Hyderabad: Telangana government today announced its partnership with Data Security Council of India (DSCI), an initiative of Nasscom, to set up a cyber security centre of excellence here. A press release from the National Association of Software and Services Companies said the aim is to accelerate the momentum of cyber security and make the state one of the leading cyber security hubs in the country over the next five years.
The centre of excellence, based on a public-private partnership model, would strengthen the eco system by focusing on strategic areas including, innovation, entrepreneurship and capability building, the release said.
The DSCI would facilitate partnership with industry, academia and government and foster cyber security and privacy policy enablement, spur innovation and explore investment opportunities, it said. The data Security Council would help establish technical infrastructure to enable innovation, product development and testing, and build capacity to meet the skills and talent requirement of the country, it added.
