NASSCOM helping TN police to net cyberpunks

CHENNAI, INDIA: With a view to assist the Tamil Nadu police in cybercrime investigation, the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) and Data Security Council of India are planning to establish a Cyber Laboratory for Crime Branch CID in association with Lakshmi Vilas Bank.

“Besides assisting the police in cyber forensics and investigation, the laboratory will serve as a permanent training center,” NASSCOM Director (Cyber Security) Pratap Reddy told The Hindu on Thursday.

As part of the initiative, police personnel, other department officials and employees of corporate companies would be trained to enhance the overall cyber security environment, the newspaper reported.

The announcement was made at a seminar on ‘Cyber Safe Tamil Nadu 2009,’ organized by the Tamil Nadu Police, DSCI and NASSCOM. Delegates from various police organizations, IT companies, educational institutions and banks are participating in the five-day program.