A major new strategic partnership aimed at combating the global cyber security threat has been signed between Queen’s University Belfast and Infosys, a global leader in consulting and technology.
The collaboration brings together Infosys with Queen’s University Belfast’s centre for secure information technologies (CSIT). The partnership will establish a research, education and commercialization model, to develop solutions and intellectual property for combating cyber security threats arising out of the rise of digital and cloud-based business models. Infosys and CSIT will work jointly on a range of topics including combating malware, security of mobile and cloud infrastructures, and privacy issues for financial markets.
The three-year agreement will lead to the establishment of a CSIT-Infosys Cyber Lab that will become part of a global network of companies and institutions developing security technologies. As part of the CSIT advisory and governing board, Infosys will play a key role in developing the centre’s research roadmap and gain access to its research and technologies for commercial usage.
Welcoming the agreement, Senior Vice President, Infosys Labs and Products R&D, Subu Goparaju said:“The rise of cloud and mobility solutions has only increased the need for greater cyber security. This is a top concern we hear from executives around the globe. Our partnership with Queen’s University will provide Infosys insights into cyber-crimes and access to the important work being done at CSIT. We believe the outcome of this partnership will not only result in stronger products for our clients, but in a safer digital world.”
Signing the strategic partnership Vice-Chancellor of Queen’s University Belfast, Professor Sir Peter Gregson said: “Queen’s both welcomes and values its partnership agreement with Infosys. Cyber security affects us all. Be it via smartphones and their apps, online banking or through developments in cloud based services, we are all at risk of cyber security attacks.