AWS and DSCI collaborate to boost cybersecurity startups with AI

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has partnered with the Data Security Council of India (DSCI) to support a cohort of startups and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) in India in advancing cybersecurity solutions through generative Artificial Intelligence (AI). This initiative aligns with the vision of DSCI’s National Centre of Excellence for Cybersecurity Technology Development (N-CoE), a joint initiative with the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY). The N-CoE aims to foster security product innovation, position India as a hub for cybersecurity research, and promote entrepreneurship. To date, the N-CoE has incubated over 140 startups across 15 domains, accelerating early-stage ventures in cybersecurity and privacy.

Under this new program, Indian startups and ISVs will gain access to AWS’s extensive resources, training, and generative AI services. This includes leveraging cutting-edge large language models (LLMs), foundation models (FMs), and AI tools to expedite product development and prototype scaling. Participants will receive mentorship from AWS security and AI experts, as well as DSCI leaders, to deepen their understanding of technical concepts, security compliance, and privacy requirements. This hands-on guidance is designed to foster innovation and equip startups with the skills needed to navigate the complexities of cybersecurity and AI.

In addition to technical support, the initiative will provide startups and ISVs with insights into commercialization and global market expansion. Through AWS Marketplace, a curated digital catalog tailored to customer-specific needs, participants will explore new opportunities to promote their solutions both domestically and internationally. Tailored programs will further assist them in scaling their businesses and reaching wider audiences.

“At DSCI, we are focussed about helping startups advance their innovation edge and marketability in cybersecurity. The emergence of generative AI in advancing product development is a significant opportunity for startups, and this new initiative will boost the opportunity for them to access industry-leading LLMs, tools, infrastructure, services, and expertise from AWS to augment capabilities of their products,” said Vinayak Godse, CEO, DSCI. “AWS is renowned, and its cloud and AI technology not only enable startups and ISVs to build cutting-edge products, but also scale them to the global market.”

“Security is top priority for us at AWS, and building a safe cyberspace is of paramount importance to help drive the growth of India’s digital economy. We are committed to foster innovation in India’s cyberspace, and are excited to collaborate with DSCI to enable builders leverage generative AI, and catalyse cybersecurity innovation,” said Sundar V.G., Director – Business Development, AWS India Private Limited. “Generative AI is a transformational technology that can supercharge cybersecurity professionals and innovation in many ways, for example by helping development teams understand risk better and prioritize security alerts, automating threat responses, deploying intelligent threat detection, or driving down costs in product development.”

For more than 18 years, AWS has helped more startups launch, build, and succeed than any other cloud provider. Organisations of all sizes are also generative AI services from AWS to innovate, improve efficiency, enhance decision-making, and deliver more value to their customers.

In cybersecurity for example, Infopercept, an India-based global platform-led managed security services company provides offensive security, defensive security, and security compliance through its platform Invinsense, by building on AWS. Infopercept uses AWS CloudFormation to maintain the security, compliance, and operational integrity of its customers’ environments, and uses Amazon Q to accelerate software development and integrate chatbot capabilities in its platform. Amazon Security Lake serves as a logical extension of the Invinsense platform, integrating with Amazon Bedrock for generative AI, while Amazon QuickSight visualizes current and future attack trends. Infopercept is listed on the AWS Marketplace.

Also, Cloudanix, a YCombinator-backed cybersecurity startup co-headquartered in Pune, helps companies improve their operational excellence and security posture. A cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP), Cloudanix secures code, cloud, workloads, and identities. It also helps customers with remediation which is powered by generative AI using Amazon Bedrock and Amazon SageMaker. The AWS Marketplace is enabling Cloudanix to distribute its offerings to customers in a seamless manner and collaborate with other solution providers in the AWS Partner Network across the US, India, MENA, and ASEAN countries. Cloudanix is an AWS ISV Accelerate partner.