Good luck: Recognizing the role of cybersecurity in the state’s growth, senior Uttar Pradesh government officials met on Friday to discuss a roadmap for protecting the state’s digital assets from attacks.
Deputy Premier Brajesh Pathak, guest of honor at the event, hosted by The Economic Times, state government and Zscaler (a cloud security company headquartered in San Jose, Calif.), emphasized the importance of cybersecurity.
“State governments are developing cybersecurity policies. We are motivated to set an example before other states as well as the G20 countries and their digital economy groups. CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) ) line, a specialized unit will be raised in Uttar Pradesh to combat cybercrime,” Pathak said.
Deputy Inspector General N. Colanci spoke about the necessary measures to keep residents safe. “We must follow a Zero Trust policy, which means we should never trust anyone with sensitive information online. should not be trusted,” said Colanci.
Special Secretary of Information Technology and State Chief Information Security Officer Kumar Vinit “I would like to emphasize that government departments cannot identify cyber threats. Digital assets must be hidden from hackers. Vulnerabilities cannot be exposed,” he said.
Add Chief Secretary Sanjay R. Boothlady He stressed how the state government is being cautious in releasing payments to sugarcane farmers.
“Both the sugarcane and excise tax sectors involve huge amounts of money and routine transactions. Our software security certifications must be complete,” said Boothready.Anans Nag and Gagandeep Shin Nanda Zscaler participants shared their views on the state’s overall cybersecurity framework during the conversation.
Deputy Premier Brajesh Pathak, guest of honor at the event, hosted by The Economic Times, state government and Zscaler (a cloud security company headquartered in San Jose, Calif.), emphasized the importance of cybersecurity.
“State governments are developing cybersecurity policies. We are motivated to set an example before other states as well as the G20 countries and their digital economy groups. CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) ) line, a specialized unit will be raised in Uttar Pradesh to combat cybercrime,” Pathak said.
Deputy Inspector General N. Colanci spoke about the necessary measures to keep residents safe. “We must follow a Zero Trust policy, which means we should never trust anyone with sensitive information online. should not be trusted,” said Colanci.
Special Secretary of Information Technology and State Chief Information Security Officer Kumar Vinit “I would like to emphasize that government departments cannot identify cyber threats. Digital assets must be hidden from hackers. Vulnerabilities cannot be exposed,” he said.
Add Chief Secretary Sanjay R. Boothlady He stressed how the state government is being cautious in releasing payments to sugarcane farmers.
“Both the sugarcane and excise tax sectors involve huge amounts of money and routine transactions. Our software security certifications must be complete,” said Boothready.Anans Nag and Gagandeep Shin Nanda Zscaler participants shared their views on the state’s overall cybersecurity framework during the conversation.
