{"id":4870,"date":"2025-02-13T04:56:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T04:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/tech-giants-unite-microsoft-google-airtel-fight-cyber-fraud\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T04:56:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T04:56:09","slug":"tech-giants-unite-microsoft-google-airtel-fight-cyber-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/tech-giants-unite-microsoft-google-airtel-fight-cyber-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Giants Unite: Microsoft, Google, Airtel Fight Cyber Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Telecom and Tech Companies Form Coalition to Combat Cyber Fraud and Online Scams<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Display video article in news article for the custom next story --><br \/>\n<!-- Modifying the body placing embeds,promoslots,related etc.--><\/p>\n<p>Leading telecom and tech companies, including <a id=\"6354287\" type=\"DOMAIN\" weightage=\"100\" keywordseo=\"bharti-airtel\" botkeyword=\"\" source=\"ET\" sourcekeytype=\"COMPANY\" meta.keywordsubtype=\"EQ\" meta.aliasname=\"bharti airtel\" meta.entityname=\"Bharti Airtel Ltd.\" meta.entityid=\"2718\" meta.seoname=\"bharti-airtel-ltd\" class=\"news-keywords\" href=\"https:\/\/ciso.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tag\/bharti+airtel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bharti Airtel<\/a>, <a id=\"19899016\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"Vodafone-Idea\" source=\"keywords\" meta.keywordsubtype=\"org\" meta.entityname=\"Vodafone Idea\" meta.hostid=\"153\" meta.entityid=\"Vodafone Idea\" class=\"news-keywords\" href=\"https:\/\/ciso.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tag\/vodafone+idea\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vodafone Idea<\/a> (Vi), Microsoft, <a id=\"19902762\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"Google\" source=\"keywords\" meta.keywordsubtype=\"org\" meta.entityname=\"Google\" meta.hostid=\"153\" meta.entityid=\"Google\" class=\"news-keywords\" href=\"https:\/\/ciso.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tag\/google\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google<\/a> and Meta amongst others, have formed a coalition, <a id=\"25431567\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"Safer-Internet-India\" source=\"keywords\" class=\"news-keywords\" href=\"https:\/\/ciso.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tag\/safer+internet+india\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Safer Internet India<\/a> (SII), to curb cyber fraud and <a id=\"20182215\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"online-scams\" source=\"keywords\" class=\"news-keywords\" href=\"https:\/\/ciso.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tag\/online+scams\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">online scams<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>India has become the second-most cyber-attacked nation globally post-pandemic as the surface area of risk has grown with digital adoption, the companies said, citing a third-party study.<\/p>\n<p><!-- PROMOSLOT_M -->The next wave of internet users-estimated to be around 600 million-is particularly at risk, going forward, they said in a joint statement on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;SII will address challenges such as frauds and scams while fostering responsible innovation and digital adoption,&#8221; the statement said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img_container\" style=\";margin-bottom:5px;max-width:100%;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"442\" class=\"unveil\" loading=\"eager\" style=\"width:100%;max-height:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/etimg.etb2bimg.com\/photo\/118189078.cms\" captionrendered=\"1\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"caption\"><span\/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Shivnath Thukral, vice president and head of public policy at <a id=\"20215316\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"Meta-India\" source=\"keywords\" class=\"news-keywords\" href=\"https:\/\/ciso.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tag\/meta+india\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Meta India<\/a>, said the SII coalition is a crucial step in fostering cross-industry collaboration to protect Indians from emerging online threats.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative extends Meta&#8217;s goal of actively working with peers to discuss the latest trends and strategies to prevent, detect and respond to criminal scammers, he added.<\/p>\n<p>Rahul Vatts, chief regulatory officer at <a id=\"19951944\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"Bharti-Airtel\" source=\"keywords\" meta.keywordsubtype=\"org\" meta.entityname=\"Bharti Airtel\" meta.hostid=\"153\" meta.entityid=\"Bharti Airtel\">Bharti Airtel<\/a>, said &#8220;ensuring a safe and secure internet experience for customers is a top priority&#8221; for the firm. Airtel had launched a spam-fighting network last September.<\/p>\n<p><!-- PROMOSLOT_M -->Jyoti Pawar, group general counsel at <a id=\"19908290\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"Microsoft-India\" source=\"keywords\" class=\"news-keywords\" href=\"https:\/\/ciso.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tag\/microsoft+india\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft India<\/a> &amp; South Asia, said India is leading the way in GenAI adoption, with 65% of respondents from the country in the Microsoft Global Online Safety Survey 2025 have used GenAI, more than double the global average. 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