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Andhra Pradesh Cybersecurity Summit
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28. 04. 2018 Soon credit cards for farmers to avail loans The Times of India Vizag
28. 04. 2018
No rift with centre over cybersecurity: Lokesh The Times of India Vizag
Cybersecurity is a high priority area for Andhra
28. 04. 2018 Hindu Business Line Vizag and Vijaywada
Pradesh: Lokesh
28. 04. 2018 Mastercard to develop online trading platform for
The Hindu Vizag
farmers
28. 04. 2018
Working towards achieving cyber resilience: Lokesh The Hindu Vizag
29.04.2018 Summit discusses challenges ahead in cybersecurity
The Hindu Vizag
28. 04. 2018 State farmers to get easy access to credit Deccan Chronicle Vizag
28. 04. 2018 AP to try ethical hacking
Deccan Chronicle Vizag
Cyber-attacks a challenge to advanced The New India Vizag
28. 04. 2018
technologies: Lokesh Express
28. 04. 2018 Many Jobs through cybersecurity
Sakshi Vizag
28. 04. 2018 Digital solutions for Problems
Eenadu Vizag
Cyber War
28. 04. 2018 Eenadu Vizag
28. 04. 2018 Hackathon and conference on cybersecurity
Eenadu Vizag
28. 04. 2018 Cybersecurity with the help of technology Manam Vizag
28. 04. 2018
Top priority for cybersecurity: Lokesh Telangana Today Vizag
28. 04. 2018
Minister Nara Lokesh tour photos Vaartha Vizag
28. 04. 2018 Difficulty for farmers for Loans Andhra Bhoomi Vizag and Vijaywada
28. 04. 2018
Cybersecurity with the help of technology Andhra Bhoomi Vizag and Vijaywada
AP govt. & Mastercard
28. 04. 2018 Vaarthamandal Vijaywada
organized Cybersecurity Conference at Vizag
28. 04. 2018
Cybersecurity with the help of technology Andhra Prabha Vizag and Vijaywada
28. 04. 2018
Check on cyber crimes Andhra Prabha Vizag and Vijaywada
28. 04. 2018
Loan to farmers with credit rating Andhra Jyothi Vizag
28. 04. 2018 Cybersecurity market 2.4 lakhs Dollar Andhra Jyothi Vizag
28. 04. 2018
IT lights in smart City Andhra Jyothi Vizag
28. 04. 2018 Growing cyber problem Surya Vizag and Vijaywada
28. 04. 2018
International Conference at Vizag on Cybersecurity Surya Vizag and Vijaywada
28. 04. 2018
Visakha as IT capital: Nara Lokesh Surya Vizag and Vijaywada
28. 04. 2018
Cybersecurity problems solved with technology Prajashakti Vizag and Vijaywada
28. 04. 2018 Easy Loans for farmers Prajashakti Vizag and Vijaywada
28. 04. 2018
Good result in agriculture through technology Vishal Andhra Vizag and Vijaywada
28. 04. 2018 Cybersecurity with technology Vishal Andhra Vizag and Vijaywada
29.04.2018 Controlling cyber threats is important Andhra Bhoomi Vizag
28. 04. 2018
AP inks MoU with Mastercard The Hans India Vizag and Vijaywada
28. 04. 2018
AP tops in digital solutions: Lokesh The Hans India Vizag and Vijaywada
27.04.2018
Cyber protection for public Vision (English Daily) Vizag and Vijaywada
Online
27.04.2018 Cyber security would play important role in
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protecting nation's assets: IT Minister Nara Lokesh
27.04.2018 2 day cybersecurity summit begins in ports city
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27.04.2018 Soon, credit cards for farmers to avail loans
The Times of India NA
27.04.2018 No rift with Centre over cyber security: Lokesh The Times of India
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27.04.2018 AP Govt according high priority to cyber security: Business Standard
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27.04.2018 Cyber security high priority area for AP: Lokesh Hindu Business Line
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27.04.2018 Mastercard to develop online trading platform for The Hindu
farmers NA
27.04.2018
Working towards achieving cyber resilience: Lokesh The Hindu NA
29.04.2018 Summit discusses challenges ahead in cybersecurity
The Hindu NA
27.04.2018 Cyber-attacks a challenge to use of advanced The New Indian
technologies: IT Minister Nara Lokesh Express NA
27.04.2018 Top priority for cyber security, says Nara Lokesh Telangana Today
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27.04.2018 Cyber security would play important role in Deccan Chronicle
protecting nation's assets: IT Minister Nara Lokesh NA
27.04.2018 Biz-cyber security India Today
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27.04.2018 Mastercard enters into an agreement with AP Telugu One India
Government on cybersecurity NA
27.04.2018 AP Govt, Mastercard Host 'Andhra Pradesh News 18
Cybersecurity Summit' to Fight Cyber Threats NA
27.04.2018 Lokesh warns of cyber attacks The Hans India
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27.04.2018 Cyber security high priority area for AP: Lokesh Arador
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27.04.2018 AP and Mastercard host cybersecurity summit Digi Analysis
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27.04.2018 Andhra Pradesh and Mastercard host Global Techplie
Cybersecurity Summit in Vizag NA
Electronic Channels
27.04.2018 Andhra Pradesh and Mastercard host Global ETV Andhra Pradesh
Cybersecurity Summit in Vizag Vizag
27.04.2018 Andhra Pradesh and Mastercard host Global Vizag Web News
Cybersecurity Summit in Vizag Vizag
27.04.2018 Andhra Pradesh and Mastercard host Global I News
Cybersecurity Summit in Vizag Vizag
27.04.2018 Andhra Pradesh and Mastercard host Global Media Vision
Cybersecurity Summit in Vizag Vizag
27.04.2018 Andhra Pradesh and Mastercard host Global VAji News
Cybersecurity Summit in Vizag Vizag
28.04.2018 Andhra Pradesh and Mastercard host Global INB News
Cybersecurity Summit in Vizag Vizag
28.04.2018 Andhra Pradesh and Mastercard host Global ABC India News
Cybersecurity Summit in Vizag Vizag
Publication: Times of India Edition: Vizag Headline: Soon credit cards for farmers to avail loans Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: Times of India Edition: Vizag Headline: No rift with centre over cybersecurity: Lokesh Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: TheHindu Business Line Edition:Vizag and Vijaywada Headline: Cybersecurity is a high priority area for Andhra Pradesh: Lokesh Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: The Hindu Edition: Vizag Headline: Mastercard to develop online trading platform for farmers Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: The Hindu Edition: Vizag Headline: Working towards achieving cyber resilience: Lokesh Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: The Hindu Edition: Vizag Headline: Summit discusses challenges ahead in cybersecurity Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: Deccan Chronicle Edition: Vizag Headline: State farmers to get easy access to credit Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: Deccan Chronicle Edition: Vizag Headline: AP to try ethical hacking Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: The New Indian Express Edition: Vizag Headline: Cyber-attacks a challenge to advanced technologies: Lokesh Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: Sakshi Edition: Vizag Headline: Many Jobs through cybersecurity Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: Eenadu Edition: Vizag Headline: Digital solutions for Problems Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: Eenadu Edition: Vizag Headline: Cyber War Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: Eenadu Edition: Vizag Headline: Hackathon and conference on cybersecurity Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: Manam Edition: Vizag Headline: Cybersecurity with the help of technology Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: Telangana Today Edition: Vizag Headline: Top priority for cybersecurity: Lokesh Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: Vartha Edition: Vizag Headline: Minister Nara Lokesh tour photos Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: Andhrabhoomi Edition: Vizag and Vijaywada Headline: Difficulty for farmers for Loans Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: Andhrabhoomi Edition: Vizag and Vijaywada Headline: Cybersecurity with the help of technology Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: Varthamandal Edition: Vijaywada Headline: AP govt. & Mastercard organized Cybersecurity Conference at Vizag Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: Andhraprabha Edition: Vizag and Vijaywada Headline: Cybersecurity with the help of technology Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: Andhraprabha Edition: Vizag and Vijaywada Headline: Check on cyber crimes Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: Andhra Jyothi Edition: Vizag Headline: Loan to farmers with credit rating Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: Andhra Jyothi Edition: Vizag Headline: Cybersecurity market 2.4 lakhs Dollar Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: Andhra Jyothi Edition: Vizag Headline: IT lights in smart City Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: Surya Edition: Vizag and Vijaywada Headline: Growing cyber problem Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: Surya Edition: Vizag and Vijaywada Headline: International Conference at Vizag on Cybersecurity Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: Surya Edition: Vizag and Vijaywada Headline: Visakha as IT capital: Nara Lokesh Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: Prajashakti Edition: Vizag and Vijaywada Headline: Cybersecurity problems solved with technology Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: Prajashakti Edition: Vizag and Vijaywada Headline: Easy Loans for farmers Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: Vishalandhra Edition: Vizag and Vijaywada Headline: Cybersecurity with technology Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: Vishalandhra Edition: Vizag and Vijaywara Headline: Good result in agriculture through technology Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: Andhra Bhoomi Edition: Vizag Headline: Controlling cyber threats is important Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: The Hans India Edition: Vizag and Vijaywada Headline: AP inks MoU with Mastercard Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: The Hans India Edition: Vizag and Vijawada Headline: AP tops in digital solutions: Lokesh Date: April 28, 2018
Publication: Vision Edition: Vizag and Vijaywada Headline: Cyber protection for public Date: April 28, 2018
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Publication: ANI Link: https://www.aninews.in/videos/national/cyber-security-would-play-important-role-protecting- nations-assets-it-minister-nara-lokesh/ Headline: Cyber security would play important role in protecting nation's assets: IT Minister Nara Lokesh
Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), Apr 27 (ANI): Responding to the emerging global and local cyber threats, the government of Andhra Pradesh and MasterCard today held the Andhra Pradesh cyber security summit at Novtel along with Fintech valley in Visakhapatnam. Minister for Information and Technology, Nara Lokesh also participated in this summit. He said, "Andhra Pradesh believes that cyber security will play an important role not only in protecting nation's or state's assets but also creating next gen jobs in cyber security." This summit is a Part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Andhra Pradesh government and MasterCard to implement the best practices on cyber security.
Publication: UNI Link: http://www.uniindia.com/~/2-day-cyber-security-summit-begins-in-port- city/States/news/1212158.html Headline: 2 day cybersecurity summit begins in ports city
A two-day cyber security summit — a hackathon on the best practices to develop secure digital transactions – will be inaugurated here on Friday. The summit on the theme ‘Responding to Emergent Global and Local Cyber Threats’ will engage participants to effectively identify robust cyber security response strategies, a Press release issued by the government’s media cell said. It will be inaugurated by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. “It brings together global experts, government, law enforcement, think-tanks, consultants, civil society, start-ups, researchers, students and enthusiasts from across the globe at a common forum to share insights,” the statement said. CERT-In Director General Sanjay Bahl and Mastercard’ Cybersecurity Evangelist Vice President Jon Brickey will take part in the event jointly organized by global payments technology major Mastercard and the state government. “The AP government is bringing a new cyber security policy in order to provide security to government websites and information apart from attracting large quantum of investments in this sector,” state minister Nara Lokesh said in the statement. Mastercard and the state government last year in October signed an agreement to create a “digital ecosystem” in the state. The two-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) ‘Fintech Valley’ was inked between Mastercard and Andhra Pradesh Electronics IT Agency (APEITA) to enable a safe and secure digital solution at the state level. The pact also includes collaboration on smart city and developinga smart transit solutions to help speed up daily commutes and bring efficiency across public transportation system.
Publication: The Times of India Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/soon-credit-cards-for-farmers-to-avail- loans/articleshow/63945550.cms Headline: Soon, credit cards for farmers to avail loans
Farmers across the state would be able to access credit cards, should the government’s ongoing talks with Mastercard yield successful results. The move would be highly beneficial for the farming community across a wide range of aspects, most importantly enabling them easy access to digital transactions and freeing them from cash shortage woes. At present, farmers are able to access Rupay cards or KisanVikas Cards to avail agriculture loans from banks. “The Rupay cards are completely Indian-based cards whereas Visa and Mastercard are international cards and are based out of US,” E Koti Reddy, deputy general manager, Andhra Bank, told TOI. AP government principal secretary to the department of information technology K Vijayanand said the farmers are presently getting credit cards, but there has been no official ‘Credit Rating’ for the cards. If the credit rating is given to farmers, it would be more beneficial to the farming community as they can use credit cards at all times. Vijayanand said credit rating is nothing but an estimate of the ability of a person or organization to fulfil financial commitments, based on previous dealings. “Yes, credit rating for farmers is one area we are working on to facilitate easy and timely credit to farmers,” said IT minister Nara Lokesh. For this, the government has tied up with Mastercard to explore various possibilities to give credit rating for farmers. Mastercard executive director Ravi Aurora said their company has a total of six technological labs across the world including two in the country. The company is working with the AP government to work on various possibilities including the credit rating for the farmers besides giving highest importance to cyber security. “All this are the part of the MoU signed with the AP government on four core issues including credit rating to farmers,” Aurora added. Aurora said giving utmost importance to cyber security is the essential prerequisite for ushering in a digital and cashless economy. Lokesh also said the state government, which is promoting digital technologies in the state, is also equally giving importance to cyber security.
Publication: The Times of India Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/no-rift-with-centre-over-cyber-security- lokesh/articleshow/63945564.cms?from=mdr Headline: No rift with Centre over cyber security: Lokesh
State information and technology minister Nara Lokesh said the state government is working closely with the Centre on cyber security, despite its political differences. Replying to a question at a press conference here on the sidelines of the Cyber Security Summit in the city on Friday, Lokesh said the state government is working in coordination with the Centre on cyber security as it happens to be a global subject. Lokesh said the main agenda of the state government is to create an ecosystem in the state to provide opportunities to the local talent in next-generation jobs, which would mostly be linked with block-chain technology and cyber security. “This is the reason the government had tied up with Mastercard which had in turn chosen to work with Andhra Pradesh despite having so many other states as options,” Lokesh said. Lokesh further added that the government signed up with Mastercard to bring in the best practices in the field of cyber security and also to promote financial technology in the state. “Overall, we want to make Vizag an IT capital of Andhra Pradesh. Companies like Mastercard will assist us in this,” Lokesh added. The minister said nearly 22,000 jobs were given in Visakhapatnam since 2014 in the IT sector.
Publication: Business Standard Link: http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/ap-govt-according-high-priority-to-cyber- security-minister-118042700946_1.html Headline: AP Govt according high priority to cyber security: Minister
Andhra Pradesh Information Technology Minister"NaraLokesh today said the state government, which is"promoting digital technologies in a big way, is also giving equal importance to cyber security. The government had signed an MoU"with global payment provider Mastercard, to bring in the best practices in the field"of cyber security and also to promote financial technology in the state, with Visakhapatnam as the main centre, he told reporters here. "As we are implementing digital solutions for delivery of public services and creating the right eco-system for developing fintech in the state by introducing new technologies such as blockchain, cyber security is of utmost importance to us. Mastercard will assist us in the endeavour," he said. New technologies should be applied to the agriculture sector as well to find cost-effective solutions, Lokesh said after inaugurating a seminar on cyber security organised by the AP government and Mastercard. "Credit rating for farmers is one area we are working on to facilitate easy and timely credit to farmers," he added. """""Mastercard, executive director, Ravi Aurora, said his company had always given the highest importance to cyber security, "as it is the essential pre-requisite for ushering in a digital, cashless economy." "Protecting individuals and businesses from cyber attacks is our major concern and we have multiple layers of security to prevent such attacks," he added. """""IT advisor to the Andhra government, J A Chowdhary, also highlighted the need for a safe and secure cyber eco-system. On the occasion, winners of Cyberthon, a hackathon organised by the state government from April 4 to 25, were felicitated.
Publication: Business Line Link: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/cyber-security-high-priority-area-for-ap- lokesh/article23697947.ece/amp/ Headline: Cyber security high priority area for AP: Lokesh
The Andhra Pradesh government, which is promoting digital technologies in a big way, is also giving equal importance to cyber security, which is a high priority area for the state, according to AP IT Minister Nara Lokesh. He was speaking to the media here on Friday after participating in the inaugural of a conference on cyber security jointly organised by the AP government and Mastercard. He said the state government had signed an MoU with Mastercard to bring in best practices in the field of cyber security and also to promote fintech in the state, with Visakhapatnam as the main centre. The minister said, "As we are implementing digital solutions for delivery of public services and creating the right ecosystem for developing fintech in the state by introduction of new technologies such as blockchain, cyber security is of the utmost importance to us. Mastercard will assist us in the endeavour." He said the new technologies should be applied to the agricultural sector as well to find cost-effective solutions and "credit rating for farmers is one area we are working on to facilitate easy and timely credit to farmers." Ravi Aurora, Executive Director, Mastercard, said his company had always given the highest importance to cyber security "as it is an essential prerequisite for ushering in a digital, cashless economy. Protecting individuals and businesses from cyber attacks is our major concern and we have multiple layers of security to prevent such attacks." J.A Chowdhary, IT adviser to the AP government, also spoke of the need for a safe and secure cyber ecosystem. On the occasion, the winners of Cyberthon, a hackathon organised by the state government, were felicitated.
Publication: The Hindu Link: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/mastercard-to-develop-online-trading- platform-for-farmers-ap-cybersecurity-summit/article23703234.ece Headline: Mastercard to develop online trading platform for farmers
Mastercard’s executive director, Community Relations and Public Policy, Ravi Aurora, on Friday said they would create a platform along with their partners for online trading through a farmer marketplace in Andhra Pradesh. Without specifying the time-frame, he told The Hindu here on the sidelines of two-day A.P. Cybersecurity Summit, that by June they would be in a position to announce their plan. At present, data base was being collected. He said, of the six technology hubs they had in the world, they would mobilise experts from two centres located at Pune and Vadodara for strengthening the ecosystem for the farmers in A.P. “Our mission to partner with the State government is to ensure a data-driven ecosystem for the farmers. This will enable them in getting a good price for their produce,” he said. Complete supply chain, including food processing and irrigation, would form part of the project. The farmers would be given information on their low-end mobile phones as smartphone access is restricted to a few in the rural areas. Experts from Kenya Mr. Aurora said they would mobilise experts from Kenya to make their project in the State a grand success. He said, as part of the MoU they signed with the government, they would provide internship to the students and hand-hold the startups as part of efforts to build a robust ecosystem. On patenting, he said, of the 550 patents achieved by them world-over, they could get 147 through their technology hubs in India.
Publication: The Hindu Link: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/working-towards-achieving- cyber-resilience-lokesh/article23703097.ece Headline: Working towards achieving cyber resilience: Lokesh
‘Response to ethical hacking to identify grey areas encouraging’ Andhra Pradesh is all set to become cyber resilient by keeping all its websites and servers secure from attacks and viruses in the emerging landscape of digital payments and disruptive technologies, IT Minister N. Lokesh has said. Inaugurating the two-day Andhra Pradesh Cybersecurity Summit being organised by the Fintech Valley Vizag and Mastercard here on Friday, Mr. Lokesh said they had already launched the A.P. Cybersecurity Operations Centres (APSOC) by inviting techies to resort to ethical hacking to expose the vulnerability of the government’s websites and networks. “The response to ethical hacking is quite encouraging, and we will identify the grey areas shortly to make our systems more fool-proof to keep the hackers and cyber criminals/fraudsters at bay,” he said. ‘Startup State’ Describing Andhra Pradesh as a startup State formed in 2014, he said, “We are being agile and very hungry to grow fast with a per capita income of ₹1.25 lakh, the lowest among south Indian States.” Mr. Lokesh said, “Due to the vision of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, we could ensure a double-digit growth. We aim at scaling it up to 15%.” IT hubs He said Visakhapatnam, Tirupati, Anantapur, and Amaravati were being developed as leading IT hubs in various fields. The Minister said the State had set up the International Institute of Digital Technologies (IIDT) in Tirupati by partnering with various industries to create next generation professionals. “Our dream is to produce an army of next generation warriors, so that our children will excel in the newly emerging technologies,” he sad. Executive director, Community Relations & Public Policy, Mastercard, Ravi Aurora, said, “Safety and security has always been at the forefront of our agenda. We feel the summit has played a pivotal role in building awareness about cybersecurity and hop the conference will help in sharing experiences on preventing digital frauds and protecting businesses and individuals.” Computer Emergency Response Team director general Sanjay Bahl; IT Principal Secretary K. Vijayanand; and IT Advisor to the CM and Special CS J.A. Chowdary spoke.
Publication: The Hindu Link: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/summit-discusses-challenges- ahead-in-cybersecurity/article23713992.ece Headline: Summit discusses challenges ahead in cybersecurity
State keen on making its websites, servers safe: official The two-day Andhra Pradesh Cybersecurity Summit concluded here on Saturday with brainstorming discussions on the challenges ahead and strategies to be adopted on how to tackle them. “Based on the recommendations, Andhra Pradesh will adopt strategies to make its websites and servers safe from hackers and fraudsters,” AP IT Academy (APITA) CEO G. Sundar said at the valedictory. The summit was organised jointly by Fintech Valley Vizag and Mastercard. New technologies IT Advisor and Special Chief Secretary J.A. Chowdary said the State was ahead of others in adopting new technologies like blockchain, realising the threats to be encountered in the data-driven economy. He said the State was attaching utmost importance to cybersecurity, and explained how it had come forward to set up the International Institute of Digital Technologies in Tirupati to impart specialised courses in cybersecurity and business analytics. B. Krishna Murthy, Senior Director, Ministry of Electronics and IT, in his address, said following digital transformation, all digital literate persons should have cybersecurity awareness. Partner, advisory services, Ernst & Young, Vidur Gupta, called for risk profiling and troubleshooting as per the requirement. Joint Director of STPI M.P. Dubey, managing partner of ColorTokens Ajay Goel, managing consultant of Synopsys Sandesh Anand, and Shreyansh Lunia from HP India said cybersecurity had turned into most important concern for all the governments across the world. Manpower shortage Stating that there would be huge requirement of manpower, mainly in the operations and management areas, the speakers at a panel discussion said encouragement should be extended for academia-industry partnership in teaching courses in cybersecurity to overcome the shortage. APITA additional CEO Winny Patro said the engineering and management graduates should go for value addition to become industry-ready. Those who took part in the discussions included chief business officer of PivotRoots Abhishek Shah, chairman of ESF Labs A. Anil, CTO of Cognore Chandrasekhara Reddy, and head of security research, Virsec, Vishal Dixit.
Publication: The New Indian Express Link: http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2018/apr/28/cyber-attacks-a- challenge-to-use-of-advanced-technologies-it-minister-nara-lokesh-1807430.html Headline: Cyber-attacks a challenge to use of advanced technologies: IT Minister Nara Lokesh
Panchayat Raj and IT Minister Nara Lokesh has said that there are high of chances of cyber attacks due to utilisation of advanced technologies, including cyber security system. The situation has turned a huge challenge to the entire software industry. Software companies must focus on the issue and evolve a suitable solution for the problem. Addressing the ‘Andhra Pradesh Cyber Security Summit - 2018’ here on Friday, the minister spoke about State government’s initiatives for the welfare of people using advanced technologies. He also explained about the new IT policy initiatives including recent agreements with several start-up companies as well as global companies like Master Card, Franklin Templeton, Conduent etc. in the fields like FinTech, cyber security, real time governance (RTG), e-cabinet, blockchain technology and use of IoTs as well as collect information on water quality and delivery, quality of roads, Ease of Doing Business (EoDB), to help the agriculture sector achieve 24 per cent growth by using the data analytics. He also emphasised upon the importance of cyber security practices and State initiatives including APCSOC – India’s first cyber security operations centre. ‘We are planning to enhance capacity building process in cyber security system to increase employment opportunities for youth in the future. The latest agreements with global companies like Franklin Templeton and Canduent will generate a number of employment opportunities for our young software engineers. The state had lost all mobile phone manufacturing companies due to bifurcation, but now we have achieved the top position in mobile phone manufacturing sector as every two mobile phones out of 10 produced in the country are from Andhra Pradesh. Similarly, we also occupy the first place in ‘Ease of Doing Business’ sector. With the conditions being so favourable we have invited many more Global IT companies to invest in our state and the results are very promising,” Lokesh said. The minister said that though there are some differences between the Union and State governments, IT sector in the State has registered progress. “Our mentor, guide and ambassador is Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and we need not bother about the support of the Central Government. But now the situation is not bad,” Lokesh said. Speaking at the summit, JA Chowdary, AP state IT wing Advisor said that there would be a huge demand for security experts to protect the key data of banking and finance sectors from cyber attacks. AP is the only State conducting ‘Cyberthan’ competitions for young techies in ethical hacking, cyber security etc. he said. Vijayanand, Principal Secretary for IT, explained about the salient features of IT Policy and said that the State government is moving ahead with advanced technologies for its start-ups and cyber security policies. The Government is planning to provide training for youth in cyber security which will provide good job opportunities to them, he added. Ravi Arora, executive director- Master Card company said that in the coming future cyber attacks may affect individuals and institutions and if unaddressed, it is going to hamper national economy as well. Master Card was designed in such a way to protect the secrecy and privacy of every individual payments as well as periodical transactions history, he explained. The digital technology used in the Master Card and protective protocol systems are very much useful in protecting all types of financial transactions of customers in full confidential manner, he said. Around 450 representatives from several foreign countries
and educational institutions and cyber security experts including APITA CEO Tirumala Rao attended. Later, Minister Lokesh distributed the prizes to the winners of ‘cyber hackathan’ conducted by APITA. Minister Lokesh also visited Brandix- India apparel city situated at Atchyutapuram village and interacted with the employees.
Publication: Telangana Today Link: https://telanganatoday.com/top-priority-for-cyber-security-says-nara-lokesh Headline: Top priority for cyber security, says Nara Lokesh
The Andhra Pradesh government is not only promoting digital technologies in a big way, but also according top priority to cyber security, AP IT Minister Nara Lokesh said here on Friday.. Talking to reporters after inaugurating a conference on cyber security jointly organised by the AP government and Mastercard, he said that the State Government had signed an MoU with Mastercard to bring in the best practices in the field of cyber security and also to promote fintech in the State, with Visakhapatnam as the main centre. “As we are implementing digital solutions for delivery of public services and creating the right eco-system for developing fintech in the State, cyber security is of the utmost importance to us. Mastercard will assist us in the endeavour,” he said. New technologies should be applied to the agricultural sector to find cost-effective solutions and credit rating for farmers is an area that the government is working on, to facilitate easy and timely credit to farmers, he added.Executive Director of Mastercard, Ravi Aurora said his company had always given the highest importance to cyber security, since it was the pre-requisite for ushering in a digital, cashless economy. “Protecting individuals and businesses from cyber-attacks is our major concern and we have multiple layers of security to prevent such attacks,” he said. IT adviser to the AP government, JA Chowdhary spoke of the need for a safe and secure cyber eco system. Winners of Cyberthon, a hackathon organised by the State government from April 4 to April 25, were felicitated on the occasion.
Publication: Deccan Chronicle Link: https://www.deccanchronicle.com/videos/news/cyber-security-would-play-important-role-in- protecting-nation039s-assets-it-minister-nara-lokesh.html Headline: Cyber security would play important role in protecting nation's assets: IT Minister Nara Lokesh
Responding to the emerging global and local cyber threats, the government of Andhra Pradesh and MasterCard today held the Andhra Pradesh cyber security summit at Novtel along with Fintech valley in Visakhapatnam. Minister for Information and Technology, Nara Lokesh also participated in this summit. He said, "Andhra Pradesh believes that cyber security will play an important role not only in protecting nation's or state's assets but also creating next gen jobs in cyber security." This summit is a Part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Andhra Pradesh government and MasterCard to implement the best practices on cyber security.
Publication: India Today Link: https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/biz-cyber-security-1221807-2018-04-27 Headline: Biz-cyber security
Andhra Pradesh Information Technology Minister Nara Lokesh today said the state government, which is promoting digital technologies in a big way, is also giving equal importance to cyber security. The government had signed an MoUwith global payment provider Mastercard, to bring in the best practices in the field of cyber security and also to promote financial technology in the state, with Visakhapatnam as the main centre, he told reporters here. "As we are implementing digital solutions for delivery of public services and creating the right eco-system for developing fintech in the state by introducing new technologies such as blockchain, cyber security is of utmost importance to us. Mastercard will assist us in the endeavour," he said. New technologies should be applied to the agriculture sector as well to find cost- effective solutions, Lokesh said after inaugurating a seminar on cyber security organised by the AP government and Mastercard. "Credit rating for farmers is one area we are working on to facilitate easy and timely credit to farmers," he added. Mastercard, executive director, Ravi Aurora, said his company had always given the highest importance to cyber security, "as it is the essential pre-requisite for ushering in a digital, cashless economy." "Protecting individuals and businesses from cyber attacks is our major concern and we have multiple layers of security to prevent such attacks," he added. IT advisor to the Andhra government, J A Chowdhary, also highlighted the need for a safe and secure cyber eco-system. On the occasion, winners of Cyberthon, a hackathon organised by the state government from April 4 to 25, were felicitated.
Publication: Telugu One India Link: https://telugu.oneindia.com/news/andhra-pradesh/mastercard-enters-into-an-agreement-with- ap-government-cyber-security-226453.html Headline: Mastercard enters into an agreement with AP Government on cybersecurity
Publication: News 18 Link: https://www.news18.com/news/tech/ap-govt-mastercard-host-andhra-pradesh-cybersecurity- summit-to-fight-cyber-threat-1731621.html Headline: AP Govt, Mastercard Host 'Andhra Pradesh Cybersecurity Summit' to Fight Cyber Threat
Taking the lead on the issue of cybersecurity, the Government of Andhra Pradesh and Mastercard today held the Andhra Pradesh Cybersecurity Summit at Fintech Valley, Vizag. The summit provided a platform for top cybersecurity experts to share strategies and solutions to combat the growing cyber threats in India and globally. This summit is a part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Government of Andhra Pradesh and Mastercard to implement the best practices for cybersecurity. The summit convened more than 450 delegates, representing regulatory and law enforcement agencies, think-tanks, start-ups, consultancies, academia, and technology & cybersecurity companies. J. A. Chowdary, Special Chief Secretary & IT Advisor to the Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh; and Ravi Aurora, Executive Director, Community Relations and Public Policy, Mastercard kicked off the summit with welcome remarks. Nara Lokesh, Minister for IT, Andhra Pradesh delivered the opening keynote address, highlighting the state government’s vision to create a safe and secure cyber ecosystem. He also felicitated the winners of Cyberthon, India's largest cybersecurity hackathon organized by the Government of Andhra Pradesh from April 4 to April 25. An in-depth discussion on the national impact of cybersecurity was led by Sanjay Bahl, Director-General, CERT-In, Rebecca Ledingham, Vice President, Security Decisioning and Products. Mastercard also added a global perspective on emergent cyber threats that impact individuals, organisations and nations. During a panel discussion on smart cities and IoT, Rama Vedashree, CEO, Data Security Council of India stressed on the significance of big data, advanced analytics and other innovations to ensure safety and security of smart cities. The attendees also had the opportunity to gain practical understanding through applied cybersecurity solution demonstrations. Speaking at the summit, Nara Lokesh, Minister of Information and Technology, Andhra Pradesh, said, “Andhra Pradesh has been a pioneer in implementing digital solutions for delivery of public services and creating a global fintech ecosystem. Therefore, cybersecurity for individuals and businesses is a high priority for the Government of Andhra Pradesh. We believe that the Andhra Pradesh Cybersecurity Summit, in partnership with Mastercard, was an important step towards implementing the best practices in the field of cybersecurity in the state.” Ravi Aurora, Executive Director, Community Relations and Public Policy, Mastercard, said, “Safety and security has always been at the forefront of Mastercard’s agenda. We feel that this summit has played a pivotal role in building awareness about cybersecurity. We are thankful to the Government of Andhra Pradesh for providing us the opportunity to work together through the Andhra Pradesh Cybersecurity Summit and share learnings that help prevent digital fraud and protect businesses and individuals. We believe that this summit will go a long way towards the creation of a digitally-empowered cashless society.” Mastercard says that its network is designed to ensure that every person, every payment, and every device is protected. Mastercard uses its digital technologies and security protocols to make payments simpler, faster, and safer for both consumers and merchants. Mastercard also claims that it has dedicated more than USD 1 billion to reinforce product design and multiple layers of security.
Publication: Hans India Link: http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2018-04-27/Lokesh-warns-of-cyber- attacks/377073 Headline: Lokesh warns of cyber attacks
IT Minister of Andhra Pradesh Nara LokeshBabu warned the people against cyber attacks. Addressing the Cyber Security Summit in Vizag, he said that the problem of cyber attacks was real as the Andhra Pradesh Government was using IT in a big way. He said the State Government has set up a Cyber Security Operations Centre to monitor the situation. On the occasion, an agreement was reached between the AP Government and the Master Card. On the occasion, he also asked the banks to advance loans to the farmers
Publication: Arador Link: https://arador.com/cyber-security-high-priority-area-for-ap-lokesh/amp/ Headline: Cyber security high priority area for AP: Lokesh
The Andhra Pradesh government, which is promoting digital technologies in a big way, is also giving equal importance to cyber security, which is a high priority area for the state, according to AP IT Minister Nara Lokesh. He was speaking to the media here on Friday after participating in the inaugural of a conference on cyber security jointly organised by the AP government and Mastercard. He said the state government had signed an MoU with Mastercard to bring in best practices in the field of cyber security and also to promote fintech in the state, with Visakhapatnam as the main centre. The minister said, "As we are implementing digital solutions for delivery of public services and creating the right ecosystem for developing fintech in the state by introduction of new technologies such as blockchain, cyber security is of the utmost importance to us. Mastercard will assist us in the endeavour." He said the new technologies should be applied to the agricultural sector as well to find cost-effective solutions and "credit rating for farmers is one area we are working on to facilitate easy and timely credit to farmers." Ravi Aurora, Executive Director, Mastercard, said his company had always given the highest importance to cyber security "as it is an essential prerequisite for ushering in a digital, cashless economy. Protecting individuals and businesses from cyber-attacks is our major concern and we have multiple layers of security to prevent such attacks." J.A Chowdhary, IT adviser to the AP government, also spoke of the need for a safe and secure cyber ecosystem. On the occasion, the winners of Cyberthon, a hackathon organised by the state government, were felicitated.
Publication: Digi Analysis Link: http://www.digianalysys.com/ap-and-mastercard-host-cybersecurity-summit/ Headline: AP and Mastercard host cybersecurity summit
The Government of Andhra Pradesh and Mastercard today held the Andhra Pradesh Cybersecurity Summit at Fintech Valley, Vizag to share strategies and solutions to combat the growing cyber threats in India and globally. The summit convened more than 450 delegates, representing regulatory and law enforcement agencies, think tanks, start-ups, consultants, academia, and technology and cybersecurity companies. A. Chowdary, Special Chief Secretary & IT Advisor to the Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh; and Ravi Aurora, Executive Director, Community Relations and Public Policy, Mastercard kicked off the summit with welcome remarks. During a panel discussion on smart cities and IoT, Rama Vedashree, CEO, Data Security Council of India stressed on the significance of big data, advanced analytics and other innovations to ensure safety and security of smart cities. The attendees also had the opportunity to gain practical understanding through applied cybersecurity solution demonstrations. Speaking at the summit, Nara Lokesh, Minister of Information and Technology, Andhra Pradesh said, “Andhra Pradesh has been a pioneer in implementing digital solutions for delivery of public services and creating a global fintech ecosystem. Therefore, cybersecurity for individuals and businesses is a high priority for the Government of Andhra Pradesh.” Ravi Aurora, Executive Director, Community Relations and Public Policy, Mastercard said, “We feel that this summit has played a pivotal role in building awareness about cybersecurity. We are thankful to the Government of Andhra Pradesh for providing us the opportunity to work together through the Andhra Pradesh Cybersecurity Summit and share learnings that help prevent digital fraud and protect businesses and individuals.” Mastercard uses its digital technologies and security protocols to make payments simpler, faster, and safer for both consumers and merchants. Mastercard has dedicated more than $1 billion to reinforce product design and multiple layers of security.
Publication: Techphlie Link: http://www.techphlie.com/2018/04/andhra-pradesh-and-mastercard-host.html Headline: Andhra Pradesh and Mastercard host Global Cybersecurity Summit in Vizag
Taking the lead on the issue of cybersecurity, the Government of Andhra Pradesh and Mastercard today held the Andhra Pradesh Cybersecurity Summit at Fintech Valley, Vizag. The summit provided an unparalleled platform for top cybersecurity experts to share strategies and solutions to combat the growing cyber threats in India and globally. This summit is a part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Government of Andhra Pradesh and Mastercard to implement the best practices on cybersecurity. The summit convened more than 450 delegates, representing regulatory and law enforcement agencies, think-tanks, start-ups, consultancies, academia, and technology & cybersecurity companies. Mr J. A. Chowdary, Special Chief Secretary & IT Advisor to the Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh; and Mr Ravi Aurora, Executive Director, Community Relations and Public Policy, Mastercard kicked off the summit with welcome remarks. Mr. Nara Lokesh, Minister for IT, Andhra Pradesh delivered the opening keynote address, highlighting the state government’s vision to create a safe and secure cyber ecosystem. He also felicitated the winners of Cyberthon, India's largest cybersecurity hackathon organized by the Government of Andhra Pradesh from April 4 to April 25. While in-depth discussion on national impact of cybersecurity were led by Mr. Sanjay Bahl, Director- General, CERT-In, Rebecca Ledingham, Vice President, Security Decisioning and Products, Mastercard added a global perspective on emergent cyber threats that impact individuals, organisations and nations. During a panel discussion on smart cities and IoT, Ms. Rama Vedashree, CEO, Data Security Council of India stressed on the significance of big data, advanced analytics and other innovations to ensure safety and security of smart cities. The attendees also had the opportunity to gain practical understanding through applied cybersecurity solution demonstrations. Speaking at the summit, Mr. Nara Lokesh, Minister of Information and Technology, Andhra Pradesh, said, “Andhra Pradesh has been a pioneer in implementing digital solutions for delivery of public services and creating a global fintech ecosystem. Therefore, cybersecurity for individuals and businesses is a high priority for the Government of Andhra Pradesh. We believe that the Andhra Pradesh Cybersecurity Summit, in partnership with Mastercard, was an important step towards implementing the best practices in the field of cybersecurity in the state.” Ravi Aurora, Executive Director, Community Relations and Public Policy, Mastercard, said, “Safety and security has always been at the forefront of Mastercard’s agenda. We feel that this summit has played a pivotal role in building awareness about cybersecurity. We are thankful to the Government of Andhra Pradesh for providing us the opportunity to work together through the Andhra Pradesh Cybersecurity Summit and share learnings that help prevent digital fraud and protect businesses and individuals. We believe that this summit will go a long way towards the creation of a digitally-empowered cashless society.” Safety and security is a fundamental building block of everything Mastercard does. The company’s network is designed to ensure that every person, every payment, and every device is protected. Mastercard uses its digital technologies and security protocols to make payments simpler, faster, and safer for both consumers and merchants.
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