As cyber-threats surge, Airtel Xstream Fiber launches ‘Secure Internet’ for its Customers

Easy-to-use tool provides real time protection against malware to all connected devices

Blocks unwanted content and websites when children are online

 6th July 2021: As customers in India spend more time online for Work from Home, e-commerce and entertainment, they are becoming increasingly vulnerable to cyber threats. India saw a 300% spike in cyber-attacks during 2020 as per data compiled by CERT-In. Around 59 percent of Indian adults have been a victim of cybercrime in the past 12 months, according to the sixth annual Norton Cyber Safety Insights report.

Online classes and E-Learning for kids, has brought the need for effective content filtering on the internet, to the forefront.

  To solve these large emerging challenges for its customers, Airtel Xstream Fiber has launched a highly relevant online service – ‘Secure Internet’.  It blocks malware (including viruses), high risk websites and apps in real time; by leveraging Airtel’s network security apparatus for all devices connected to the Airtel Xstream Fiber, through the ‘Wi-Fi’.

‘Secure Internet’ offers multiple security modes for varying customer needs, from remote working to online classes. With its Child Safe and Study Modes, customers can block websites and applications with unwanted, adult/graphic content not suitable for children, thereby providing much needed protection from online threats to a particularly vulnerable section of society.    

Shashwat Sharma, Chief Marketing Officer, Bharti Airtel said: “We, at Airtel, are obsessed with making digital experiences for our customers better and safer through innovation. Work and children’s studies have all gone online with the pandemic. Along with the speed and reliability of broadband, security is now a key requirement for customers. Secure Internet is an easy to activate and highly effective solution for making the internet safer for our customers.”

The service is available for all Airtel Xstream Fiber customers, for a monthly subscription for Rs. 99/-. The subscription comes with a 30-day complimentary trial of the service; post which it is billed. The service is easily activated / deactivated through the Airtel Thanks app.