Alert on cybersecurity
India plans to create a workforce of 5 lakh cybersecurity professionals in the next five years cutting across public and private sectors. A group of experts reckon India will have a 4.7 lakh shortfall of such experts in the coming years. Even as National Security Advisor, Shivshankar Menon flagged off a set of recommendations for government-private sector collaboration on cybersecurity, it is painfully clear that India, as a late entrant to the party, will struggle to keep up with the constantly evolving challenges in the cyber world. Cyberwarfare has emerged as a top-of-the-mind threat to national security as India’s systems are battered daily by cyber attacks both from within and outside the country. Cyber experts say India faces the greatest attacks from the following countries __ US, China, Russia and some EU countries and Iran. Capacity building therefore is of paramount importance, and this was the core message of the cybersecurity recommendations unveiled on Monday. Releasing th...