Quick Heal Technologies Limited, on Monday announced that it has launched ‘Seqrite Services’ to offer Cyber Security Consulting and ‘Quick Heal Academy’ to impart cyber security education programmes, globally.

Besides emphasizing on the development of innovative technologies that help in securing information, hardware and networks, Quick Heal has been committed towards creating awareness around the evolving Cyber Security threats landscape and security measures that help deter these threats.

‘Seqrite Services’ will offer a wide range of Managed Security Services including Cyber Audit and Cyber Forensic, Security Consulting and Security Operations Centre (SoC) to Enterprises and Government organisations. ‘Seqrite Services’ will be an arm of ‘Seqrite’, the Enterprise Security brand by Quick Heal which was launched in 2015 and has over 25,000 customers and securing more than a million end points.

‘Quick Heal Academy’ will also work closely with universities, law enforcement agencies, and education institutions to engage with students and design programs which will help in building a strong talent pool of Cyber Security Professionals. The academy will also offer Online, Classroom and Corporate training courses in Cyber Laws, Cyber Crime Investigation and Cyber Security.

The Cyber Security skills shortage is impacting organizations throughout India and around the globe, with employers reporting difficulties hiring skilled candidates and preparing for cyber security threats. According to NASSCOM, currently India has around 50,000 trained cyber security professionals in 2015 and the need is for at least one million skilled people by 2020.

“There is substantial awareness around the need for the security products and solutions; proper consultation, education and skilled manpower is still lacking in the industry at large. At Quick Heal, we are determined to bridge this gap by putting to use our expertise which we have built over the years. We hope that through these two services we will be able to empower organizations in effectively addressing Cyber Security Challenges and contribute towards strengthening the cyber security training ecosystem,” said Kailash Katkar, MD and CEO, Quick Heal Technologies Ltd.

‘Seqrite Services’ will be led by Rohit Srivastwa, a thought leader in the Cyber Security space, Internationally, founder of a niche start-up ‘JUNCO Technologies LLP’, incubated by Science & Technology Park, Department of Science &Technology, Government of India. Rohit also initiated ‘ClubHack’, a first of its kind hackers’ conference in India. He was Director Technology ‘Common Wealth Games 2008 &2010’ held in Pune and New Delhi, overseeing the IT & Security operations. Rohit has been recognised as ‘Microsoft Most Valuable Professional’ in Enterprise Security since past five years.

Vishal Kumar, a specialist in Cyber Law, having diverse exposure through his association with PwC and Asian School of Cyber Laws, will be steering the ‘Quick Heal Academy’ operations out of New Delhi. Vishal has also been a member of the working group on Cyber Laws, Legal Framework, and Cyber Security, 12th Five Year Plan (2012 -17) Government of India.