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DGP Haryana talks about cybercrime in IIM Rohtak

May 13, 2024 by Sujata Muguda 0 Comments #cybercrime, #DGP Haryana, #Haryana, #IIM Rohtak, #Prof. Dheeraj Sharma, #Shri Kapur, #Shri ShatrujeetKapur

Rohtak, 13th May 2024: The Indian Institute of Management Rohtak had the distinct honor of hosting Shri ShatrujeetKapur, IPS, Director General of Police, Haryana. During his visit, the dignitary delivered a keynote address on people management, the role of digital technology, and contemporary issues in security, especially cybersecurity, to IPL (Integrated Programme in Law) students and shared valuable insights with the audience. The event also featured an engaging interaction between the esteemed guests and the students.

DGP Haryana

Prof. Dheeraj Sharma, Director, IIM Rohtak expressed his delight and honor at having Shri ShatrujeetKapur. Professor Sharma urged students to seize the opportunity to engage with Shri Kapurby enriching their experiences. He also encouraged students to take up internships and projects in the field of cybercrimes and write white papers and/or case studies.

Reflecting on insights from his experience, Shri Kapur emphasized the importance of delegating routine tasks to focus on strategic planning and working on new initiatives. He noted the tendency to perform urgent tasks often at the expense of important concerns like training and capacity building. Shri Kapur urged maintaining focus on important matters despite the allure of urgency, cautioning against the potential loss of sight of critical long-term goals in the face of immediate demands. He underlined that the effectiveness of one’s tenure ultimately relies on adept people management, citing the essential role of managing teams and leadership. While highlighting the importance of professional competence, Shri Kapur also underscored the significance of empathy, fairness, honesty, and courage in leadership behaviors. Encouraging every individual to be an aspiring leader, he advocated for conscious goal-setting, prioritization, and a focused approach to task management over multitasking.

While discussing the issue of security, Mr. Kapur highlighted the increasing importance of cybercrimes (Rs 500 crores equivalent)vis-à-vis more traditional crimes (10 crores equivalent) in the state of Haryana. In every day there are about 250 victims of cybercrimes and many of them are educated but hesitant to report the same. He elaborated on the measures taken to combat cybercrime such as establishing a reporting portal and helpline number (1930) to aid victims and ensuring prompt response from local jurisdictions. He emphasized the importance of collaborative efforts with banks through dedicated teams of law enforcement in facilitating immediate assistance to victims.

Drawing parallels to medical emergencies, Shri Kapur emphasized the critical importance of timely reporting in the proper resolution of cybercrimes. Other areas of focus include scrutiny of SIM card issues and addressing lax practices within banking institutions, particularly regarding KYC procedures, to prevent identity theft. He expressed satisfaction that Haryana Police’s proactive approach resulted in it being recognized as nationally the number one region in blocking illicit, cybercrime-related transactions.

Elaborating on governmental measures to check cybercrime, Shri Kapur drew attention to the recent announcement of cyber warrior positions by the Gurgaon police, which garnered over 11,000 applications. Besides delving into cybercrime, he also emphasized the importance of understanding the workings of law enforcement agencies for law students. He highlighted the pivotal role of police stations as the initial responders for setting the legal proceedings in motion and offered students of IIM Rohtak internships at 122 police stations in Haryana to gain firsthand experience in this increasingly critical area.

IIM Rohtak distinguishes itself as a leading institution with a student body exceeding 1500, making it the largest in enrollment. The flagship program of PGP is internationally accredited by AMBA, making it in the top 2% of management institutes worldwide. The institution has earned a noteworthy global ranking of 151+ in the QS-World University Rankings 2024 and secured the 12th position in the management category in the NIRF India Rankings 2023. As far as the batch profile is concerned, IIM Rohtak has consistently maintained more than 70% female representation of students in the last three years.

The student body is represented by 30 states and union territories, which adds to the rich and varied academic community. As one of the most prominent names in academia presently, the institute is known for producing high-quality research output in all functional management areas, ranking amongst the top 3 to 5 IIMs in per capita research output. The institute offers eight one-of-a-kind programs to students from various academic and socio-economic backgrounds, imparting knowledge with multi-disciplinary outlooks to prepare future business leaders.

Technology

5 Products Helping Companies to Avoid Data Security Threats

Dec 29, 2020 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #cybercrime, #cybersecurity, #digital transformation

The rapidly evolving technology has been one of the major factors leading to digital transformation worldwide. However, it is also not surprising to know that it has also proportionally raised serious concerns around data security, especially with increasing malicious activities including data breaches and leaks.

At present, several companies are consistently using connected networks to work remotely. Also, we are now working from home and often share our laptop or computer screen during meetings. In such a scenario, it becomes imperative to ensure that sensitive information is protected before an individual allows remote access to his/her PC or laptop.

We know data theft can result in a huge loss to an organization along with customer dissatisfaction. In this regard, let’s look at 5 products/services helping companies to avoid data security threats.

Instasafe Technologies

During the pandemic, the internet instantly became the channel for effective human interaction and the primary way we work, contact, and support one another. Corporates and businesses adopted multi-cloud models for application access. Thus, adopting apt cybersecurity measures, and investing in solutions became the top priority of every business.

IAN backed InstaSafe Technologies is a leading cloud-based Security-as-a-Service solution provider delivering comprehensive protection to mobile and remote workers enabling them to safely and securely access enterprise apps, email, and web from anywhere on any network. It’s Zero Trust security model became the preferred choice for organizations that have a diverse workforce when they moved to “Work from Home” or “Remote Working” since the pandemic outbreak.

SafeHats

The potential threat to business from cybercrime has increased in the past months. Therefore, organizations turned to SafeHats’ bug bounty program that helps in the continuous testing process of applications to know if they have been exposed to vulnerabilities. Also, the number of email scams and phishing attacks saw an exponential rise since the pandemic outbreak. Considering this, SafeHats, under its community yellow page initiative, launched a program “SPOOF- Spot the Fake” for reporting spoof mail ids and domains.

SAFE Me

IIT Bombay-incubated and California-headquartered startup, Lucideus came up with SAFE Me, a mobile application that provides every user with a cyber risk score on a scale of zero to five. Using SAFE Me, companies can now conduct real-time cybersecurity assessments. Powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning, the app is available in three versions and has been helping a diverse range of consumer and business-level cybersecurity needs during this time of crisis.

Wijungle

In no time, most of the business operations had to move from physical to digital. Jaipur-based cybersecurity startup is working towards developing a unified network security gateway for companies. It helps enterprises to do away with multiple products like routers, load balancer, VPN servers, firewalls, guest management solutions, and proxy servers, among others. Some of its clients include government departments and private firms across hospitality, healthcare, education, financial services, retail, defence, and transportation.

Threatsys

Cybersecurity breaching is costly and damaging to any organization. Threatsys, one of the leading cybersecurity companies, has been playing a crucial role in the current situation. The company has been working on its Cyber Security Framework with a focus on four important aspects: protect, control, detect, and respond to mitigate any kind of security breaches and protect organizations from being the next victim.
We know cyber attacks are emerging rapidly. However, in addition to the above-mentioned solutions, it is equally important to educate employees of several organizations and train them around security awareness.