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LUCKNOW: Realising the role of cyber security in the growth of the state, senior officials of Uttar Pradesh government on Friday huddled together to discuss the roadmap for keeping the digital assets of the state secure from attacks.
Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak, the chief guest at the event, organised by Economic Times, state government and Zscaler (a cloud security company, with headquarters in San Jose, California), emphasised on the importance of cyber security.
“The state government is coming out with a cyber security policy. We are motivated to set an example before other states as well as the G20 countries and its digital economy group. On the lines of CERT (computer emergency response team) a specialised force will be raised in Uttar Pradesh to battle cybercrimes,” said Pathak.
Deputy inspector general N Kolanchi spoke about the steps needed to keep the residents secure. “We need to follow the policy of zero trust. It means we shall not trust anybody online with confidential information. Similarly, no software or tools shall be trusted without verifying the credentials,” said Kolanchi.
Special secretary of the IT department and chief information security officer of the state Kumar Vinit said: “I want to highlight the inability of government departments at identifying cyber threats. We need to keep our digital assets invisible to hackers. We cannot expose our vulnerabilities.”
Additional chief secretary Sanjay R Bhoosreddy highlighted how the state government was exercising caution while releasing payments to the cane farmers.
“Sugarcane and excise, both the departments involve huge sums of money and daily transactions. Our software security certifications need to be watertight,” said Bhoosreddy. Ananth Nag and Gagandeep Singh Nanda from Zscaler presented their views on overall cybersecurity framework of the state during the interactions.
Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak, the chief guest at the event, organised by Economic Times, state government and Zscaler (a cloud security company, with headquarters in San Jose, California), emphasised on the importance of cyber security.
“The state government is coming out with a cyber security policy. We are motivated to set an example before other states as well as the G20 countries and its digital economy group. On the lines of CERT (computer emergency response team) a specialised force will be raised in Uttar Pradesh to battle cybercrimes,” said Pathak.
Deputy inspector general N Kolanchi spoke about the steps needed to keep the residents secure. “We need to follow the policy of zero trust. It means we shall not trust anybody online with confidential information. Similarly, no software or tools shall be trusted without verifying the credentials,” said Kolanchi.
Special secretary of the IT department and chief information security officer of the state Kumar Vinit said: “I want to highlight the inability of government departments at identifying cyber threats. We need to keep our digital assets invisible to hackers. We cannot expose our vulnerabilities.”
Additional chief secretary Sanjay R Bhoosreddy highlighted how the state government was exercising caution while releasing payments to the cane farmers.
“Sugarcane and excise, both the departments involve huge sums of money and daily transactions. Our software security certifications need to be watertight,” said Bhoosreddy. Ananth Nag and Gagandeep Singh Nanda from Zscaler presented their views on overall cybersecurity framework of the state during the interactions.
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