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Data Protection is crucial for country’s security : Bipin Rawat | Indiablooms

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Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Highlighting the need to modernise the IT Act in the country, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Friday said ‘Data Protection’ is important for the country’s Security.

Stating that formulation of a Cyber Security Policy at the National level is in its final stage, Bipin Rawat said data security is essential for personal security and National security.

Gen Rawat said this while delivering the inaugural address at the 14th edition of ‘c0c0n-2021’, the annual Hacking and Cyber Security Briefing, hosted by the Kerala police in association with the Society for the Policing of Cyberspace( POLCYB ), a not-for-profit society based in British Columbia, Canada and Information Security Research Association (ISRA), a non-profit organisation.

During the COVID era, living conditions have been changed and more and more people switched over to Internet platforms, and subsequently the crime rate has also been multiplied, he underlined.

“As large number of people depend on online jobs, private data became publicly available leading to serious cyber crimes. Hence, all agencies should work together for ensuring cyber security.”

Appreciating the efforts of the Kerala Police for organizing the event, the Chief of Defence Staff said c0c0n has been gaining popularity for the past 13 years.

That proves the public’s confidence in Cyber Security Conferences, he said and wished that it would benefit more people.

Kerala DGP Anil Kant delivered the introductory speech. Manoj Abraham, ADGP and Vice Chairman c0c0n organizing committee, explained the features of the 14th Edition of c0c0n conference.

President of ISRA (Information Security Research Association) Mr Manu Zacharia -co-organizer of the c0c0n conference and Ms Bessie Pang, one of the founders and Executive Director of The Society For The Policing Of Cyberspace (POLCYB) also spoke during the Inaugral Ceremony.

Jeff Jarrett, WWE Hall of Fame & Professional Wrestling Promoter and Executive, attended as a Celebrity Guest.

Tech Mahindra Managing Director and CEO C.P. Gurnani also delivered keynote speeches on various topics.

The head of cyber security of the UAE government, Dr. Mohammed Al Kuwaiti, Chairman…

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14th edition of Cyber security conference ‘c0c0n’ to be inaugurated by Gen. Bipin Rawat

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Chief of Defense Staff General Bipin Rawat will inaugurate the 14th edition of ‘c0c0n’, an annual Hacking and Cyber Security Briefing, which will be held virtually from November 10-13.

The conference, which is being conducted by Kerala Police in association with two non-profit organisations, Society for the Policing of Cyberspace (POLCYB) and Information Security Research Association (ISRA), would be primarily discussing online scams and defenses during the lockdown period, a press statement said.

“The conference is being held in such a way that online security is beneficial even to children in the state where many crimes are taking place with the shift to online classes,” the statement said. The conference is being held virtually so that people from across the globe can attend the event as the 13th edition of ‘c0c0n’ last year saw more than 6,000 attendees from around the world. The conference “aims to discuss at the international level the challenges facing the digital world during the COVID period and the solutions needed to overcome them”, the statement said.

“It also provides an information sharing platform on cyber security issues, enhancement of law enforcement agencies/corporates/researchers/academia’s effectiveness and efficiency through the improvement of the technical and administrative capabilities in incident handling and a channel to discuss strategic directions and future challenges,” it said. The theme of this year’s ‘c0c0n’ is – Improvise, Adapt and Overcome, it added.

National and international experts will speak on various issues including cyber attacks on critical infrastructures, quantum computing, automotive cyber security, drone attacks detections using deep learning, data security and privacy, cyber espionage and cyber warfare, it further said. To encourage more women into cyber security and to offer them equal opportunity to rise to senior leadership roles, Kerala Police is inviting more women, who play prominent roles in cyber security, as speakers for the 14th edition of ‘c0c0n’, the statement said. 

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