The Centre will collaborate globally and locally with academia, industry and research institutions, equipping students, professionals and researchers with the expertise needed to tackle today's and tomorrow's complex security challenges, thereby contributing to a safer digital world. Its focus would extend across sectors, addressing critical security challenges in industries like finance, healthcare, automotive and electronics.

The key Research, Industry and Government partners of CyStar include the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the Ministry of Education, Vitesco Technologies, Kaspersky, IDBI Bank, LG India, Saptang Labs, Algorand, the Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research, and the National Security Coordination Secretariat, among others. Elaborating on the key functions of this center, Prof. Shweta Agrawal said, "We are happy and excited to launch this center, which will bring together people with varied expertise to study the complex problem of cybersecurity. Our approach is multifaceted. We aim to make contributions in domains ranging from fundamental research to real-world applications to fostering start-ups and everything in between." CyStar's Prof. John Augustine said, "India is a federal country with a vast number of highly distributed social and business networks with diverse security needs. CyStar's vision is to empower individuals in this ecosystem to secure their lives and businesses through platforms that are designed with security, trust, and reliability in mind." CyStar's Prof. Chester Rebeiro said, "CyStar aims to address critical cyber security challenges in the country through fundamental and applied research, outreach programs, and by fostering industry-academia relationships." Keynote speakers on the occasion included Prof. Shafi Goldwasser, Research Director, Simons Institute and Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Prof. Debdeep Mukhopadyay, Chair Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kharagpur; Prof. Christian Scheideler, Head Professor, Theory of Distributed Systems, Paderborn University; and Dr. Damien Stehlé, Chief Scientist, Cryptolab Inc.