NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Thursday inaugurated Assam Rifles’ cyber security operations centre (CSOC) — first of its kind for central armed police forces — at its headquarters in Laitkor, Shillong. It will carry out real-time monitoring of the Assam Rifles wide area network (ARWAN), mitigation of external threats and prevention of cyber violations in the force’s network.
In his address at the inauguration event, Shah said that as “Bharat takes a quantum leap towards digitisation under PM Modi’s leadership”, prevention of cyber crimes is a key priority. Stating that the Modi government is committed to making the internet secure for every citizen, Shah praised the efforts of Assam Rifles in modernising its operations by creating a cyber security operations centre with state-of-the-art network and data monitoring devices to provide 24×7 services.
The cyber security operations centre will strengthen the cyber security posture of the Assam Rifles, he said.
Shah underlined that the increased cyber attacks in present times “have made it imperative to safeguard our networks from nefarious intruders, hacking and other cyber incursions”.
“The present infrastructure enables the integration and management of diverse aspects affiliated with operations,” he said while appreciating Assam Rifles’ concerted efforts to ensure seamless and secure digital services within the force.
Shah is currently on a three-day visit to Meghalaya and Assam. On Friday, he will attend the 71st plenary session of the North Eastern Council as well as the 11th meeting of the NESAC Society in Shillong. The same day at 4.30 pm, he is scheduled to visit the Mahabhairab temple in Tezpur, Assam for darshan and swachata sewa (cleanliness service). He will wind up the day by attending a cultural programme dedicated to Assamese artist Bhupen Hazarika, also in Tezpur.
On Saturday morning, Shah will preside over the 60th Raising Day function of Sashastra Seema Bal in Tezpur. At noon, he will attend the 13th triennial conference of the All Bathou Mahasabha in Sonitpur. He will then move to Guwahati, where he will preside over the passing out parade for 2,551 Assam police commandos, followed by launch of the book ‘Assam’s Braveheart Lachit Barphukan’ at the Srimanta Sankardeva International Auditorium.
In his address at the inauguration event, Shah said that as “Bharat takes a quantum leap towards digitisation under PM Modi’s leadership”, prevention of cyber crimes is a key priority. Stating that the Modi government is committed to making the internet secure for every citizen, Shah praised the efforts of Assam Rifles in modernising its operations by creating a cyber security operations centre with state-of-the-art network and data monitoring devices to provide 24×7 services.
The cyber security operations centre will strengthen the cyber security posture of the Assam Rifles, he said.
Shah underlined that the increased cyber attacks in present times “have made it imperative to safeguard our networks from nefarious intruders, hacking and other cyber incursions”.
“The present infrastructure enables the integration and management of diverse aspects affiliated with operations,” he said while appreciating Assam Rifles’ concerted efforts to ensure seamless and secure digital services within the force.
Shah is currently on a three-day visit to Meghalaya and Assam. On Friday, he will attend the 71st plenary session of the North Eastern Council as well as the 11th meeting of the NESAC Society in Shillong. The same day at 4.30 pm, he is scheduled to visit the Mahabhairab temple in Tezpur, Assam for darshan and swachata sewa (cleanliness service). He will wind up the day by attending a cultural programme dedicated to Assamese artist Bhupen Hazarika, also in Tezpur.
On Saturday morning, Shah will preside over the 60th Raising Day function of Sashastra Seema Bal in Tezpur. At noon, he will attend the 13th triennial conference of the All Bathou Mahasabha in Sonitpur. He will then move to Guwahati, where he will preside over the passing out parade for 2,551 Assam police commandos, followed by launch of the book ‘Assam’s Braveheart Lachit Barphukan’ at the Srimanta Sankardeva International Auditorium.