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Meeting nation’s cyber threats | Daily Express Online
Meeting nation’s cyber threats
Published on: Saturday, August 06, 2022
By: Sherell Jeffrey
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Students being briefed on CyberSecurity (Photo Credit: CyberSecurity Malaysia)
CYBERSECURITY Malaysia, is a national cybersecurity specialist and technical agency under the purview of the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia Malaysia (K-KOMM), to empower and strengthen the level of cybersecurity in Malaysia.The agency was established as a Company Limited-by-Guarantee under the supervision of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) on 20 March 2007. Pursuant to the Federal Government Ministerial Order 2019, CyberSecurity Malaysia is placed under the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia (K-KOMM) effective from May 21, 2018 until now.
CyberSecurity Malaysia is committed to provide a broad range of cybersecurity innovation-led services, programmes, and initiatives to reduce vulnerability of digital systems, and at the same time strengthen Malaysia’s self-reliance in cyberspace.
CyberSecurity Malaysia exhibition booth to highlight on matters related to CyberSecurity (Photo Credit: CyberSecurity Malaysia)
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With today’s digital technology era, cybersecurity has become more risky and complicated because the more technology evolves, the more complex and sophisticated the threats and cyberattacks become.
Cybercriminals are also more active, brave and more sophisticated, using new methods, techniques and more effective tactics to launch cyber threats and attacks to cause a negative impact on national development and threaten the well-being and harmony of the people.
As a proactive and committed agency to ensuring the safety and well-being of the country’s cyberspace, CyberSecurity Malaysia through the SiberKASA programme has produced more than 35 cybersecurity products and services covering Cybersecurity Responsive Services, Cybersecurity Proactive Services, Outreach and Capacity Building, Strategic Studies and Engagement as well as Industry and Research Development.
The products and services have been classified under three components, namely human, processes and technology as a holistic approach to develop, empower, sustain…
New IT university on the anvil for underprivileged students- The New Indian Express
NEW DELHI: Aiming to bridge the worldwide supply-demand gap of computer science professionals, Sitare Foundation, a bootstrapped pan-India educational NGO, has announced the setting up of Sitare University, which will provide underprivileged students free world-class computer science undergraduate education.
The university has been envisioned by some of the most prominent leaders from the Silicon Valley, top American and European universities, industry leaders, and venture capitalists in an attempt to ensure that the brightest minds in India get an opportunity to study computer science, and become global technology leaders, a statement issued by the NGO said.
The University’s curriculum will be spearheaded by renowned names from the academia and industry stalwarts, including Vishal Sikka, Founder Vianai and Former CEO of Infosys; Mehran Sahami, James and Ellenor Chesebrough Professor, Stanford University; Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder and CEO of Paytm; Joseph C. Ford Professor of Engineering, Department of Computer Science, Cornell University; and many other.
The university will initially start operations from Bhopal-based Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (RGPV) premises in the current academic year.
As part of this MoU, RGVP will provide the required infrastructure and the curriculum, academics, and faculty will be taken care of by the foundation.
The university will offer a four-year Bachelor of Technology in computer science alongside five specialised majors, covering multiple new-age technologies such as AI, Human-Computer Interactions, Blockchain Technologies, Computer Security etc.
“The world is facing a severe shortage of high-quality computer scientists. India has a large population of very bright underprivileged children who do not reach their full potential due to lack of educational resources,” said Amit Singhal, Founder of Sitare Foundation and Sitare University.
Crimes against women up by 34% in Krishna district- The New Indian Express
VIJAYAWADA: Krishna district has witnessed a 34 per cent rise in crimes against women this year by recording 1,651 cases compared to 1,229 cases last year. The district observed an overall increase in crime rate by 18 per cent with 24,862 cases.
Presenting the annual district crime statistics before the media on Thursday here at Vijayawada, district SP Siddharth Kaushal said the district police have topped in the state for the outstanding work in cracking down the illicit trafficking as a part of the state government’s brainchild programme ‘Abolishment of Alcohol’. He added that they stood first in various initiatives such as Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offences (ITSSO), Investigation Tracking System for SC/ST cases, E-office, Interoperable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) and Mobile Security Check Device (MSCD) among others. According to the crime statistics, while the district has recorded a total of 24,862 cases against 20,911 in the previous year, the district police have filed chargesheets for 27,396 cases pertaining to the present year and pending from the previous year.
“At a rate of 75 chargesheets per day, the district police have created a record and disposed off the cases to courts for further process. Additionally, we successfully reduced the time taken to file a chargesheet from 68 days to 34 days in 2021. It became possible with the help of technology,” Siddhartha Kaushal said.
He also appreciated the efforts of the officials for keeping the district first in the State in terms of conviction rate, average time to file chargesheet, days taken for investigation and lost property recovery. Kaushal attributed the increase in the number of crimes against women to the ‘free registration of FIRs’ and various outreach programmes initiated by the district police. The SP said a total of 2,974 persons were arrested in such cases and 1,503 chargesheets were filed.
