Hyderabad, Aug.1 (Maxim News): National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), in association with Data Security Council of India (DSCI), hosted a two-day ‘Cyber Workshop’ for Shanghai Corporation Organization (SCO) members at Cyient, here.
The program was inaugurated by Lt. Gen. (Retd) Dr Rajesh Pant, National Cyber Security Coordinator, NSCS. S M Sahai, Additional Secretary, NSCS, along with Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary, IT Department, were present.
Inaugurating the program, Lt. Gen. (Retd) Dr Rajesh Pant said, “The ever-expanding cyber space has inverted the century-old established theories of jurisdiction, which were deeply rooted in the concept of territorial and physical boundaries and sovereignty. The identification and mitigation of Cyber-attacks has become more complicated and difficult to deal with. Cyber attacks cannot be seen limited only to loss of financial assets and intellectual property, but also there are issues associated with the security of critical information infrastructure, public safety”.
S.M. Sahai highlighted the importance of cooperation between SCO member States in countering the menace of terrorism, separatism and extremism. He said India hosting the workshop shows its commitment to offer the expertise available, especially in the cyber domain to the SCO member States in eliminating terrorism. He also said, “The job roles of the law enforcement and intelligence agencies must change in line with the rapid changes in the technology. The issues and challenges related to globalization of the criminal evidence cannot be solved in isolation and cooperation among the member States of SCO is very crucial”.
Representatives from Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Executive Committee of RATS-SCO participated in the workshop. Jayesh Ranjan said the cyber workshop was a great initiative in bringing together the member nations to collaborate, co-operate and exchange ideas and skills to maintain and ensure peace, security and stability in the region.
Rama Vedashree, CEO, DSCI said the workshop provided an excellent opportunity for the audience to enhance their understanding of the need of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for handling cyber crimes and also realize the imperatives of having digital forensics capabilities in corporate and government environments. After joining the SCO in 2017, India has been actively contributing to realize the goals of the SCO, she added. (Maxim News)
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