The collaboration between PwC India and Google Cloud seeks to enhance security for organisations in India by utilising Google Security Operations
PwC India and Google Cloud have announced a new partnership to deliver Google Security Operations, an AI-powered SecOps platform, to organisations across India. This initiative aims to help organisations address the rapidly evolving threat landscape by leveraging advanced technology and expert insights.
India faces a dynamic threat environment where both public and private sector organisations need to detect, investigate, and respond to threats more quickly. The M-Trends 2024 Report highlights that attackers are increasingly focusing on evasion techniques to remain undetected, targeting edge devices, and exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities.
The collaboration between PwC India and Google Cloud seeks to enhance security for organizations in India by utilising Google Security Operations. This platform combines Google’s extensive visibility into global threats with PwC’s advanced security operations and specialized threat intelligence. The goal is to empower security teams to defend against current and future threats with greater speed and accuracy. Additionally, Google Cloud’s new Security Operations region in India offers customers data residency controls, crucial for organizations prioritizing security.
Sangram Gayal, Partner and Managed Services Leader – Transformation at PwC India, emphasized the importance of staying ahead of evolving threats: “With an evolving threat landscape, it is imperative for organizations in India to enhance their threat intelligence capabilities and stay ahead of the curve on cyber resilience. We believe this collaboration between PwC India and Google Cloud could play a transformative role in supporting businesses to derive optimal value from their cloud investments and scale with confidence and agility.”
Vivek Belgavi, Partner and Leader – Alliances and Ecosystems, PwC India, highlighted the benefits of the partnership: “We are enthusiastic about this partnership with Google Cloud. It is a significant step toward offering our clients a completely managed security solution that integrates seamlessly with their business needs. PwC’s strength in business and technology married with Google Security Operations will accelerate transformation, increase business agility, and maximize use cases.”
Sandeep Patil, Head of Security Partners and MSS, JAPAC, Google Cloud, also shared his perspective: “Our partnership with PwC India is a testament to the shared commitment of two industry leaders. Bringing together PwC’s vast industry expertise with the power of Gemini in Google Security Operations will be a catalyst to supercharge security operations; this is a game changer for our customers to drive operational excellence and modernize their security operations.”
This collaboration between PwC India and Google Cloud aims to provide robust security solutions, helping organizations in India respond effectively to the evolving cyber threat landscape.