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October 2018 Issue

05 September 2018

Technology is all around us and digitalisation has been much faster than anticipated. Digital Innovation is quickly
infiltrating all aspects of our everyday lives and is also making us vulnerable. Highly skilled and organised cyber-attacks
are compelling nations, corporate and societies to think of effective new approaches of protection. It is important to
understand the current cyber security threats and how can we protect our most valuable infrastructure assets? How
can companies embrace trends like AI, machine learning, blockchain, apps, without exposing themselves to cyber
security risks?

As India advances in cyber security especially within a crime-prevention digital forensics capacity and with evolving
need of cyber security specialists there is greater need for government, industry and other stakeholders to come
together to evolve standards and guidelines on the use of systems to prevent cyber-attacks and create internal security
systems to suit the country’s needs.

Considering the rising influence of technology on all sectors of businesses manufacturing or services and considering
the significance of Cyber security challenges ASSOCHAM in partnership with Dept of IT & E, Government of West Bengal
organized a day-long conference on 05 September 2018 at Lalit Great Eastern Kolkata. The event was attended by
eminent guests from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Singapore and Vietnam. Shri Debashis Sen, IAS, Additional Chief
Secretary, Dept. of IT&E, Govt. of West Bengal graced the occasion as the Guest of Honour.

The conference began with lighting of the inaugural lamp
by Chief Guest Mr. Zunaid Ahmed Palak, Hon’ble State
Minister, Information & Communication Technology,
Government of Bangladesh in presence of Mr. Toufique
Hasan, Dy High Commissioner of Bangladesh, Shri
Debashis Sen, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Dept. of
IT&E, Govt. of West Bengal and other eminent
dignitaries.

 lighting of inaugural lamp

In his key note address Shri Debashis Sen, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Dept. of IT&E, Govt. of West Bengal referred
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to the book “21 Lessons for the 21 Century’ by Yuval Noah Harari to illustrate the importance of digital world and
cyber security. He quoted “… if the US now attacks a country possessing even moderate cyber warfare capabilities, the
war could be brought to California in minutes. Malwares and logic bombs could stop air traffic in Dallas, cause trains
to collide in Philadelphia and bring down the electric grid in Michigan”. Dallas, Philadelphia Michigan can be substituted
by Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. And this is the world we live in. this is what important thinkers are looking at the society.

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