Tuesday 3 March 2015

Gulshan Rai becomes first chief of cyber security; post created to tackle growing e-threats

BENGALURU: The Narendra Modi government has created a cyber-security chief's position under the Prime Minister's Office and has appointed Gulshan Rai, said a top official in the IT ministry.

Rai, who has been heading the computer emergency response team at the department of electronics and information technology (DeitY), will now take charge as special secretary for cyber security, people familiar with the development told ET.

Rai has been working since 1998 in the area of evevolving legal framework to address issues arising out of cyberspace. He is also expected to head the national cyber coordination centre (NCCC) that the government is also setting up with a budget of Rs 1,000 crore. He was for a long time tipped to become the first national cyber security coordinator. Rai couldn't be reached for comments. DeitY has already posted a vacancy for the post of director general for Indian computer emergency response team.

Cyber security is fast becoming a nightmare for the government even as its Digital India initiative will increase the relevance of the internet and expose the country to large cyber-attacks.
BENGALURU: The Narendra Modi government has created a cyber-security chief's position under the Prime Minister's Office and has appointed Gulshan Rai, said a top official in the IT ministry.

Rai, who has been heading the computer emergency response team at the department of electronics and information technology (DeitY), will now take charge as special secretary for cyber security, people familiar with the development told ET.

Rai has been working since 1998 in the area of ev ..

BENGALURU: The Narendra Modi government has created a cyber-security chief's position under the Prime Minister's Office and has appointed Gulshan Rai, said a top official in the IT ministry.

Rai, who has been heading the computer emergency response team at the department of electronics and information technology (DeitY), will now take charge as special secretary for cyber security, people familiar with the development told ET.

Rai has been working since 1998 in the area of ev ..

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