The year 1820, recorded the first cyber crime in the context of technology at that point in time. In nearly two decades, cyber crime has emerged as a giant affecting the lives of millions
of Internet users across the world. Be it leading actress declaring that
someone created a false profile on www.facebook.com, young girls
unwittingly getting caught in the web of embezzlement of
funds through e-commerce, or even personal e-mail passwords being hacked. The story remains the same worldwide.
Cyber security has emerged as a crucial element of national defense for India. This realization has emerged in the wake of many glaring cyber
issues and security problems faced by India. Cyber security challenges of India have
become a series issue that the highest echelons of Indian government has initiated dialog on these areas. The national security
administration is has expressed its concern about increasing levels of security breaches and
attacks through computers, mobiles and other devices.
Amidst this cloudy image of cyber crimes canvas, there is a light that emanates in the form of job opportunities for aspirants in the field of information security. Although an aspirant is not an IT specialist, a bit of technological and analytical bent of mind for the cyber world will adds value to his career. Recognizing the huge gap of trained and skilled resource in the cyber security domains, and taking into account the requirement emerging for protection of information technology infrastructure in the country as well as to serve the export market; the Indian government has expanded the career prospects in this field by announcing to train 5 lakh cyber warriors in the next five years to boost e-defense announced the" Minister of State for Communications. Refer jobs.siliconindia.com. The same data is validated by Times of India.and the Hindu. This can be addressed with a private sector partnership collaboration were the statements from Deputy National Security Adviser Vijay Latha Reddy, who, in her opening remarks at an Internet governance conference last week, spoke of a deeper engagement with the private sector in cyber security issues. With cyber security emerging as a major national threat, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said India may be a "latecomer" in the area but was confident of protecting the country's cyber assets reports Aaj ki khabar. A major reason why NIC-hosted websites are vulnerable to cyber attacks is it faces a shortage of manpower. NIC outsources security audit works, as it doesn’t have the manpower required to deal with such huge traffic says Business Standard dt January 2013.
In line with this move from Government, HTC Institute of Technology Management and Research (HTCITMR) has come up with Diploma in Cyber Investigations and Laws, a six months program for the benefit of interested professionals at large.
The need for cybersecurity experts spans across various industries ranging from financial
services, manufacturing and utilities to healthcare
and retail. Among the major U.S. companies trying to fill
cybersecurity-related positions are Boeing, Baylor Health Care System,
Verisign and Office Depot. Citing a CIA statistic, Langevin serving as the ranking member on the House Armed Services emerging threats and capabilities subcommittee, which, along with its Senate counterpart, providing an oversight of the Pentagon’s cyber activities had clearly stated that, “We only have about a thousand people that can operate at world-class levels in cyberspace. What we need is more like 20,000 or 30,000 people." Leading defense contractor Raytheon is looking for a cyber warriors to patrol the front lines
of America's cyber security says FoxNews
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