Soon, Chandigarh to have its own centre for cyber security

In a bid to tackle the rising cases of cybercrime, the Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) has given in-principle approval to an independent centre for cyber security in the city.

The sanction for funds for the proposed Centre for Cyber Security Operation (CenCOP) is still awaited from the ministry.

The UT administration has taken on board experts from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), police and educational institutions like Punjab Engineering College to frame a detailed proposal for setting up a state-of-the-art centre for research, training and case solving for cybercrimes .