Nilesh Jain

The Cybersecurity Paradox: Why India Has No Billion-Dollar Cybersecurity Startups—Yet India has given the world some of the most celebrated technology leaders. Many of the largest global cybersecurity companies—Palo Alto Networks, Zscaler, Netskope—are led by Indian-origin CEOs. And yet, India does not have a single billion-dollar cybersecurity startup of its own. Why this paradox? Mindset: Cybersecurity seen as compliance, not strategy. Capital: VC focus on e-commerce, fintech, SaaS over security. Talent: Top founders build abroad, not at home. Trust: Global buyers lean toward Silicon Valley or Israel. This is exactly why we’re working on something new. In stealth right now, but built with a bold vision: to show that India can create cybersecurity companies of global scale. Not just leaders, but true category-defining products. We’re quietly engaging with a select few enterprises to pilot this journey—leaders who believe in supporting innovation early, and in backing Indian technology with global ambition. If you’re curious, let’s connect. Together, we can change the narrative—so that the next billion-dollar cybersecurity company isn’t just led by an Indian CEO, but proudly built in India.

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The Regional Engagement Board will serve as an advisory group to the Council on payment security issues in the region and will promote education and awareness of PCI SSC standards and best practices for secure payments. The board brings together 27 organizations from across the payments industry, including banks, processors, service providers, merchants, and technology firms. The board will meet regularly to discuss threat trends, market developments, and payment data security practices. https://lnkd.in/dw9GyU9T

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Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Next-Generation Cybersecurity by Pranav Paranjpe - CISA, CRISC From predictive threat analysis to AI-powered SOCs — cybersecurity is entering a new era. Pranav Paranjpe explains how enterprises can leverage AI to stay one step ahead of cybercriminals while building smarter, self-learning defense systems. Do check the full magazine: https://lnkd.in/eQ47dVCC #AICybersecurity #NextGenSecurity #CyberResilience #AIinSecurity #ThreatIntelligence #ZeroTrust #DigitalDefense #AIInnovation #CyberLeadership #MachineLearningSecurity #DataIntegrity #SecurityAutomation #FutureOfCybersecurity #AITransformation #TechLeadership Pranav Paranjpe - CISA, CRISC | Vivek Bhattacharya | Priya Kurup | Kaumudi Vaidya | Nandita Maggidi | dimpal vishwakarma | Gayatri Chavan | Varun Redkar | Snehashish Chakkravarty | Jyoti Chandra | Sanchaita Pujari | Priscilla Bianze | Zaina Shemle | SkillTech | SKILL DIGITAL MKT & TRAININGS | SKILL AI | Bharat Trails

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Highlights from #TechDeveloperConfluence 2025 → AI in Security vs AI for Security: Two Sides of the Same Shield by Kavitha Ayyappan, Vice President Cyber security & CISO, Neurealm. AI in security embeds intelligence into systems like firewalls and endpoint detection, while AI for security enhances these tools to predict and respond to threats more effectively, improving overall security posture. → Engineering Agentic AI – From Concepts to Practice - by Prof. Karthik Vaidhyanathan, Assistant Professor, Software Engineering Research Center, International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH). Prof. Karthik Vaidhyanathan, emphasized the importance of developing AI models that can autonomously perform tasks by understanding user preferences and interacting with various systems. → Breaking Enterprise Information Silos using AI - Architecting Modern Knowledge Systems with Agentic AI and Cloud-Native Design – by Anand Iragavarapu, Technology Leader, Availity India. The speaker discussed the inefficiencies caused by data silos, such as wasted time and high costs, and proposed the use of agentic AI and cloud-native architectures to integrate systems and more. → AI Ready Data – by Sammilan Dey, Head of Data Consulting Practice, Director, Lingaro. A key session focused on the importance of preparing data to be AI-ready, ensuring organizations can harness the full potential of AI models by having structured, clean, and accessible data. → Autonomous Optimization: Transforming SRE with Agentic AI for Performance Excellence – by Dinakar Guniguntala, Architect, IBM. Focusing on autonomous optimization, this session explored how AI agents are transforming Site Reliability Engineering (SRE). nasscom | nasscom ai | nasscom insights | MeitY- nasscom Center of Excellence | Data Security Council of India | Khushbu Gupta | Kritika M | Sangeeta Gupta | Shalini Dewan | Shreya Sharma | Shivam Sareen | Ankit Bose | Praveen Mokkapati | Sudeep Kumar Das #AgenticAI

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