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Despite the increasing threat posed by those who commit cyber crimes to national security, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), which is responsible for developing technology for use by the military, is yet to develop a foolproof cyber defence programme to protect and secure network systems in the country, according to DRDO director KD Nayak.
Speaking at the two-day international cyber security summit in Bangalore, Nayak said DRDO is still working on a cyber defence programme primarily to protect key sectors such as defence, railways and power.
The technologies used to commit cyber crimes have grown to such a level that even an attack similar to that of 9/11 can be executed by sitting in a remote corner and hacking the air traffic control system, he said, adding that DRDO is working on a project to protect cyber network in the country from malware and hackers.
We are still using IC networking technology which is vulnerable for breach. DRDO is developing an indigenous technology to ensure networking systems are safe and secure. It has completed 50% of the project and the remaining part will be completed soon, he said.
Principal secretary of department of IT, BT and S&T, MN Vidyashankar said Bangalore will have a cyber appellate tribunal to deal with cyber security issues. The state government has set up a cyber lab in Mangalore which has already attended financial cyber crimes worth `1.2 crore. The state will host cyber summits every year, he added.
Deputy national security advisor, Latha Reddy, said though Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), National Informatics Centre (NIC) and Nasscom are doing audit in computing, the government is working with other countries to enhance cooperation in investigating cyber crimes.
Law and parliamentary affairs minister Suresh Kumar said Bangalore, which is the countrys IT capital, should also be the information security capital.
Staff shortage
The first cyber crime police station in the country was set up in Bangalore. But the police station is suffering from shortage of staff with cases piling up each day. It receives around 100-140 cases in a year. Currently 57 cases are pending with over 168 cases registered in previous years still under investigation, said a senior police officer.
The police station is pretty big in sizeit has eight deputy superintendents of police and six inspectors in addition to 12 other employees. But only four police sub inspectors are computer literates.
We are training 26 officers at the cyber lab with the help of Nasscom. The training focuses of collecting cyber evidence and technically analysing it. We had a few technical experts earlier but
now we are left with just one. We are looking for two-three experts with excellent computer knowledge, he said.
Speaking at the two-day international cyber security summit in Bangalore, Nayak said DRDO is still working on a cyber defence programme primarily to protect key sectors such as defence, railways and power.
The technologies used to commit cyber crimes have grown to such a level that even an attack similar to that of 9/11 can be executed by sitting in a remote corner and hacking the air traffic control system, he said, adding that DRDO is working on a project to protect cyber network in the country from malware and hackers.
We are still using IC networking technology which is vulnerable for breach. DRDO is developing an indigenous technology to ensure networking systems are safe and secure. It has completed 50% of the project and the remaining part will be completed soon, he said.
Principal secretary of department of IT, BT and S&T, MN Vidyashankar said Bangalore will have a cyber appellate tribunal to deal with cyber security issues. The state government has set up a cyber lab in Mangalore which has already attended financial cyber crimes worth `1.2 crore. The state will host cyber summits every year, he added.
Deputy national security advisor, Latha Reddy, said though Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), National Informatics Centre (NIC) and Nasscom are doing audit in computing, the government is working with other countries to enhance cooperation in investigating cyber crimes.
Law and parliamentary affairs minister Suresh Kumar said Bangalore, which is the countrys IT capital, should also be the information security capital.
Staff shortage
The first cyber crime police station in the country was set up in Bangalore. But the police station is suffering from shortage of staff with cases piling up each day. It receives around 100-140 cases in a year. Currently 57 cases are pending with over 168 cases registered in previous years still under investigation, said a senior police officer.
The police station is pretty big in sizeit has eight deputy superintendents of police and six inspectors in addition to 12 other employees. But only four police sub inspectors are computer literates.
We are training 26 officers at the cyber lab with the help of Nasscom. The training focuses of collecting cyber evidence and technically analysing it. We had a few technical experts earlier but
now we are left with just one. We are looking for two-three experts with excellent computer knowledge, he said.
