India wants to become cybersecurity hub.

PositionCYBERSECURITY - Brief article

In March, India Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on his country's IT industry and youth to help address the global cyber security challenge. Three months later, the industry's lobby group Nasscom announced it was heeding the call and had formed the Nasscom Cyber Security Task Force with its goal to make India the hub of cybersecurity research, training, and products, reported the Economic Times. It will present a comprehensive cybersecurity plan within the next year.

"This task force will study the Indian cyber security ecosystem to identify issues and challenges and develop an action plan to address the priority issues," said BVR Mohan Reddy, chairman of Nasscom. "It will also identify possible intervention opportunities for the Indian IT industry in global cyber security space and bring together stakeholders from across the board to develop cutting-edge technologies and address the global market requirements."

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