Global cybersecurity and digital privacy company, Kaspersky recently hosted the Kaspersky Connect’25 to highlight the collaborative strategies needed to build cyber resilience for critical infrastructure in India. The exclusive event, attended by cybersecurity leaders from critical industry sectors and government agencies, featured insightful sessions on Indian threat landscape, cybersecurity in the financial industry, and Kaspersky’s cutting-edge security solutions.
The conference which happened in Mumbai and in Delhi was witnessed by industry leaders, information security experts, and policy makers from business-critical sectors including banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI), PSUs, and government agencies.
Kaspersky’s leading experts provided actionable insights into evolving cybersecurity threats and strategic solutions to safeguard critical industries in India.
Dmitry Galov, Head of Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) Russia & CIS Unit at Kaspersky, discussed the Indian Threat Landscape. In his presentation, he revealed that in 2024, 1.2 million attacks with banking malware were detected
Galov also shared that Kaspersky solutions prevented over 685 thousand ransomware attacks and foiled more than 2 million backdoors, while stopping 61 million attacks from various online sources. 
In terms of incidents of attack in 2024, over 23% of industrial organizations, 16% of government agencies and 13% of BFSI companies were attacked globally. Overall, ransomware and data theft are the most dangerous forms of cyberthreat.
According to a recent Kaspersky survey, there’s a 66% of possibility of ransomware attacks and data theft over other forms, followed by DDoS which is at 60%.
Multi-architectural Lock Bit is a prevalent ransomware that exploited the vulnerabilities in IT infrastructure of leading BFSI, PSU companies, impacting their businesses.
“We gathered experts from Kaspersky as well as industry leaders and infosecurity professionals from critical industry sectors at Kaspersky Connect’25 to discuss the cybersecurity challenges being faced by Indian organizations,” comments Jaydeep Singh, General Manager for India at Kaspersky.
“Through detailed and informative presentations from our very own Kaspersky experts, we highlighted the Indian threat landscape, the cyber fraud trends in 2025 and how organizations can augment their security using Kaspersky’s XDR and SIEM. Seeing the evolving threat incidents in India, especially in the BFSI sector. Collaboration between policymakers, industry experts, and security solution providers is crucial to strengthening India’s cyber resilience,” he adds. Kaspersky Connect’25 also hosted interesting panel discussions.
The session on “Cyber Resilience for Critical Infrastructure: The Role of Policymakers and Security Leaders” was had panelists including Brijesh Singh, Principal Secretary Govt. Of Maharashtra, Mohd. Imran, CISO, L&T Finance, Anil Nair, Head IT & Cybersecurity, Kotak Securities, Adrian Hia, Managing Director APAC, Kaspersky, and Ilya Markelov, Head of Unified Platform Product Line, Kaspersky.
The panelists talked about the evolving threat landscape in India, regulatory imperatives, and the collaborative strategies needed to enhance cyber resilience. The discussion focused on how security leaders and policymakers can work together to strengthen national security and ensure the resilience of critical sectors against cyber threats.
The second session “The Future of Cybersecurity in India’s Public Sector: Innovations & Challenges” was targeted at the government agencies and PSUs in the country. The panelists include Dr. Sanjay Bahl, Director General at CERT-in and Bithal Bhardwaj, CEO, Gramax. They discussed the role of emerging technologies in securing India’s public sector. At the discussion, points like how AI, automation, and blockchain can enhance PSU cybersecurity, role of cybersecurity solutions in national security, and building a cybersecurity roadmap for PSUs and government agencies were highlighted.
Kaspersky Connect’25 provided a unique opportunity to the attendees to network, exchange ideas, and explore the technologies to keep critical infrastructure safe from cyberthreat.
