The Panel Discussion of IT Forum 2014

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The panel discussion towards the end of the event touched on the topic of ‘Emerging Trends in Cyber Security and I Governance’ and was moderated by Mr. Rameesh Kailasam, Sr.Director- APCO Worldwide. The participatory speakers in the discussion were Dr. Harold D’Costa, Cyber Expert-Law enforcement agencies; Mr. Ashish kapahi, Regional Director – APAC, DISTREE; Mr. K Mohan Raja- GGM-Railtel Corporation of India; Col. H.P.S. Bawa – CEO,Webel Technology LTD; Mr. Aneesh Dhawan, Regional Sales Head, VMware India Introduction and Mr. Mukul Mathur, Director – Channel & Marketing, IBM. The discussion emphasized on the need emerging trends in Cyber Security and Internet governance across businesses, enterprises and govt. where more and more adoption of technology is happening. Critical infrastructure is one area where focus is increasing, whether it is physical assets or digital assets. For some it also means critical data belonging to citizens and nations. The complete distrust on supply chain pattern is another area where the issue of security is being focused on. The panelists gave their individual insights on each of these areas.