NASSCOM, the premier trade body and voice of the IT software and services industry in India, in association with Chandigarh Administration inaugurated the state-of-the-art Regional Cyber Security and Research Centre (RCSRC) at Chandigarh. The lab was inaugurated by General S.F. Rodrigues, Administrator of Chandigarh and Governor of Punjab and Mr. Kiran Karnik, President, NASSCOM. NASSCOM will serve as a technical consultant for this initiative while the funding will be jointly provided by the Department of Information Technology and Chandigarh Administration through the Society for Promotion of Information Technology (SPIC), Chandigarh.
RCSRC is the first cyber security research centre in India that will engage a multidisciplinary team of researchers and faculty to conduct specialist research in the areas of information and cyber security and performance optimization in networking in a cost effective manner. The team will conduct studies and organize discussion platforms to educate and enable the students to prevent and handle the new age transgressions. The research work undertaken and data collected here will also serve as primary source of information for the entire cyber security focused research community.
Kiran Karnik said, "Information security has been a key focus area for the Indian IT industry. NASSCOM in association with various stakeholders like the union government, state administrations, academia, security professionals, and the law enforcement agencies has been taking steps that will ensure a strong security environment for Indian IT. We are very pleased to be associated with the inauguration of the Regional Cyber Security and Research Centre, and are hopeful that this will further raise the bar for India being at the forefront in identifying possible concern areas and spearheading new methods to curtail any security loopholes." He added, "Drawing on the strengths from Computer Science, Engineering & IT, the Center will serve as a valuable regional and national asset for the development of advanced security solutions, critical infrastructure protection, emergency readiness and response technology consolidating India's position with respect to information security."
General S.F. Rodrigues, Administrator, Chandigarh and Governor of Punjab, stated, "Punjab with its encouraging policies is fast emerging as the most favored business and investment destination for IT and BPO companies. On this backdrop, it has become imperative for the Chandigarh administration to take the lead in research to create a technology rich environment conducive for constructive discussions and innovative ideas for further strengthening the security environment in the country."
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