Comments
The rising number of cyber attacks has drawn attention to the concerns of data theft, according to Minister for Electronics and Information Technology and Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Speaking at the launch of “NIC-CERT”, a centre to monitor, detect and prevent cyber attacks on government networks, Prasad said, “In the recent past there has been an exponential growth in cyber attacks leading to concerns of data theft which led to the government drafting the Data Protection Act. As internet with its ever expanding canvas of opportunities is touching the lives of people, it necessitates the requirement to upscale the existing security infrastructure.”
According to an official statement, the NIC-CERT is aimed at enhancing the security posture of National Informatics Centre and the government. NIC-CERT will operate in close coordination and collaboration with sectoral Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERT’s).
Prasad said that as part of its Digital India initiatives, the government has introduced a lot of its services online. “Although this has made services very accessible to the citizens, it has also exposed them to the threats and vulnerabilities which are an inherent part of cyberspace,” he added.
Comments
COMMENT NOW
Comments
Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.
We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of TheHindu Businessline and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.