Human judgment at machine speed

India runs on old and new stacks at once. That means threat defense must work everywhere: on-prem, cloud, and edge. The fix is simple in idea, hard in build: one data plane, real- time AI, and human oversight that approves the big moves

- By PCQ Bureau | [e-mail]

Cybersecurity in India is at a strange crossroads: the past and the future live side by side. On one end sit 20-year-old banking systems still holding up mission-critical processes. On the other, cloud-born startups spin up services in minutes, scaling to millions overnight. This collision of old-world infrastructure and new-age agility creates both opportunity and risk. In this backdrop, Diwakar Dayal, Managing Director and Area Vice President, India and SAARC, SentinelOne, shares why the answer is not just another tool, but a rethink of how security is architected: one data plane, AI-powered automation, and human oversight that ensures accountability at machine speed.

Two worlds, one battlefield

Legacy apps and on-prem systems still run core business. At the same time, cloud-native workloads spin up and down just in time. Adversaries chase easy wins on unpatched, older software, while exposed cloud services need live protection. Any workable approach must defend both ends of the spectrum and everything in between.

The mantra: one data plane, one action