Srinagar, Jun 18 (KNO): A two-day workshop on “CCMP and Cyber security” was held at SKICC here.
An official while sharing details with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that the Department of Information Technology Jammu & Kashmir in collaboration with the National e-Governance Division (NeGD) and the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, conducted a state-level workshop in Srinagar.
The official said that the program was aimed at enhancing cyber resilience across departments of the Union Territory by equipping senior officers, including Administrative Secretaries, Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) / Information Security Officers (ISOs), and nodal officers from various government departments, with essential cyber security knowledge and hands-on crisis response planning.
Speaking on the occasion, IT Minister of J&K Government, Satish Sharma emphasized the critical importance of cyber security in the current digital governance landscape and lauded the initiative as a key milestone towards ensuring secure and reliable citizen services delivery.
Dr Piyush Singla delivered the welcome address and highlighted that in the present digital age, robust cyber security is not just a technical need — it’s a pillar of good governance and public trust.
He encouraged the participants to commit to building resilient systems and a cyber-aware workforce to safeguard citizens and institutions.
A keynote address was delivered by Saurabh Bhagat Commissioner/Secretary, FCS&CA, focusing on the evolving cyber security ecosystem and the need for proactive and preventive strategies.
He highlighted the importance of inter-departmental cooperation for effective e-governance and encouraged officers to become cyber warriors by enhancing their existing knowledge and skills and participating and conducting more training exercises.
The workshop concluded with a Valedictory Ceremony featuring a special address by Dr. Sanjay Bahl, Director General, CERT-In, who congratulated all participants for their active participation and emphasized the need to shift from reactive cyber security to proactive cyber resilience, focusing on rapid recovery while maintaining essential operations during cyber crisis—(KNO)