DSCI partners with Google to launch ‘Internet Safety Program’

Data Security Council of India (DSCI), in partnership with Google, has launched “Internet Safety Program“. The Workshops aim at enhancing trust in the cyberspace by empowering MSMEs with knowledge and understanding to deal with cyber security challenges to stay safe and secure while operating online. Under the program, DSCI and Google will organize a series of workshops in various cities, to help inculcate safe and responsible behaviour in cyber space by sharing best practices and guidance with the audience, equipping them with necessary guidance, instructions and techniques to address cyber security challenges, and spreading awareness on legal and regulatory obligations. The program was inaugurated by Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO, Niti Aayog and Former Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.

Vinayak Godse, Senior Director, Data Security Council of India, said, “There has been an accelerating increase in the adoption of IT in the MSME segment. It is currently estimated at as little as five per cent. However, a massive segment is in the process of going online – either benefiting from the e-commerce wave, cloud services adoption, machine automation, and social commerce or by simply having an online presence of their business. Internet safety becomes imperative in all these situations and many more in the future. DSCI is pleased to launch this program to promote awareness and dialogue in the segment, for exchange of ideas and experience-sharing. Our partnership with Google will enable us to draw upon on each other’s strengths to enhance trust in the cyberspace, which is the common goal.....See More