We need a community of ethical hackers, says IT minister Kapil Sibal

NEW DELHI: IT minister Kapil Sibal will table a bill in the Winter Session of Parliament that will mandate all states to automate all services delivered by government. Speaking at the curtain raiser of Third Global Cyber Security Summit in the capital, Sibal said that framing the rules for cyber security in the world will be imperative, as India looks to automate all public services.

India is hosting the third global cyber security summit in October next year. Companies such as ZTE, which are facing problems selling their telecom equipments in various markets, say aligning of cyber security rules will help them. "We need a legal framework as we are dealing with one of the best minds. We also need a community of ethical hackers, as the resource pool of them is very limited in the world," said Sibal.

Sibal emphasised the need for greater collaboration on sharing of information, global vision to deal with hackers, citing the hacking and theft of the EU Carbon Credit Exchange in early this year.

The curtain raiser to the next year's event was attended by Ross Perot Jr, member of the board of Dell Inc and East West Institute President John Edwin Mroz. "Almost $10 trillion passes every day, through the undersea cables and we need to secure internet through a framework," said Perot.