Panel Discussion: New Threats, New Cyber Defence Strategies: What Government Executives need to know

In this video:
Moderator: Harshal Desai, Special Correspondent, Express Computer, Indian Express Group

Panelists :
+ Vijay Devnath, GGM, Infra & Security, MDMS & CISO, Center for Railway Information Systems (CRIS)
+ Golok Kumar Simli, CTO, Passport Seva Program, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
+ Amit Sinha, Director, Information Technology Development Agency, (ITDA), Uttarakhand
+ Hemant Verma, General Manager (IT), Punjab National Bank
+ Sanjeev Banzal, Director General – ERNET
+ Tulika Pandey, Scientist F, Director, MeitY, Government of India
+ Raakesh T, Principal Technical Officer, CDAC, MeitY, Mumbai
+ Alain Sanchez, EMEA CISO, Sr Evangelist, Fortinet

Key Highlights:
+ Vijay Devnath, GM, Infra & Security, MDMS and CISO, Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS): The top management should look at the viability of digital assets, assess risk and make human resource aware about the threats

+ Golok Kumar Simli, CTO, Passport Seva Programme at Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India: Security has to be made inclusive of design and cannot be left for the audit process

+ Sanjeev Banzal, Director General, ERNET: At least 10% of IT budget should be spent on cybersecurity.

+ Tulika Pandey, Scientist ‘F’ & Director, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology: It is important to look at monetisation of infrastructure and identify critical resources to prevent exploitation of vulnerabilities

+ Alain Sanchez, EMEA CISO, Senior Evangelist, Fortinet: We are moving towards a very holistic cyber security approach with visibility, innovation and integrated cyber platforms

+ Raakesh T, Principal Technical Officer, CDAC, MeitY, Mumbai: A strong evolving process for audit and visibility will bridge the gap between technology and security.