INDIA NEEDS NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM TO COMBAT GROWING CYBER CRIMES

INDIA NEEDS NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM TO COMBAT GROWING CYBER CRIMES

New Delhi May 18, 2006 Union Minister of Defense for state M.M.Pallamraju here last evening stressed on the country having India centric “National Cyber Security Response system” to deal with the increasing threats in cyberspace and growing global cyber terrorism.

Minister while inaugurating a seminar on “Promoting Global cyber Security” organized by the Institution of engineers (IEI) India said “ the Indian initiative against growing cyberspace crimes will seek to bring together governments and the national and international private sector to fight the growing menace”.

“The new response system will serve as a pioneer platform to allow the various states governments , public sector companies and corporates and individuals of the country to exchange notes and ideas, as well as to facilitate the sharing of skills and best practices, with the ultimate objective of combating these constantly evolving threats”, the Minister said.

“Cyber security is not entirely government concern , given that some of the best skills and technologies in cyber-security reside in the private sector, it is only natural that all governments need to work closely with businesses to effectively combat cyber-terrorism,” he said.

He said the potential to wreak havoc and cause disruption to people, firms, governments and entire global systems have increased as the world became more globalised and dependent on information and communications technology (ICT).

“Today, governments across the world must be prepared to deal with threats in cyberspace. Even if one were to exclude the risks to life and limb, the economic loss caused by the disruption of a cyber-attack can be truly severe – for example, a nationwide blackout, collapse of trading systems or perhaps the crippling of a central bank cheque clearing system,” he said.

Earlier IEI Chairman Mr R.K.Bagrodia speaking on the occasion said that the threats posed by cyber-terrorism were something that modern societies and their governments could no longer ignore.

“No country can manage this problem in isolation and to effectively overcome this global threat and it is imperative that countries throughout the world work in concert to wipe out this danger.”

Col. M.S.Lamba, Director, Army Cyber Security Establishment will be the key note speaker in his address stressed on country having strict cyberspace laws and means of enforcement as all major installments, government working , airports, railways were dependent on computers and internet”.

He also stressed on country having proper cyber security education and awareness programme. For small virus problems a even a individual computer user has to rush to vendors who are not qualified to tackle the problem . “Setting up of national emergency response system as done in other countries will help both the government and the private sector to fight the biggest threat to any country in history” he added.