Wipro launches ‘Wipro Shelde Australia' to strengthen Sovereign Cybersecurity Capabilities

11 Aug 2022 , 10:46 AM

Wipro Limited announced the launch of Wipro Shelde Australia, a sovereign cybersecurity offering for the Australian government and critical infrastructure industries that will assist in navigating the cyber threat landscape.

In 2021, Wipro acquired ion and gained access to specialist Australian cybersecurity, DevOps, and engineering capabilities by integrating its two businesses – Shelde and Revolution IT – into Wipro. Shelde’s specialized Australian cybersecurity services will now be promoted as part of the new offering.

Through this offering, clients will have access to local next-generation cybersecurity services through a pool of national security cleared consultants who are familiar with the PGPA Act, Privacy Act, Protective Security Policy Framework, The Information Security Manual, Essential 8, and Commonwealth Risk Management Policy.

It will complement Wipro’s comprehensive global cybersecurity and risk management services, assisting clients in meeting critical business imperatives. Clients can also take advantage of its security Zone 3 protected facility in Canberra1 for prototyping solutions up to PROTECTED.

All of this is supported by Wipro’s Melbourne Cyber Defence Centre, which allows customers to rapidly expand capacity and run security operations in accordance with local data requirements.

At around 10.51 AM, Wipro was trading at Rs438.75 up by Rs8.65 or 2.01% from its previous closing of Rs430.10 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs437.45 and touched intraday high and low of Rs441.90 and Rs436.50 respectively.