Background

Information security needs have to be addressed at all levels, from the individual user to an organization and beyond to that of the government and the nation. Information Security is becoming synonymous with National Security as Computer Networking, which is vulnerable to cyber attacks, forms the backbone of critical infrastructure of the country banking, power, communication network etc. It is, therefore, important to have secured Computer Systems and Networks. Also, increased focus on outsourcing of IT and other services from developed countries is bringing the issue of data security to the fore.

Looking at the growing importance for the Information Security, Department of Information Technology has identified this as a critical area. Information Security Education and Awareness (ISEA) Project was formulated and launched.

Information & Cyber Security:-

Many  aspects  of  our  lives  rely  on  the  Internet  and computers,   including   communications   (email,   cell phones,  texting),  transportation      (traffic  control signals,   car   engine   systems,   airplane   navigation), government   (birth/death   records,   social   security, licensing, tax records), finance (bank accounts, loans, electronic  paychecks),  medicine  (equipment,  medical records),  and  education  (virtual  classrooms,  online report cards, research).  Consider how much of your personal information is stored either on your own computer or on someone else’s system.  How  is  that  data  and  the  systems  on which  that  data  resides  (or  is  transmitted)  kept secure? Cyber security involves protecting the information and systems we rely on every day—whether at home, work or school.