PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, May 11: CII Jharkhand today organized a workshop on Cyber Security here with the theme of “Ensuring Business Security in the Modern Era” where cyber security professional leaders deliberated on technology advancement in India and the measures for awareness and prioritisation of cyber security.
Diloo Parikh, chairman, CII Jamshedpur Zonal Council and Managing Director, Vaidehi Motors Pvt Ltd highlighted the impressive growth in the adoption of digital technologies by Indian businesses.
He remarked that technological advancement has helped businesses, specifically MSMEs with opportunities to increase their efficiencies and have better access to the global market.
Cyber fraud a $300 billion industry, MSMEs caution needed
Sarajit Jha, Convenor, CII Jharkhand ICT, Startup and Innovation Panel and Chief Business Transformation and Business Solutions, TATA Steel, remarked that global cyber fraud is a 300-billion-dollar Industry growing at a phenomenal phase.
He further stated, “40% of all the digital transactions in the world happen in India, which is a situation to focus on cyber security.”
He also raised awareness of growing cyber threats for MSMEs and suggested awareness as an antidote.
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Shivam Kamani, Co-Convenor, CII ICT, Startup, and Innovation Panel and Associate President, Sparx Technologies Pvt Ltd emphasized the threat of increasing cyber crimes for individuals as well as for companies.
He said, “99 % of the tasks have something to do with the internet.”
Examples were cited by Kamani where MSMEs suffered losses due to unawares on cyber security.
He lauded the efforts of CII towards the impetus to organize the workshop on cyber security which is an urgent necessity.
Workshop empowers businesses with cyber security insights
The CII Jharkhand Workshop on Cyber Security “Ensuring Business Security in the Modern Era” was a forum wherein the participants interacted with cyber security professionals, indulged in brainstorming group activities, and learnt the best practices in the domain.
Eminent Speakers who shared their views during the session included Mrinal K Pal, Chief IT Infra, Network and Cybersecurity, Tata Steel Ltd; Bhargo Dev Chakraborty, Network and IT Security Consultant, Skylink Communications and Vidya Shankar, DSP (Cyber Crime), Jamshedpur.
