Tata Communications, a leading digital infrastructure provider, has partnered with SASTRA Deemed University in Tamil Nadu to fund and establish a cyber security lab at the university. With this partnership, Tata Communications aims to co-create an ecosystem by partnering with universities globally to address cyber-security challenges today, while building the skills and capabilities for tomorrow.

The new cyber security lab was officially inaugurated at the university on September 15th, a day celebrated by the Engineering community across India as 'Engineer's Day', as a tribute to the renowned Indian Engineer, Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya.

Through this association, Tata Communications and SASTRA, which ranks among the top 300 universities in Asiai, have built a curriculum in cyber security with a focus on training, developing and strengthening the practical application of cyber security, encompassing the process and technology elements of cyber threat detection and mitigation.

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