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IT minister expresses concern on vulnerable devices at Cyber Surakshit Bharat

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In the inauguration of “Cyber Surakshit Bharat”, Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Alphons Kannanthanam expressed concern over spying via devices imported from "not-so-friendly country", especially from the neighbour countries. The minister stated this at the in CISO conclave held in Delhi, where he launched the Cyber Surakshit Bharat initiative. The minister also mentioned the fear of stealing somebody’s personal data by the cyber thieves even if the device is switched off. As the equipments used in the device are created by the countries which are non friendly with us. And also they can use our data without facing many problems, as spying is getting easier day by day with the easy availability of devices. Broadly, like a number of countries, India imports various communication devices and infrastructure from Chinese firms which are known for aggressive pricing.... Read More

Alphons Kannanthanam appointed as MoS in ministry of IT

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Former Kerala IAS officer Alphons Kannanthanam has been appointed as minister of state in the ministry of electronics and IT. In a major cabinet reshuffle, the Narendra Modi government elevated four junior ministers to the Cabinet rank and inducted nine new faces. The new inductions include four former civil servants with the 1979 batch, Kerala cadre officer being one of them.  The 65 year old Kannanthanam is a former DDA commissioner and popularly known as Delhi’s Demolition man for his activist stance that led to removal of around 15,000 illegal buildings in the national capital.... Read More