Techno Moon

By Mr. Shibu Paul, Vice President – International Sales at Array Networks Data centers are the silent backbone of India’s digital growth, powering everything from mobile banking to government e-services and rapidly expanding sectors like artificial intelligence . As digital adoption surges in India, companies are adding more data centers across metropolitan cities like Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru. But with growth come new security challenges and risks that Indian businesses cannot afford to ignore. The Growth Trajectory and its Risks India’s data center capacity is expected to nearly double from 950 MW in 2024 to 1,800 MW by 2026, driven by rising demand for cloud services and AI workloads. The value of India’s data center market is projected to reach $10 billion by 2027. Despite this progress, the outages remain alarmingly high. Studies reveal Indian businesses lose around $2 million for every hour of downtime, exceeding the global average. The Rise of Dual Attacks Unlike in the ...

Web applications are not just part of business operations but the core of modern businesses. Whether it’s an e-commerce platform, a banking portal, or a healthcare system, these applications manage sensitive data of millions of users daily. However, as businesses increasingly rely on the web to drive operations, these applications expose themselves to rising tide of cyber threats from hackers using attacks like SQL injections, cross-site scripting, and denial-of-service. This makes it critical for organizations to protect their critical web applications, and  Web Application Firewalls  ( WAFs ) have become an essential tool in this defense. WAFs: The First Line of Defense A Web Application Firewall (WAF) acts like a specialized security guard between a web application and the internet. Unlike traditional firewalls that protect the overall network, WAFs focus specifically on requests directed to the web application . They inspect incoming traffic in real time, identifying and ...