exit gates to ensure a smooth exit and facilitate emergency evacuations. Featuring eight stadiums spread across five Qatari cities, the Middle Eastern country expects more than 1.2 million visitors to attend the games, happened during 20 November to 18 December 2022. Counterfeiting is a concern of event organizers, so FIFA relied on HID to deliver approximately 2 million paper tickets manufactured with unique security features, including a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) inlay. Unlike barcoded tickets, which can be counterfeited more easily, RFID transmits the unique identity of a ticket and ticket holder via radio waves. And because RFID scanners do not need a direct line of sight like traditional barcode scanners, ticket validation is frictionless, dramatically speeding up admissions in high-volume events such as World Cup matches. “It is exciting to see our smart ticket solutions help fuel the fan experience for one of the world’s largest and most-watched events,” said Björn Lidefelt, EVP and Head of HID, “Helping bring the world together for an event like the World Cup is what our technology is all about.” As part of the project, HID is also providing personalization solution for the secure tickets, including self-service kiosks for media seat assignment tickets, cabinets for tickets instant issuing with special printers for on-the-go ticket personalization, thousands of handheld scanners and on-site support during each match. An accompanying Event Management Platform (EMP) from HID will provide real-time data and reporting through several user-friendly dashboards, which will help security officials and event organizers to remotely monitor and manage everything from the number of attendees at each entry and exit point to media credentialing and crowd control. Novel solution with limitless potential HID was also requested to provide an outer-perimeter access control layer of security checks in each stadium and training fields across the country. To support this, hundreds of gates embed a new, patent-pending, UHF booster technology developed by HID, which serves as a companion device for common UHF readers to enhance the RFID tag reading capacity in challenging use cases. Units are integrated within the HID EMP for real-time events tracking and monitoring of the system health. Most importantly, this all happens automatically to maintain a seamless flow in and out of the gates, and ensure optimum user experience for the fans. “Having real-time data of when ticket holders are going in and out of the perimeter is crucial for event organizers to ensure the best possible experience for fans to accredited people, as well as obtain intelligence as to where a particular gate needs more attention in terms of crowd control and emergency evacuation,” explained Cesare Paciello, HID’s Vice President of Events and Mobility Solutions for Identification Technologies and head of the project.  

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PRAMA’s Indigenous Video Security Products and Solutions Get Overwhelming Response at IFSEC India

India’s premier indigenous security and surveillance product manufacturing brand, PRAMA got an overwhelming response to its wide range of indigenously manufactured video security products and bespoke vertical solutions at the IFSEC India Security Expo 2022. The latest products embedded with the cutting edge technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), and IoT Security Technologies and applications were on display at the PRAMA booth. The PRAMA booth at the IFSEC India displayed a wide range of indigenously manufactured products and innovative solutions. The key vertical solutions for the project market were on display at the PRAMA booth, including Centralised Video Management Solution, AI Sense Solution, Mobile Enforcement Solution, In Bus Solution, Full-In-Color Solution, Advanced Traffic Management System and AV and LED Solutions. The ornately designed spacious PRAMA booth is showcasing vertical solutions on Retail Stores and Malls, Banks, Hotels, Education Institutes, Healthcare Facilities, Religious Places and Cultural Heritage sites. The Prama India booth was visited by some of the key representatives from the Government vertical. IFSEC India’s exhibition platform has proven its worth as a leading convergence platform for the security industry. The PRAMA booth had the key delegates from the Homeland Security and Transportation, they expressed keen interest in the PRAMA’s indigenous vertical solutions. PRAMA’s products and solutions were demonstrated at the booth to a large number of dealers, distributors, system integrators and end-users from the security industry. Prama India participated in the IFSEC India Conference on December 2, with a presentation on the theme ‘Indigenous Manufacturing Mission for a Self-Reliant India,’ it was by Vinay Mishra, Senior Vice President-Projects, Prama India Pvt. Ltd. The next day of IFSEC India conference on December 2, PRAMA had participated in a though provoking panel discussion in the pre-lunch session based on the theme ‘Tech-Enabled Disruptions & Emerging Paradigms in Corporate Security.’ Prama India was represented by Himanshu Jain, AVP-Projects, Prama India Pvt. Ltd. Prama India booth got a good response from the key partners, trade visitors and key stakeholders at the IFSEC India. The IFSEC Security Expo provided a good platform to demonstrate the latest products and solutions.  

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Holistic and Multi-Layered Security Solutions for Cloud Infrastructure is a Must

It is a known fact that the use of cloud services across the globe has been increasing more than ever. The researchers and industry veterans see a huge adoption of cloud across organizations in the coming days. With more adoption comes more consumers and with that comes securing the data and processes of all consumers and organizations. As the cloud and its offering have been advancing so has its security. Gone are the days when organizations deployed one or two countermeasures, mostly antivirus and firewalls, for the most common security threats and thought it would help. As more and more sophisticated attacks grew these security measures were effective against only a small portion of attacks. This gave way to Multi-Layered Security Solutions. Over the past few years, multi-layered security has emerged as a strong alternative to traditional security strategies. The increased use of cloud solutions has given raise to increased cybercrimes, sophisticated attacks have been devised by cybercriminals directed at enterprises and financial institutions. The increase in cybercrimes is proportional to the increase in the advancement of technology and the below factors: Increased number of gadgets across the globe may it be for personal use or organizational use. Rise of digital platforms and online apps to make life easier is giving way to more cybercrimes. Increased financial locations, particularly at financial-services organizations traditional or e-finance, are becoming too enticing for cybercriminals to ignore. Personal IP-enabled devices such as cell phones and social media platforms including internal and external communication channels used by millions are an easy gateway to enter for cybercriminals. The entire internet ecosystem provides support for all hence also for cyber assaults. Professional criminals find ways, they plan, investigate, organize and automate attacks on specific businesses. “The whole idea of having multilayered security on the cloud is to take various security measures to protect systems against threats before they actually happen. In isolation, they may not be able to provide complete network security, but together their efficiency is enhanced which enables each level to provide an extra degree of security. The best way to prevent attackers to attack the cloud network is to have a greater number of levels or layers of security. At Technobind, our team has years of experience tackling and suggesting the right cloud services and solutions for customers” Prashanth GJ, CEO at TechnoBind As a proactive approach, multi-layered security deploys several components which form different layers of security, each of which serves a particular function to defend and safe guard operations, IT Infrastructure and services. Each layer is responsible for securing a particular region or access point from being compromised by hackers and threats. Together they operate to form a defence mechanism against multiple security breaches. The central idea behind layered security or defence is that in order to protect systems from a wide range of attacks ranging from hacking or phishing, DDoS to worms, viruses, malware and other kinds of more passive, or indirect system invasions. It has been tried and tested that using multiple strategies will be more effective. The following multi-layered cloud-based security collectively works together to defend against cybercrimes: Physical Security. Perimeter Firewall. Secure Multi-Tenancy. Per-Tenant Firewall. Host-Based Firewalls. Antivirus Update/ Patch Management. Digital Certificates. File Encryption. Backup & Replication.  

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Tata Tele Business Services to Offer Microsoft Azure to SMBs

Tata Tele Business Services (TTBS), one of country’s leading enabler of B2B connectivity and cloud communication solutions will now be offering Microsoft Azure to Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs). This will enable SMBs to modernize their operations with smooth movement of business workloads to the cloud on a pay-as-you-go model and deliver better experience to their customers even as they scale faster. SMBs are increasingly realigning their business models to respond to dynamic business environments by moving their core operations to the cloud. With TTBS now offering Microsoft Azure, SMBs can look forward to predictive and agile cloud platform to install, scale, and upgrade business solutions more quickly and securely and serve across geographies with speed and innovation and that too at a great price-performance. They will also have access to new technologies like AI and advanced analytics to make better and informed business decisions. These will offer additional savings to SMBs on infrastructure and IT management costs as they will get 24×7 single window support and managed services from TTBS. “TTBS has been at the forefront of accelerating and simplifying digital transformation of businesses. With our vast network across the country and unparalleled cloud managed services, we are well entrenched to take Microsoft Azure to SMBs along with our comprehensive portfolio of solutions and offer a superior cloud infrastructure that empowers them to jumpstart their cloud journey in a secured, scalable manner and at an economical price point” Vishal Rally Sr. VP & Head – Product, Marketing and Commercial Tata Teleservices Ltd. “In today’s era, embarking on the digital transformation journey and moving to a secured cloud is a business imperative for SMBs. It helps them to be more agile for their end customers, be productive in a hybrid working environment, stay competitive and yet be more secured at a lower cost. Companies such as Tata Tele Business Services understand the requirements of SMBs and can empower them to innovate, grow, and become future-ready with Microsoft Azure,” said Samik Roy, Executive Director, Corporate, Medium and Small Business, Microsoft India. Microsoft Azure offers essential compute, storage and networking resources on demand, on a pay-as-you-go-basis. Services offered under Microsoft Azure include: On-Prem to Azure Migration. Microsoft Azure Managed Services. Public Cloud to Azure Migration. Data Center to Azure Migration. Storage as a Service. Back-Up/ DRaaS. Cloud Architecture Review & Cost Optimization. Cloud Infra Hardening. TTBS has taken several initiatives in the recent times to empower businesses with innovative and reliable solutions that help them build digital maturity and continue seamless operations in a flexible, scalable, and secured manner. The company has strengthened its portfolio of enterprise grade solutions such as Smartflo – an advanced cloud communication suite integrated with WhatsApp Business Platform, SmartOffice- a one-box startup kit with voice, data, apps, storage & much more, Ultra-Lola, Smart Internet Leased Line, SD-WAN iFLX an intelligently flexible solution (built on Fortinet’s platform) for network optimization, and a comprehensive suite of cyber security solutions.  

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