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B4U Media
K7 Computing receives the Special Jury Recognition Award as The Security Product Company of the Year
K7 Computing Private Limited, a global major in cybersecurity, received the Special Jury Recognition Award as the Security Product Company of the Year at the DSCI Excellence Awards 2022 for the outstanding capabilities of our indigenously developed world-class cybersecurity products that safeguard mil lions of computing users across the world. The awards were presented at the Annual Information Security Sum mit (AISS) 2022 organised by NASSCOM-DSCI.
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Financial Express
Data Bill to push companies to focus on cybersecurity
“Greater use of digital technology presents more opportunities for threat actors to strike at poorly secured enterprises. Business leaders in India are aware of and concerned by the increase in cyberattacks and are budgeting for an increase in cybersecurity expenditure in 2023 to secure their operations,” said Kesavardhanan J, founder and president, K7 Computing, an information security firm.
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Times of India
K7 Computing partners with SRM Easwari
Cybersecurity enterprise K7 Computing has entered into a meorandum of understanding (MoU) with SRM Easwari Engineering College to set up the Easwari Engineering College-K7 Centre of Excellence for Malware Analysis that will train the students and faculty on advanced malware investigation.
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APN News
K7 Computing Private Limited, a global major in cybersecurity, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SRM Easwari Engineering College, a NAAC-Accredited ‘A’ Grade institution, to set-up – ‘Easwari Engineering College-K7 Center of Excellence for Malware Analysis’ that will train the students and faculties on advanced malware investigation.
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Financial Express
Indian firms’ cybersecurity spending set to go up as digitisation gains pace
According to information security firm K7 Computing, the use of digital technology presents more opportunities for threat actors to strike at poorly secured enterprises. “Business leaders in India are aware of and concerned by the increase in cyberattacks and are budgeting for an increase in cybersecurity expenditure in 2023 to secure their operations,” said Kesavardhanan J, founder and president of K7 Computing.
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The New Indian Express
K7 to provide cybersecurity services with expert response team for enterprises
Cybersecurity firm 'K7 Computing' plans to provide security services to large enterprises by providing an expert team to monitor and respond in times of trouble or a cyber attack. The company has launched the service on a pilot basis where it provides customized security and checks for vulnerabilities, apart from providing software products.
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DATAQUEST
Is India Under An Illusion Of Cybersecurity?
A confluence of factors has resulted in cybersecurity attaining greater significance this decade: the pandemic changed the way we work; Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) created a business model for threat actors that led to a steep increase in the number of attacks; and cyberwarfare is used to augment conventional weapons in international conflict. All of these have made cyberthreats a national security concern.
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livemint
Cybersecurity firms reap demand surge
Indian cybersecurity firms are capitalizing on a covid-induced surge in demand fuelled by a sharp rise in cyberattacks. This has also boosted revenues of companies and driving investor interest in cybersecurity startups. The market growth is led by increased use of technology among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and even governments. Indian firms are also expanding to new markets and growing their workforce. K7 Computing is seeing traction in the Middle East and Southeast Asia markets, said J Kesavardhanan, founder and president.
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APN News
K7 Computing Celebrates 3 Decades of Protecting The World’s Digital Citizens
K7 Computing Private Limited, a global major in cybersecurity, recently celebrated 30 years of providing world-class antivirus. The company is one of the most accomplished antivirus providers in the world and the recipient of a number of international awards for its protection that does not impact device performance, and was ranked World #1 in the Performance Test conducted by AV-Comparatives of Austria. One of a few antivirus vendors to have developed a proprietary scan engine, K7 Computing now protects 25+ million users and 40+ million devices across 27 countries.
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The Times of India
Kesavardhanan J, the Founder & CEO of K7 Computing, has remained ahead of the curve since he founded K7 Computing in 1991 at the age of 22. Entering the cybersecurity space, choosing products over services, prioritising efficiency, building a lean team, incorporating automation and artificial intelligence, promoting knowledge sharing, and pioneering the use of FMCG distribution channels – Kesavardhanan has repeatedly set the trends that other entrepreneurs have followed.