AWS and DSCI collaborate to power India’s cybersecurity startup and ISV community with generative AI

Amazon Web Services (AWS) India announced it is collaborating with the Data Security Council of India (DSCI) to support a cohort of startups and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) in India to innovate in cybersecurity using generative Artificial Intelligence (AI). This initiative supports the vision outlined for DSCI’s National Centre of Excellence for Cybersecurity Technology Development (N-CoE), a joint initiative with the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) which aims to encourage security product development and innovation in India, and advance India as a destination for cybersecurity research and entrepreneurship. The N-CoE nurtures and accelerates early-stage startups focused on cybersecurity and privacy solutions, and has incubated 140+ start-ups across 15 domains. 

This new initiative will provide startups and ISVs in India with resources, training, and access to AWS services in generative AI, enabling them to take advantage of industry-leading large language models (LLMs) and foundation models (FMs), AI tools, and infrastructure to accelerate product development, and gain experience in rapid prototyping and scaling. AWS subject-matter experts in security solutions and AI, and leaders from DSCI will mentor the startups in the cohort, and facilitate hands-on learning and collaboration for them, including technical concepts and adherence to security controls, compliances, and privacy requirements. 

Startups and ISVs will also learn about commercialisation and international expansion opportunities through AWS Marketplace, a curated digital catalog which customers can use to find solutions specific to their needs, and other tailored programs for domestic and global markets. 

“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.”