Wipro’s head of strategy, ETCFO

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Wipro’s global head of strategy and risk practice said there is a lack of cybersecurity talent in the industry, Business Line reports. He added that a chief information security officer (CISO) needs to constantly ensure businesses have the tools and the technologies to minimize outages and reputational damage because of cyber incidents.

Saugat Sindhu, Senior Partner and Global Head, Advisory Services, Wipro Ltd, said that cybersecurity is no longer a corporate function, instead it is a “business enablement function”.

“Cybersecurity has evolved over the last 10 years. It’s not a corporate function anymore and is not seen through the lens of audit either. The best way to describe cyber security is to see it as a business enablement function. We know that it is required. Every company needs to investigate cyber security and have good practices around it,” he said.

GenAI is a disruptor: Sandhu

Calling generative artificial intelligence (AI) a disruptor, he said that 10 years ago “we spoke of cloud in the same way”. Taking note of how different sectors have different levels of risks associated with AI adoption, he stated “The productivity of GenAI models and AI models in general are as good as their data. Everyone is trying to ensure their models are better than their competition. This way, they can use more data. You must be cognizant of not exposing sensitive or confidential data in your model.In case of vulnerabilities in the model, there could be backdoor attacks on the model you trained.”

The spokesperson also highlighted that data in healthcare, manufacturing, and financial services is more vulnerable to attacks than other industries.

Wipro invests a lot in cybersecurity training: Sandhu

Speaking about the cybersecurity policies at Wipro, Sandhu said, “Cybersecurity is a broad concern for Wipro. It requires the audit office, risk office, core security office, and IT office to work together.”

“There is a lot of investment in focus on cybersecurity training. We approach it from two perspectives – ensuring our employees have adequate cyber security training and that our cyber security practitioners have the right certifications.”

At present, Wipro has over 9,000 cybersecurity specialists and 12 global cyber defence centres spread across more than 60 countries.