The everyday progress in the field of information technology connects the world in even faster way and has become a vital and integral part of all the businesses. But at the same time, the new advancements throw up unprecedented functionality risks of information security. Taking a bigger picture, homeland security is critical to the overall security of the entire country. Recent terror attacks and other security concerns pertaining to domestic law and order situation have prompted the Central and State governments to focus on the modernisation and up gradation of the country's security infrastructure.
Responding to the importance of the IT security subject and homeland security, The Economic Times organised a summit titled 'Secure India Summit' in association withWipro and Cisco , recently , in the Capital.
The summit addressed information and homeland security challenges facing the Indian Government and the society at large today. It was more of a platform to people in IT business across industries to share problems and discuss possible solutions. 'Security' , in this summit, was defined as doing business in new ways that reflect the emerging dangers across the globe, evolving concerns of customers, investors and employees.
How do we secure India, questions G K Pillai, union home secretary , Government of India, while giving his keynote address at the summit. "Navy , cost guard, border security force, air force and army - they all are there to protect India . But this is just one aspect of securing India. How to secure your business and house is another aspect. You can't secure one aspect leaving another insecure, for everything is connected. For example , in an office if one person tries to break the LAN rules, everybody else's security goes for a toss. So there are vested interests in saying that protection (related to information, data, house, business) is not up to the mark as everybody needs foolproof security" , said Pillai.
The increase in the use of Internet , laptops, mobiles have surely eased our lives but have lead to problems like hacking, theft of data and attacks of viruses. Security breaches are on the rise and it is quite obvious that without government intervention on rules, responsibilities and formal procedures, an information security framework can not prove effective.
The speakers laid a lot of stress on skill sets of people and practical aspects of learning as tools to feel secure. Pillai said: "India will take another four to five years to have skilled man power in all the fields whether we talk about police, forensic science, research and development or information technology . He added, "Besides , I need to ask all these people who have built the malls and sky rocketing building in India that how many times have they carried out fire drills to see whether people inside are really safe or can be escaped in case of a mishap. No body does it till the fire actually takes place. Same goes with hacking. We all must get into practical modes. Get your computers hacked as a hacking drill and this would prepare you for the worst."
The summit mainly included panel discussions on two topics - 'Information security-Implementation of technologies and information security mechanisms for a secure tomorrow' and 'Homeland security - State of preparedness and how to achieve a comprehensive real time infrastructure.' The speakers in these sessions included R S Sharma, director general and mission director, UIDAI, Gulshan Rai, director general, Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, GOI, Prasenjit Saha, VP, enterprise security services, Wipro Technologies, Raghu Raman, CEO, NATGRID, Ministry of Home Affairs, GOI, M K Chhabra (IGP), director, Bureau of Police research and Development, Anand Sankaran, senior VP and business head, Wipro (India, M East and Africa), and Shrikant Shitole, VP, transformation business and managed services, CISCO India and SAARC with moderator Damini Kumari, senior editor, ET Now.
Responding to the importance of the IT security subject and homeland security, The Economic Times organised a summit titled 'Secure India Summit' in association withWipro and Cisco , recently , in the Capital.
The summit addressed information and homeland security challenges facing the Indian Government and the society at large today. It was more of a platform to people in IT business across industries to share problems and discuss possible solutions. 'Security' , in this summit, was defined as doing business in new ways that reflect the emerging dangers across the globe, evolving concerns of customers, investors and employees.
How do we secure India, questions G K Pillai, union home secretary , Government of India, while giving his keynote address at the summit. "Navy , cost guard, border security force, air force and army - they all are there to protect India . But this is just one aspect of securing India. How to secure your business and house is another aspect. You can't secure one aspect leaving another insecure, for everything is connected. For example , in an office if one person tries to break the LAN rules, everybody else's security goes for a toss. So there are vested interests in saying that protection (related to information, data, house, business) is not up to the mark as everybody needs foolproof security" , said Pillai.
The increase in the use of Internet , laptops, mobiles have surely eased our lives but have lead to problems like hacking, theft of data and attacks of viruses. Security breaches are on the rise and it is quite obvious that without government intervention on rules, responsibilities and formal procedures, an information security framework can not prove effective.
The speakers laid a lot of stress on skill sets of people and practical aspects of learning as tools to feel secure. Pillai said: "India will take another four to five years to have skilled man power in all the fields whether we talk about police, forensic science, research and development or information technology . He added, "Besides , I need to ask all these people who have built the malls and sky rocketing building in India that how many times have they carried out fire drills to see whether people inside are really safe or can be escaped in case of a mishap. No body does it till the fire actually takes place. Same goes with hacking. We all must get into practical modes. Get your computers hacked as a hacking drill and this would prepare you for the worst."
The summit mainly included panel discussions on two topics - 'Information security-Implementation of technologies and information security mechanisms for a secure tomorrow' and 'Homeland security - State of preparedness and how to achieve a comprehensive real time infrastructure.' The speakers in these sessions included R S Sharma, director general and mission director, UIDAI, Gulshan Rai, director general, Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, GOI, Prasenjit Saha, VP, enterprise security services, Wipro Technologies, Raghu Raman, CEO, NATGRID, Ministry of Home Affairs, GOI, M K Chhabra (IGP), director, Bureau of Police research and Development, Anand Sankaran, senior VP and business head, Wipro (India, M East and Africa), and Shrikant Shitole, VP, transformation business and managed services, CISCO India and SAARC with moderator Damini Kumari, senior editor, ET Now.
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