• 02 March 2022
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MAHINDRA RACING STAYS AHEAD WITH SYGNIA

March 02, 2022 – Banbury, UK:

Mahindra Racing (Mahindra) announces today that it has selected Sygnia, a leading incident response and cyber security consulting company that protects organizations worldwide, as its global cybersecurity partner. Sygnia’s team of experts will enable Mahindra to further build its cyber resilience and stay ahead of threats, leveraging its operational technology (OT) and IoT expertise, as well as standard and non-standard protocols and infrastructure capabilities.

At the highest level of motorsport, protecting ground-breaking race car technology from cyber-attack is a modern day essential. On street circuits around the world, India’s leading car manufacturer Mahindra pushes EV technology to its limits with a team of leading engineers, technicians and drivers, all aiming to change the way humanity approaches mobility.

With intelligence security required at up to 280 kph, Mahindra’s race-winning FIA Formula E team needed an official cyber security partner that takes a tailored and proactive approach to defence. Mahindra was impressed with Sygnia’s extensive experience and industry-leading expertise earning the trust of leading organizations worldwide, including many of the Fortune 500 companies.

“At Mahindra we pride ourselves on pushing forward the EV technology that will create a better future for us all. In order to protect ourselves from cyber-attack and to improve our cyber resilience, we looked for a security partner with a proven track record. Sygnia will assess, stress test and build our ability to detect, prevent and defeat attacks while cutting through any complexities and without adding additional burden to our hard-working team.”

Dilbagh Gill, Team Principal and CEO, Mahindra Racing

“We are proud to partner with Mahindra Racing and bring our depth of cyber security experience to enhance their existing measures and maximize their cyber resilience.”

“Mahindra Racing and Sygnia share a drive to push innovation and a dedication to creating a sustainable future and a safer world”.

Ram Elboim, CEO of Sygnia

The Sygnia branding can be seen on both all-electric Mahindra M8Electro Formula E race cars throughout the 2022 FIA Formula E season. Professional racing drivers Alexander Sims (GBR) and Oliver Rowland (GBR) will battle for victories on street circuits in iconic locations such as Monaco, Jakarta, Vancouver and London.

About Mahindra Racing

Mahindra Racing is a founding team – and the only Indian team – to compete in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, the world’s first all-electric street racing series. Mahindra Racing has an impressive stats sheet and is a multi-race winning outfit after scoring its breakthrough victory at the Berlin E-Prix in 2017. The squad is committed not only to pushing the limits of technology and innovation in the electric vehicle space, but to addressing the impact of climate change; it was the first Formula E team to be awarded the FIA Environmental Accreditation Three-Star rating and is the only team to be certified Net Zero Carbon footprint, demonstrating best practice and excellence in sustainability practices.

About Sygnia

Sygnia is a Team8 and Temasek company, part of the ISTARI Collective. Sygnia provides incident response and cyber security consulting services, helping organizations worldwide to quickly contain and remediate attacks and proactively enhance their cyber resilience. The proven track record, commitment, and discretion have earned Sygnia the trust of security teams, senior executives, and management boards at leading organizations worldwide including many of the Fortune 500 companies.

For more about Sygnia please visit: https://www.sygnia.co/ 

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