Cybercrimes increasing every day, warns Dr. Pant
The National Cyber Security Strategy document is in the final stage and aims to provide a safe, secure, trusted, resilient and vibrant cyberspace for the country’s prosperity, said Lt Gen (Dr) Rajesh Pant, National Cyber Security Coordinator of the Government.
“It propagates the ‘whole of a nation’ approach. We also have CBDR, Common but Differentiated Responsibility, where cybersecurity is the responsibility of everyone,” he told the ‘Cyber Comm – Cyber Security for Atmanirbhar Bharat’ webinar organized by FICCI on 20 Oct 2020.
The new strategy document will also cover various aspects like data as a national resource, building indigenous capabilities, assured defence posture, the central apex body, legislative framework including cyber insurance and cyber education.
“We will also have the CSIRT, Cyber Security Incident & Response Teams, at the sector and the state level to ensure safety,” Dr. Pant said.
“The situation will become more complex with the advent of more smart cities, Industry 4.0, 5G, etc. Cybercrimes are increasing every day and the criminals mostly operate from home,” Dr. Pant warned, pointing out that India lost around Rs.1.25 lakh crore owing to cybercrimes in 2019.
The cyber threat is not merely technological, it is an existential threat, added Maj Gen Ravi Chaudhary (Retd), Former Head, Digital Army Projects.
“Cyberspace is the new world and security is a part of design these days,” he highlighted at the webinar.
“As we are operating on various platforms for marketing, social media, utility, services, etc., platform security has become crucial.
“Platforms are like virtual real estate as the value of the platform keeps increasing by attracting more people. These are the very platforms that can become a threat to our data security, privacy, rights and we need to work on them,” he stressed.
Highlighting the concerns of platform security, Maj Gen Ravi Chaudhary (Retd) stated that the majority of the platforms are hosted in the cloud hence, cloud security becomes imperative along with data security and the governance of data.
“It is, therefore, important to have security by design approach,” he added.
Ambrish Bakaya, Co-chair, FICCI ICT and Digital Economy Committee, said the evolution of the digital economy is leading to rapid digital transformation across sectors.
“We are all in a digital age, largely characterized by the shift from traditional industry to an economy based on information technology.
“The new normal has emerged in which there is a need for a steep change in digitalization and resilience considerations across industries and government,” he said.
Simon Leech, Senior Advisor, Security and Risk Management, HPE and Dilip Chenoy, Secretary-General, FICCI also shared their perspective on cybersecurity for Atmanirbhar Bharat. #cybersecurity #digital #IT #technologies /fiinews.com
