The government has announced that a new committee would be formed under the union home secretary to devise a strategy to tackle cyber-attacks.
The panel of cyber-crimes will comprise representatives of all state governments and departments concerned and will prepare a unified strategy to deal with cyber-attacks. According to Amit Shah, union home minister, states and union territories (UTs) have been asked to conduct awareness campaigns on cyber-vigilance.
The minister’s direction came during the meeting of the Northern Zonal Council, comprising five states and three UTs, held in Jaipur. The meeting focused on concerns about cyber-crimes among other inter-state and centre-state issues.
Further, Shah stressed on the need to train police officers, public prosecutors, telecom companies and their point-of-sale agents in new technology and advanced skills. He called for maximum use of IT tools to detect cyber-crimes and systematic measures to prevent their recurrence.
