Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Tuesday, Sep 13, 2005
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Security Framework for information security in place Our Bureau
New Delhi , Sept 12 THE Department of Information Technology (DIT) has established a framework for information security in the country, which would be steered by the Standardisation, Testing and Quality Certification (STQC) Directorate and Computer Emergency Response Team-India, said Mr Brijesh Kumar, Secretary, DIT, at the Indo-US Cyber Security Forum's seminar on "Information Security Management and Standards" here. The seminar was jointly organised by the STQC Directorate, Government of India, and the Confederation of Indian Industry. "There is an urgent need to develop information security policy directives, guidelines, standards, certification and accreditation mechanisms in tune with global practices that are appropriate for our country," said Mr Kumar. The Government would take suitable measures to promote the use of IT at all levels, while protecting the public against its misuse. India and US had set up the Indo-US Cyber Security Forum to exchange views on cyber security, develop cooperative mechanisms and suggest new ideas, he added. "One of the successful programmes had been the collaboration between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA, and STQC in the area of information security," said Mr Kumar. He said the two countries had worked out a joint action plan that included the development and review of guidelines and standards on security controls, auditing, certification and accreditation as well as organising seminars to raise awareness and disseminate information.
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