Eventus Security, a global leader in AI-driven Managed Security Services, has been steadily expanding its footprint in India’s fast-growing cybersecurity market. Leading this charge is Vikas Somani, recently appointed Vice President – Sales, India, who brings over 24 years of experience in enterprise sales and customer engagement across domestic and international markets. In this exclusive interview with SmartStateIndia, Vikas shares his vision for strengthening customer partnerships, scaling enterprise growth, and driving the adoption of intelligence-led managed security solutions in India.
What excites you most about joining Eventus Security at this stage, and how do you envision shaping the company’s growth story in India?
Eventus is entering a significant growth phase, building on a strong foundation laid over the last three years. At the same time, India’s managed security market is shifting from traditional, manpower-heavy models to integrated, AI-driven solutions. This creates a unique opportunity for Eventus to lead with tailored services, forge strategic client relationships, and scale rapidly.
Our focus is on delivering customized offerings, expanding regional presence, and building long-term partnerships with clients. With strong teams across key cities, we are positioned to scale while remaining customer-centric. Our vision is to become India’s most trusted MSSP, driving both security outcomes and business resilience for our clients.
How do you plan to strengthen long-term customer relationships and instill trust in an area as critical as managed security services?
We leverage state-of-the-art technology and threat intelligence to provide real-time visibility through dashboards, analytics, and reporting tools, helping build trust and confidence. Eventus platform offers proactive threat mitigation and actionable insights, making it ideal for large enterprises seeking scalable security solutions.
Beyond service delivery, we focus on evolving with our clients’ needs, adapting to regulatory changes and business transformations. Our technology and compliance teams actively pursue certifications to align with clients’ risk management and business continuity priorities, ensuring we are seen as a trusted, long-term partner.
Many enterprises are moving away from siloed security tools towards integrated, intelligence-led managed security. What’s driving this shift, and how is Eventus positioned to meet this demand?
Siloed security tools leave critical gaps, especially as cyber threats, geopolitical risks, and organized attacks become more sophisticated. Enterprises now require end-to-end visibility and faster incident response. Different industries—BFSI, IT/ITES, manufacturing, and services—face unique risk profiles, compliance requirements, and operational challenges.
Eventus Security addresses this with a comprehensive suite of services, including Managed XDR, SOC as a Service, Cyber Resilience (CART, BAS, Penetration Testing as a Service, DecSecOps), and Incident Readiness & Response. Our AI-driven Eventus Platform integrates automation, threat intelligence, and human expertise, delivering unified visibility, proactive protection, and scalable security management.
Eventus emphasizes AI in its managed security services. Could you share how AI is transforming threat detection and response for enterprises today?
AI transforms every stage of SOC operations. It reduces alert noise, identifies anomalies, and recommends response actions through SOAR playbooks. During investigations, AI copilots consolidate logs, context, and evidence, summarizing incidents and suggesting next steps.
In threat intelligence, AI enriches alerts with data from threat feeds, vulnerabilities, and dark web sources, making them actionable. For threat hunting, AI highlights suspicious patterns across large datasets. It also supports governance by risk scoring, compliance checks, and SOC KPI tracking. Altogether, AI helps SOC teams operate faster, smarter, and more effectively.
Which industries in India are showing the fastest adoption of managed security services, and what unique challenges are you observing in these sectors?
BFSI, government, fintech, healthcare, manufacturing, and large e-commerce/logistics sectors are leading adoption. The drivers include 24×7 threat monitoring, high transaction volumes, complex third-party ecosystems, and strict regulatory requirements.
Organizations increasingly prefer AI-powered, adaptive MSSP solutions that provide holistic defense, helping build resilient IT infrastructure and ensuring business continuity. Each sector has unique challenges, which we address with tailored, scalable solutions.
Having worked across international markets, what global best practices in cybersecurity and customer engagement do you see as most relevant for India?
India’s cybersecurity landscape is rapidly evolving, with state-sponsored attacks and ransomware threats increasing. Collaboration, proactive defense, and secure-by-design approaches are essential. Regulatory frameworks such as RBI, CERT-In, and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA 2023) are raising standards, making compliance both a necessity and a differentiator.
With India emerging as a hub for SaaS and digital services, enterprises are increasingly seeking partners who can combine global best practices with local insights, ensuring security and operational resilience.
What key trends will shape cybersecurity adoption in India over the next 3–5 years, and how is Eventus preparing to stay ahead of the curve?
Cybersecurity adoption in India will be driven by regulation, cloud-native security, Zero Trust, and AI-powered defenses. Enterprises will demand consistent security controls, visibility, and compliance across environments, especially as adversaries leverage AI for phishing, deepfakes, and automated attacks.
Eventus stays ahead by anticipating regulatory shifts, embedding AI and automation into SOC operations, and delivering verticalized, scalable security services. Our goal is to be more than a vendor—our aim is to be a trusted, long-term partner driving both security and business resilience.
Looking back at your 24+ years in enterprise sales, what have been the most defining lessons that continue to shape your approach to business growth and customer success?
Credibility and consistency build long-term partnerships. While technology has evolved from hardware/software to SaaS and AI, the need to stay curious, reskill, and align with the customer’s transformation journey remains.
At Eventus, we focus on consultative, technology-driven, outcome-based, and customer-first selling. Our approach is to help clients navigate change, deliver measurable results, and foster relationships that endure over the long term.
