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Bangalore IT firms offer help to combat terror

By SiliconIndia,Monday, 01 December 2008, 19:43 Hrs

Bangalore: In the light of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, software companies in Karnataka have offered to share their technology expertise with the state police in combating terror. The companies have also asked the government for help to train the private security agencies which protect their offices, reported The Economic Times.

Followed by the terrorists coming under control of NSG in Mumbai, the proposals of combating the terror were made by corporate honchos to the top Karnataka government officials were welcomed by Karnataka's top cop, Director General and Inspector General of police R Srikumar.

According to Srikumar, "The nature of the attacks in Mumbai shows that terrorism is not just a problem for the police. It is a military issue now."

Around 25,000 staff employed by private agencies provide security at software companies including at the campuses of Infosys Technologies and Wipro, the country's second and third largest software exporters, respectively.

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1: Yea. The terrorists are using high end technology to carry our their operation. The security measures are to increased in the internet and other communication media to tap the plan and irradiate at the root level.

Posted by: meena sankar - 02 Dec, 2008

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2: The bangalore IT firms are more active in terms of immediate actions for security measures as well as this.. Im not pretty sure about the other cities..

Posted by: kallan - 01 Dec, 2008

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