Amid India’s surge toward a $1 trillion digital economy, the stakes for cybersecurity have never been higher.

New research from Check Point reveals that while global cyber attack volumes stabilized slightly during September, ransomware and generative AI (GenAI)-related risks surged, with ransomware rising 46%. Organizations faced an average of 1,900 cyber-attacks per week, a 4% decrease from August but still a 1% increase year-over-year. Although overall attack volumes appear steady, evolving techniques, shifting target industries, and the rapid growth of GenAI-related threats highlight an increasingly complex and dynamic cyber threat landscape.

Amid India’s surge toward a $1 trillion digital economy, the stakes for cybersecurity have never been higher. In this exclusive interaction, Sundar Balasubramanian, Managing Director for India and South Asia, Check Point Software Technologies, shares how the company is doubling down on AI-powered threat prevention, cloud-native security, and democratised access to enterprise-grade protection. He offers deep insights into Check Point’s strategy for securing India’s evolving digital backbone, from large enterprises to underserved SMBs, while aligning with emerging regulatory mandates like the DPDP Act and CERT-In directives.

As India’s digital economy accelerates across sectors, how are you steering Check Point’s regional strategy to address the evolving threat landscape and meet the cybersecurity needs of both large enterprises and mid-sized businesses?

India is at an inflection point in its digital journey. With the digital economy projected to account for 20% of the country’s GDP by 2030, we’re seeing a sharp rise in technology adoption across industries. However, this rapid digital expansion has also made India a major target for cyberattacks. According to Check Point’s Threat Intelligence Report, organisations in India faced an average of 3,278 cyberattacks per week over the past six months—significantly higher than the global average of 1,878 attacks per organisation.

“These trends reaffirm that data-rich and service-critical sectors remain at the forefront of cyber criminal interest,” the post added. “Attackers continue to exploit their dependency on digital infrastructure and sensitive data flows, particularly in environments where hybrid work, cloud integration, and legacy systems coexist.”

Regionally, Check Point reported that Africa continued to experience the highest average number of attacks, though volumes fell 10% year-over-year to 2,902 weekly attacks per organization. Latin America followed closely with 2,826 weekly attacks, representing a 7% increase year-over-year, while the Asia-Pacific region registered 2,668 attacks, a 10% decline compared to the previous year. Europe saw an average of 1,577 weekly attacks, down 1% year-over-year, and North America recorded 1,468 attacks per week, marking the largest increase among all regions at 17%.

By- Advik Gupta