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Tech Mahindra and Virsec Collaborate to Deliver Advanced Cybersecurity
Solutions to Customers Globally

Tech Mahindra Ltd., a specialist in digital It also protects applications from the to expand our joint solutions to other
transformation, consulting and business inside, against known and unknown zero- verticals and regions.” Tech Mahindra
reengineering services today announced day threats. Virsec patented technology provides enterprise cybersecurity and risk
a collaboration with Virsec, a US based maps acceptable application execution, management services to customers across
cybersecurity company delivering and instantly detects code execution the globe, including Fortune 20 companies.
a radically new approach to protect deviations triggered by cyberattacks. This Virsec’s patented technology has been
against advanced targeted attacks. The deterministic process detects and blocks validated with a range of Tech Mahindra’s
organizations are working to provide application attacks within milliseconds, solutions providing unprecedented
first-of-its-kind cybersecurity solutions with precise forensics at every step. protection against advanced targeted
to protect applications from the inside Saurabh Sharma, Vice President of attacks. This collaboration aligns with
at the memory level in real-time. Virsec Business Development, Virsec, said, “In Tech Mahindra’s TechMNxt charter,
and Tech Mahindra will be showcasing today’s hostile security environment, focused on leveraging next-generation
these joint solutions at the RSA Security we’re seeing an exponential rise in attacks technologies like Cybersecurity, Artificial
Conference 2020, February 24-27, in that target application memory during Intelligence, Blockchain, 5G, and Internet
San Francisco. Rajiv Singh, Global Head runtime, and Virsec directly addresses of Things, to disrupt and enable digital
of Cybersecurity, Tech Mahindra, said, these risks. We are already working with transformation, and to build cutting-edge
“Cybersecurity is a top concern for Tech Mahindra’s customers in the US technology solutions and services for
our customers and the entire industry representing telecom, semiconductor, customers globally.
today. Tech Mahindra’s collaboration and energy verticals and have plans
with Virsec is a step towards defending
against zero-day attacks launched by
adversaries using fileless and memory-
based techniques. We are already in the
process of deploying this first-of-its-kind
joint offering to a global major customer
in North America to address cybersecurity
concerns. As part of our TechMNxt charter,
Tech Mahindra continues to deliver
innovative and cutting-edge technologies
in cybersecurity and risk management to
customers globally.” The Virsec Security
Platform stops fileless and in-memory
advanced application threats that escape
detection by conventional security tools.

Honeywell and Tech Mahindra Announce Expanded Collaboration to Build
Digitized “Factories of the Future”

Honeywell and Tech Mahindra have said Sunil Pandita, vice president and collaboration with Honeywell will enable us
teamed up to build “Factories of the general manager, Honeywell Connected to empower manufacturers to accelerate
Future”, leveraging industry-leading digital Industrial. “Together, we will accelerate their digital transformation journey and
technologies. The two companies plan solution adoption in the market, creating build factories of the future,” said Nilesh Auti,
to capitalize on digital transformation, smarter, safer and more sustainable global head, Manufacturing Industry unit,
5G, Industry 4.0, software capabilities industries.” Honeywell and Tech Mahindra Tech Mahindra. “As part of our TechMNxt
and engineering expertise to enable will aim to deliver world-class operations charter, we are focused on leveraging next
customers in the manufacturing industry and performance management to enable generation technologies to address our
to scale-up even faster. “Tech Mahindra manufacturing customers to expedite customers’ evolving and dynamic needs.
and Honeywell have enjoyed many their growth and realize the value of Honeywell’s domain knowledge, combined
years of successful collaboration, and Industry 4.0 technologies and solutions. with Tech Mahindra’s technology expertise
this proposal is the next step as we Both Tech Mahindra and Honeywell are and global customer base, will enable our
continue pressing toward an autonomous focused on building an ecosystem that customers to increase their profitability
manufacturing future for our customers,” supports collaboration. “Tech Mahindra’s and enhance efficiency.”

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