One of the most pertinent threats organisations face today are cyberattacks – an umbrella term used to describe a range of techniques that could disable or attack computer systems. Common cyberattacks include malware, phishing, DDoS, DNS tunnelling and SQL injection among others. It’s evident that cyber warfare is becoming more elaborate as technologies become more advanced. It also means an organisation can never be entirely sure its assets are safe always – the efforts to if not entirely mitigate, but atleast minimise cyberattacks are now a 24/7 endeavour. This is not like gatekeeping with a security guard in place – round the clock vigilance is non-negotiable and obviously, not humanly possible.

Over the years, the capabilities of AI have been deeply explored in cybersecurity and have delivered positive results. Some of the biggest cybersecurity providers today heavily rely on AI and related technologies to plug the gaps in cybersecurity, and sometimes even pre-empt threats.

Here are some of the top Indian cybersecurity companies and startups that extensively utilise AI to deliver their cyber solutions:

Netmonestry: This Mumbai-based network security company assists enterprises by securing networks and related applications by detecting threats in real time. Their proprietary analytics platform called DNIF tackles the most sophisticated threats using data analytics

Seconize: Bengaluru-based deeptech startup Seconize helps enterprises identify risk postures, their impact on business and present a holistic risk assessment – across on premise and cloud. The DeRisk Centre is a cloud delivered SaaS product, and assessments are automated and compliant with industry standards like ISO 27001:2013, NIST, PCI-DSS, GDPR and RBI.

OneDPO: Powered by AI and privacy engineering, OneDPO identifies critical data protection issues such as cross border activities and breach risks.

Albot Technologies: This Bangalore-based company is known for leveraging predictive prioritisation, enabled by threat intelligence, vulnerability scoring and tenable research insights, which can help security teams focus on inherent flaws that attract attackers.

CloudSEK: The company’s XVigil is a leading AI risk management platform that can detect third party data leaks instantly. 11 Fortune Global companies, 7 leading global banks and numerous entities in healthcare, hospitality and manufacturing use CloudSEK’s XVigil for their cyber needs.

HaltDos: The Noida-based company delivers an AI-based website protection service that secures websites against modern cyber threats, and includes DDoS protection, web application firewall and load balancing features with a single solution.

Volon: This Pune-based boutique cybersecurity firm offers intelligence-driven security solutions for corporates and governments in cyber threat intelligence that include extensive monitoring solutions in dark web, open source intelligence, vulnerability research, IoT research, anti piracy and cyber deception technologies.

Smokescreen: As the name suggests, this company uses old-school, military-style techniques to deceive hackers and lays out an elaborate virtual net of fake servers, workstations and passwords.

Ziroh Labs: Encrypted computing, privacy engineering, quantum proof cryptography and a zero-knowledge stack make for Ziroh Labs to have a secure offering to clients. Some of its flagship products include Ostor, Secure String and Secure Numeric

Subex: A pioneer in the area of digital trust, Subex provides solutions to more than 75% of the top 50 telcos globally. 

(With inputs from the Data Security Council of India)