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Subject:    [ISN] Cybersecurity projects next on Israel-India agenda
From:       InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews ! org>
Date:       2013-06-25 7:26:53
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http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=564438

By David Shamah
The Times of Israel
June 24, 2013

To the already robust cooperation between Israel and India, add the field 
of cybersecurity, with Israeli companies being recruited to protect 
India's networks, databases, and enterprise computer systems. Cooperation 
in this area is new, and it's the result of hard work by Vishal 
Dharmadhikari, a student at Tel Aviv University who is a member of a 
program called the Israel-Asia Fellowship, providing Asian students who 
are enrolled in degree programs in Israel and show potential to be leaders 
in their fields in the future with an 8-month leadership program, helping 
them build high-level professional partnerships with Israel in their 
chosen fields.

"Israel has a lot of sophisticated technology, especially in 
cybersecurity, that India needs," Dharmadhikari told The Times of Israel. 
"India has endless markets for this. Both sides would benefit 
significantly if they cooperated in this field."

To enhance that cooperation, Dharmadhikari organized a cybersecurity 
conference at Tel Aviv University. Held in the framework of the last 
month's International Cybersecurity Conference of Tel Aviv University's 
Yuval Ne'eman Workshop, Dharmadhikari's event, called India-Israel 
Cybersecurity Connect, featured speakers from Israeli and Indian tech 
companies, as well as diplomats and cybersecurity experts

Like Israel, India is surrounded by hostile countries, with individuals, 
groups, and perhaps even governments managing ongoing cyberattacks against 
networks throughout the country. Cybercrime is also a major problem, with 
many online businesses lacking the sophisticated software needed to 
protect their systems. Israel also faces those problems, but has done an 
excellent job of keeping its systems safe. So, it makes sense for India to 
take advantage of Israeli cybersecurity technology.

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