NeGD, MeitY organises 30th Batch of Chief Information Security Officers’ Deep Dive Training
NeGD, MeitY organises 30th Batch of Chief Information Security
Officers’ Deep Dive Training Programme under Cyber Surakshit Bharat Initiative
Cyber
Surakshit Bharat initiative was conceptualised with the mission to spread
awareness about cyber-crime and build capacities of Chief Information Security
Officers (CISOs) and frontline IT officials, across
all government departments, for ensuring adequate safety measures to combat the
growing menace, and for organizations
to defend their digital infrastructures and become future-ready in tackling
cyber-attacks.
Operating
on the principles of awareness, education and enablement, the National
e-Governance Division (NeGD), under its Capacity Building scheme, organised the
30th CISO Deep-Dive training programme from August
22-26, 2022. Held at the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), New
Delhi, the intensive 5-day training programme was designed for designated CISOs
from Central and State/UT Governments, subordinate agencies/PSUs, including
public sector banks and insurance companies, technical wings of police and
security forces, CTOs and members of technical/PMU teams; as well as officers
responsible to observe security of IT systems in their respective organisations.
The
deep-dive training specifically aimed at educating and enabling CISOs to
understand cyber-attacks comprehensively and thoroughly, get necessary exposure
in latest technologies of safeguard, and translate the benefits of a resilient
e-infrastructure to individual organizations and citizens at large. The
training also focussed on providing a holistic
view of legal provisions, enabling CISOs to formulate policies in the domain of
cyber security and build concrete cyber crisis management plans.
The
inaugural session of the programme was attended by eminent dignitaries - Abhishek
Singh, P&CEO, NeGD, SN Tripathi, DG, IIPA, graced the occasion. Stressing
upon the importance of cyber security in the present scenario of growing
cyber-attacks, Tripathi encouraged CISO officers to think innovatively and
futuristically while supporting cyber security endeavours of their
organisations. In his address, Abhishek Singh insisted on the need of robust
cyber security conduct at an individual level, and requested all CISO
participants for use of properly licensed software. He also reminded them of
various GOI initiatives in the said domain, particularly highlighting the very
responsive National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre
(NCIIPC) to address potential cyber threats on critical infrastructure.
The
training programme brought together an array of subject matter experts from the
industry, the academia and the government to speak on key domain issues of
cyber security, such as, Governance Risk and Compliance, Emerging Cyber
Security Trends, Landscape of Cyber Security Products in India, Network
Security, Cyber Crisis Workplace Plan, Application and Data Security, Cloud
Security, Mobile Security, Cryptography, Cyber Security Testing and Audit,
Cyber Security related Provisions of IT Act and ISMS Standards including ISO
27001. An interactive presentation session by towards the programme’s
culmination by participants enabled learnings from one another.
Launched
in 2018, the CISO training is the first-of-its-kind of partnership between the
Government and industry consortium under Public Private Partnership (PPP)
model. Since June 2018, these
programmes have capacitated 1,224 senior officials to secure digital
infrastructure and systems of their respective organizations.