Bharti Airtel Arm Partners With Zscaler To Introduce Airtel Secure Digital Internet
Airtel Secure Digital Internet is a fully‐managed zero trust architecture based solution is designed to protect enterprises from a wide range of cyber threats.
Bharti Airtel Ltd.'s B2B arm, Airtel Business, announced on Monday that it has partnered with Zscaler to launch Airtel Secure Digital Internet. It is a fully managed zero-trust architecture-based solution designed to protect enterprises from a wide range of cyber threats, according to an exchange filing.
The ‘Airtel Secure Digital Internet’ solution to help strengthen enterprise cybersecurity. It is a fully managed solution that integrates Airtel’s internet leased line connectivity with Zscaler’s cloud security technology and security service edge technology, as well as Zscaler internet access to provide advanced security features such as comprehensive threat protection, SSL inspection, a cloud firewall, and secure access to cloud applications.
The solution is built on the core principle of ‘never trust, always verify the user, device, and network’. It will enable enterprises in India to navigate the complexities of the digital world by leveraging its unique capabilities in an effective, scalable, and cost-efficient manner, the filing said.
Shares of Bharti Airtel rose 0.15% higher to Rs 1,690 apiece, compared to the 0.68% advance in the benchmark NSE Nifty 50 as of 2:16 p.m.
The stock has risen 77.15% in the last 12 months and 63.77% on a year-to-date basis. The total traded volume so far in the day stood at 1.50 times its 30-day average. The relative strength index was at 41.13.
Twenty-six out of the 34 analysts tracking have a 'buy' rating on the stock, six recommend a 'hold' and two suggest a 'sell', according to Bloomberg data. The average of 12-month analyst price targets implies a potential downside of 0.1%.
