Cooperative societies aim at boosting cyber protection

Cooperative societies, including banks across the country, can now look towards a comprehensive Cyber-Security Framework developed by the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) to secure their operations from crooks lurking in the cyber world.

The Framework titled “Cyber-security and IT Guidelines for User Interaction” outlines the minimum requirements that the cooperatives will need to follow in developing and implementing strategies, policies, procedures and related activities aimed at mitigating the risks of cyber threats and attacks, said Sundeep Nayak, MD, NCDC.

Former national cyber security coordinator, Dr Gulshan Rai, the brain behind the guidelines shared key features of the document