LTTS joins hands with Palo Alto Networks to strengthen security services in 5G and OT
L&T Technology Services (LTTS), an Indian pure-play engineering services company, has forged an alliance with cybersecurity leader Palo Alto Networks to offer industries with comprehensive security services and solutions that target 5G and operations technology (OT) spaces.
Under the collaboration terms, L&T Technology Services will function as a Managed Security Services Partner (MSSP) for Palo Alto Networks, delivering an array of security services to clients in various industrial sectors. These services span across 5G, OT, and IT/OT Converged Security Operations Center (SOC) services.
This partnership enables L&T Technology Services, leveraging Palo Alto Networks’ top-notch security solutions, to assist clients in mitigating security risks within their OT environments.
Anand Oswal — Palo Alto Networks Senior Vice President of Network Security said: “We built our Zero Trust OT Security solution to provide accurate, context-rich visibility of all assets, comprehensive risk assessment and built-in policy enforcement — with zero operational downtime.
“We are pleased to partner with LTTS so that customers receive dedicated OT security support and services in a variety of industrial verticals, helping them to effectively protect their OT environments from the latest cyber threats.”
As part of the MSSP agreement, L&T Technology Services will provide a managed service for Palo Alto Networks Zero Trust OT Security solution, which gives customers the option to offload the everyday management of their OT security to L&T Technology Services. This advanced solution offers artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML)-powered extensive visibility and security for OT assets and networks, 5G connected assets, and remote operations.
The L&T Technology Services-Palo Alto Networks alliance also intends to deliver comprehensive 5G-Native Security solutions. These innovative solutions utilize AI and machine learning technologies to counter sophisticated cyber threats in the OT environment, offering scalable, real-time security for 5G networks and providing customers with improved visibility and control over their network slices, private networks, and multi-access edge computing.
Amit Chadha — L&T Technology Services CEO and Managing Director said: “We are delighted to join hands with Palo Alto Networks as the MSSP partner and look forward to working with end clients to ensure that security is embedded across manufacturing networks and critical OT assets.
“Our integrated suite of 5G security solutions will help identify all assets, prevent security threats and protect complex OT environments, thereby creating a secure environment for organizations to thrive and flourish.”