The CISO collective by Fortinet
Atanu Kumar Pramanic, Joint President & Chief Information Officer at HINDALCO
In critical infrastructure and production environments, availability has always been a higher priority than cybersecurity. But the emergence and growth of IT applications that analyze and manage real-time industrial environments have led to the convergence of OT and IT networks. This convergence exposes OT to the same cybersecurity threats that IT has dealt with for decades. We spoke with Atanu Kumar Pramanic, Joint President & Chief Information Officer at HINDALCO on how he has gone about protecting their business.
As a global conglomerate, how have you prepared your business to face and respond to security incidents?
Considering the driving force of any business is accessing and sharing data across the organization, it is crucial that we determine ways to enhance our security. Cybercriminals are developing attacks more quickly and using advance persistent cybercrime strategies that are more destructive and unpredictable. We have primarily assessed our network security gaps based on CIS framework which is a globally recognized best practice for securing IT systems and data. Based on this assessment we have arrived at a framework that has been implemented to go with our business requirements.
What are you seeing in your industry and how does the threat landscape differ when compared to other sectors?