Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, C N Ashwathnarayan in a function in Vidhana Soudha said that the Karnataka government may introduce a ‘robust’ cybersecurity policy in order to strengthen its digitisation efforts across walks of life.
“Bengaluru houses India’s IT hub and this naturally makes it a favourite target for cybercriminals. Hence, it is important for government organizations to become more ‘cyber-aware’,” he said.
The Deputy CM also holds position in Information Technology, Biotechnology, and Science & Technology ministry. He said that the new cybersecurity policy would be framed to address the needs of citizens, industries, students, and the state government.
Meanwhile, Karnataka registered the highest number of cybercrime cases in the country last year, with over 12,020 cases being reported, pushing Uttar Pradesh behind.
As per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, 93.1% of these cases have pending investigations, and charge sheets were filed only for 8.1% of the total number of cybercrime cases registered last year. The trial for 95.6% of such cases in the state are still pending, the NCRB statistics added.
The Deputy CM added that several sessions on cybersecurity awareness have been scheduled for senior government officials, Deputy Commissioners, CEOs of Zilla Panchayats across the state, and other civil servants across the month. This is done as part of the centre directing states to observe October as the ‘National Cybersecurity Awareness Month’.
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