Country s cybersecurity critical for its growth, says NCCC chief Rajesh Pant
The National Cyber Coordination Centre chief, Lt Gen (Retd) Rajesh Pant, sounded the alert while pegging the global economic loss due to cybercrime in 2020 to $6 trillion
PTI | March 13, 2021 | Updated 20:15 IST
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The chief of India s cybersecurity and e-surveillance agency Saturday cautioned that the other nations can slow down the country s growth by interfering with its cyberspace.
The National Cyber Coordination Centre chief, Lt Gen (Retd) Rajesh Pant, sounded the alert while pegging the global economic loss due to cybercrime in 2020 to USD 6 trillion.
Accordingly, he advised strengthening the country s cybersecurity saying it will be one of the factors which will be creating headwinds for the country s economic growth.
Updated Mar 13, 2021 | 16:18 IST
He was delivering the keynote address at the inaugural of ‘Militaria@Jaipur 2021’ at Hotel Narain Niwas Palace today. Founder of Militaria Maroof Raza welcomed the eminent speakers at the event. Militaria 2021 chugged off to a traditional start
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Going ahead, investment levels and sustained economic growth is critical for security reasons, Amitabh Kant insisted
The private sector needs to be brought in at the heart of India’s economic growth, said Kant
Covid-19 will likely reverse the trend of poverty alleviation, said Kant
Jaipur: India’s hard and soft power is truly represented by its sustained economic growth. This is the key to India’s future. Economies of both east and southeast Asia have transformed themselves within one generation.
Updated Mar 12, 2021 | 20:15 IST
The Militaria 2021 event will begin at Hotel Narain Niwas Palace to delve into themes like ‘AtmaNirbhar Bharat and Cyber Threats . Maroof Raza welcoming Lt Gen Alok Kler at Militaria 2021
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Lt Gen Alok S Kler, GoC in C, Army Commander in Jaipur was the Guest of Honour
Conference with eminent speakers like Amitabh Kant, R Mehershi, Lt. Gen Rajesh Pant will be held tomorrow at Narain Niwas
The event chugged off with a gala function at famous Kanota Fort and Museum
Militaria 2021 was formally launched today with an exclusively curated event at Castle Kanota. The event began with the arrival of Lt Gen Alok S. Kler, GoC in C, Army Commander in Jaipur. He set the stage for the proceedings of this legacy event in honour of Late General Amar Singh of Kanota. Many VIPs from Jaipur and other defence companies from across India were in attendance at the launch.
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Authorities are investigating a series of recent suspected cyber intrusions which could have led to a power outage in Mumbai, crippled systems at banks and caused a glitch at the country’s premier National Stock Exchange, he said. The report is expected in about a fortnight.
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Authorities are investigating a series of recent suspected cyber intrusions which could have led to a power outage in Mumbai, crippled systems at banks and caused a glitch at the country’s premier National Stock Exchange
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