In TrendsBRICS Summit 2026Sensex TodaySteamhouse India IPO GMPGold and Silver PricesBRICS Summit IndiaBank Strike TodayCybersecurity in India: Why a '2018 playbook' can't stop 2026 threats, says Aquila I founderHakimuddin Wadlawala, founder of Aquila I, says Indian enterprises' cybersecurity strategy hasn't evolved with the threat landscape, despite record spending on security tools.By CNBCTV18.com September 11, 2026, 3:25:21 PM IST (Published)India is using a 2018 playbook to fight 2026 cyber threats, according to Hakimuddin Wadlawala, founder of Aquila I, who said this mismatch is why Indian enterprises continue to face rising cyberattacks despite record security spending.“We are still trying to solve a 2026 threat problem with a 2018 playbook,” Wadlawala said. According to Check Point Research data, India is set to spend $3.4 billion on cybersecurity in 2026, yet Indian enterprises face 3,300 cyberattacks a week, well above the global average of 2,064.Wadlawala said higher spending has largely gone toward buying more individual security tools rather than fixing the fragmentation between them, adding that a growing digital attack surface combined with disconnected tools increases alert fatigue for analysts.One Platform, Not One VendorWadlawala said global vendors' “platformisation” model usually locks customers into a single ecosystem, calling it “a walled garden”.Aquila I, he said…
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