| |NOVEMBER 20164Consultants ReviewEditor's NoteDigital India to be a Seedbed for Greater VulnerabilitiesLithin ZachariaAsst. Managing Editor ConsultantsReviewTwo years back when Sony Pictures Entertainment was attacked by a group of hackers, the whole world was taken aback. The attack resulted in a massive destruction of their function and releasing all their confidential data. Although Sony is still recovering from the aftermath of this terrible virtual ambush, the incident brought to our attention the menace that is cyber crime and the lasting repercussions that it can have on an organization.In this scheme of things, India, which has been at the cusp of a digital revolution is in a vulnerable state at the moment. With the implementation of nation-building projects such as Make in India, Smart Cities Mission and Digital India, our cyber security landscape is going to get more and more complex. Adding the growing adoption of internet and smartphones across the country in the mix only makes things more complicated. The digital India is more susceptible to cyber crimes and security risks that can take many shapes and forms. Being a world IT exporter, especially to the West, the nation's IT sector is a highway to cyber crimes and risks facing greater vulnerabilities in our information security environment. In India, the biggest roadblocks in implementing cyber security effectively in organisations are the lack of agility, budget and skilled work force. Recently, the "2016 Cost of Data Breach Study: India" reported that the average total cost of a data breach paid by Indian companies increased by 9.5 percent, while the per capita cost increased by 8.7 percent and the average size of a breach grew by 8.1 percent. Additionally, 41 percent of Indian companies experienced a data breach as a result of a malicious or criminal attack. In fact, none of these cyber breaches are impossible to defend against or to mitigate. However, it is becoming increasingly common for public as well as private enterprises to consider boosting their capabilities with specialist digital forensic tools. Moreover, it has become imperative for enterprises to look for advanced ways to effectively tackle and griddle the cyber breaches, in an economic manner.This has eventually increased the demand for consultants who can bring agile solutions with more sophisticated defensive measures to shield the virtual boundaries. In order to aid you make the right decision while choosing your consulting partners, our current edition brings you `25 Most Promising Cyber Security Consultants'. These organizations helps you every step of the way, adroitly advising on the complex and interrelated impacts of each decision to manage your cyber boundaries optimally.Do let us know your thoughts. Vol 2 · Issue 10 - 3 · November 24 - 2016 Publisher & Editor Alok Chaturvedi Managing Editor Rachita Sharma Asst. Managing Editor Lithin Zacharia Editorial Team Akanksha Singh Vikesh Shet Group Art Director Ashok Kumar Sr. Visualiser Maitreyee Visualiser Manjunath GM-Sales & Marketing Rohit Kumar Advertisement Chander Thayraj Shalini. M Kiran Kumar T : +91-80-46441026editor@consultantsreview.com marketing@consultantsreview.comNo. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Air-port Road, Murugheshpalya, Bangalore-560017 To subscribe: Circulation Manager Magendran Perumal T : +91-80-46441103subscription@consultantsreview.com Cover price Rs 100 per issue.Printed and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on Behalf of SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 And Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murigheshpalya, Bangalore-560017. Copyright © 2016 SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.
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