India Still Vulnerable To Information Security Threats: EC Council
Akash Agarwal, Country Head, India at EC-Council, said “The first phase of our report was an analysis of the secure programming skills of students across India, but with this second phase, we have come across a serious talent crisis and skill gap in vital areas of programming. We cannot afford to lag behind from the rest of the world. It is fair to say that there are only proven ways of continuously managing the risks and getting the younger lot trained with right skills and knowledge is our best preparation for the future.”
Sanjay Bavisi, President, EC-Council Foundation addressing the gathering said, “India is the software capital of the world and a lot of progress has been made technology wise. However, It is disheartening that there are risks posed by vulnerabilities and information security threats to the nation’s IT infrastructure across industries. Whereas, what we need in an ever-evolving cyber security landscape is talent that responds to sophisticated threats in a timely manner. To enable a task force set up, we need a talent pipeline that is trained to confidently fix the weak spots. Our initiatives in India are towards providing a identification and sustained development of talent in the field of Information Security.”
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