Tuesday 16 October 2012
Government to set up a public-private joint working group on cyber security
Posted on 02:44 by Maria Scott
Concerned by the increasing Internet-related security threats in the
country, the Indian government has decided to involve the private sector
in its initiative to bolster cyber security. Opening up the national
security regime to the private sector, the government will set up a
permanent joint working group for the purpose.
According to National Security Advisor
Shivshankar Menon, the government will be starting four pilot projects
that will include establishing a testing laboratory, conducting a test
audit, studying the vulnerabilities of the critical information
infrastructure, and the setting up of a multi-disciplinary centre for
excellence.
“The enormous potential for damage has
made cyber security a major concern. There is no question that both the
government and private sector need each other. The unique nature of this
collaboration is because of the unique nature of the domain, and we
need to develop the habit of working together that hasn’t existed in the
past,” The Hindu quotes Shivshankar Menon as saying.
Commenting on the recent incidents of the misuse of social networking sites to spread hate campaigns
against people from North East, Menon added, “We have seen the misuse
of social media to affect communal harmony. The important thing is to
create a virtuous circle of security while maintaining our democratic
rights of freedom of speech and privacy.”
The JWG in its report titled
‘Recommendations of Joint Working Group on Engagement With Private
Sector On Cyber Security’ suggested various recommendations on cyber
security such as training law enforcement agencies in cyber crime
investigation and forensics, making the public more aware about cyber
security, and setting up an institute of cyber security professionals
for testing and audit.
The new government initiative comes amid various reports suggesting a rise in cyber threats in the country. According to a Symantec report,
cyber criminals are now targeting emerging cities such as Chandigarh,
Mohali, Bhubaneswar, Surat and Jaipur. Experts believe factors such as
lack of awareness about security measures have made people and
organisations from such cities more vulnerable to such attacks.
A Norton report
claims India suffered a massive $8 billion loss due to cyber crimes in
2011. The report says about 32 percent of Indian adults have been
victims of cybercrime in the last year.
Source: http://www.thinkdigit.com/Internet/Government-to-set-up-a-public-private-joint_11063.html
Source: http://www.thinkdigit.com/Internet/Government-to-set-up-a-public-private-joint_11063.html
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