Lt. Gen (Retd) Rajesh Pant

National Cybersecurity Coordinator-PMO

Pant is national cybersecurity coordinator in the national security council of India at the prime minister's office. He is responsible for coordinating all cybersecurity activities across multiple sectors. He holds a Ph.D. in information security metrics. Previously, he was the head of the Army's cyber training establishment for three years. He served in the Army Signals Corps for 41 years and was honored three times by the president of India for distinguished service of the highest order.

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Keynote Session: Enterprise Security in an Adaptive Era

Lt. Gen (Retd) Rajesh Pant - GoI • •

As analysts say, after feeling so defenseless in the face of calamity, enterprises are moving to an adaptive era. With the distributed workforce will come the inevitable discomfort of potentially exposing organizations to cyberattacks if the right precautions are not taken to adapt to this new phenomenon. Are...

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Changing Threat Landscape: New Security Strategies

Lt. Gen (Retd) Rajesh Pant - GoI • •

COVID-19 has resulted in increased digitization across sectors, with the enterprise cybersecurity leaders suddenly finding themselves tasked with securing a new hybrid workforce and defending their largest-ever attack surface. The trend has led to data proliferation, and organizations struggle to handle the sheer...

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COVID-19: Impact on Cybersecurty and Challenges at the National Level

Lt. Gen (Retd) Rajesh Pant - GoI • •

As enterprises take on the COVID-19 pandemic, head-on, maintaining digital distancing, cybercriminals have lost no opportunity to exploit fears around it and enhanced their invasions against enterprises. The eternal vigilance and monitoring of the communication and data flow to become more critical, so also the need...

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Keynote Session: The Changing Threat Landscape: New Security Strategies

Lt. Gen (Retd) Rajesh Pant - GoI • •

The ever-changing threat landscape, with new cyber intrusions and nation-state threats, means organizations must strive to achieve "future proof" security. But what are the key elements of this effort? This keynote session offers insights on building better defenses and creating an effective cybersecurity strategy in...

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Are Enterprises Keeping Pace With Global Cyber Threats?

Lt. Gen (Retd) Rajesh Pant - GoI • •

Recent security breach and fraud incidents across enterprises of all sizes suggest that organizations need much better defenses. As new attack trends emerge, including newer forms of mobile attacks, the world is moving from a "Cold War" to a "Code War," where information has become vulnerable and organizations...

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