NeGD organizes its 34th CISO Deep Dive Training Programme under MeitY’s initiative Cyber Surakshit Bharat

Source: The post is based on the article “NeGD organizes its 34th CISO Deep Dive Training Programme under MeitY’s initiative Cyber Surakshit Bharat” published in PIB on 28th February 2023

What is the News?

National e-Governance Division(NeGD) has organized the 34th CISO Deep-Dive training programme under Cyber Surakshit Bharat Initiative.

What is the  Deep-Dive Training Programme?

The Deep-Dive Training Programme is a​​imed at creating awareness around cyber security and developing an empowered and strong cyber ecosystem in government organizations.

The programme is organized for chief information security officers (CISOs) and frontline IT officials from various ministries and departments, government and semi-government organizations from central and state governments, PSUs and banks among others.

What is the Cyber Surakshit Bharat Initiative?

Launched in: 2018

Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Electronics and IT(MeitY)

Aim: To spread awareness about cyber-crime and build capacities of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and frontline IT officials, across all government departments.

Significance: It is a first-of-its-kind of partnership between the Government and industry consortium under Public Private Partnership (PPP) model.