The Symposium "Life in Cyber World" has been organized at India International Centre (IIC) on Friday, 13th November, 2009 at 5:30 pm. CSI (Computer Society of India) co-hosted this event in conjunction with The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE). This event took place at the India International Centre (IIC) Annex, Conference Hall no: 3, Lodhi road, New Delhi and was supplemented by a social programme that gave students the opportunity to meet and discuss issues outside of the formal seminar setting.
The aim of taking students for this Corporate Seminar was to give them the opportunity to understand the Cyber technologies and to interact with the top IT Industry and Ministry people. The group consisted of 7 Ecommerce and IMS undergraduate students from IILM Lodhi Road and Gurgaon campus attended this seminar.
The seminar was targeted at those involved in the planning, implementation, and management of digital resources, and attendees comprised a range of professions including programme managers, technological architects, archivists, consultants and other information professionals.
The seminar commenced with brief words of welcome and introductions by Dr. MN Hoda, Chairman CSI, Delhi Chapter. He touched shortly upon the Cyber Security concepts related to technologies breaches and measures. After this the seminar launched into the evening session presentations on “Life in Cyber World”.
The topics covered during the session are:
§ Social Networking in Internet Age by Mr. Manish Malik, Product Head-Mobile Internet & 3G Services, Spice Digital
§ Email Security by Mr. Muktesh Chander, IPS, Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Delhi Police
§ Securing Indian Cyberspace by Mr. B.J Srinath, Director - Cert-In, MC & IT Govt. of India
Speakers presented practical experiences and theory to provide seminar participants with cutting edge knowledge of cyber security issues within the often overlooked context of business models, costing and business plans.
This was followed by 10 minutes Questions and Answers Session, wherein, students were given an opportunity to put their questions on Internet Security breaches and measures to the speakers. The presentations and discussions during the seminar helped the attendees in getting a better focus and provided them a first introduction into Cyber Security related issues and measures.
In concluding the seminar, Dr. Hoda offered some summary points regarding several of the presentations and provided some insight into what seminar participants may have learned and could take away with them. Thanks were given to all those involved, from speakers to attendees to seminar organizers, all of whose input was invaluable to the success of the seminar and to raising the vital importance of introducing Cyber Security. This was followed by Dinner at IIC, Annex. It was a very enlightening experience for the students as they got exposure to the various aspects of Cyber Security.
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