L&T, IIT Kanpur collaborate for research in industrial cyber security

The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) and L&T Technology Services (LTTS) have collaborated to carry out joint research in industrial and infrastructure cyber security.

A multi-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed by LTTS CEO and managing director Keshab Panda and IIT Kanpur deputy director Prof Manindra Agarwal in Kanpur to this effect.

They will jointly set up a Center of Excellence (CoE) at the IIT Kanpur campus and conduct research in the areas of Honeypot (network-attached system set up to entrap cyber attacks and study hacking attempts), intrusion detection systems, malware analysis, blockchain, vulnerability assessment and penetration testing and provide cybersecurity awareness and training programs.

The pact also gives LTTS access to IIT Kanpur’s cutting-edge testbed for critical infrastructure.