National Cyber Security Scholar Programme 2020
Five nominated officials from the Cyber Security Centre of Excellence, Department of Information Technology & Electronics, Government of West Bengal attended the ISAC and MDI National Security Fellowship Programme organised by the Information Sharing and Analysis Centre (ISAC). Total number of participants in the program was 51. The nominated officials were:
Shri Sanjay Kumar Das, WBCS(Exe.), Joint Secretary, IT&E Department, Govt. of West Bengal and Member-Secretary, CS-CoE topped the programme and received the MDI-ISAC Scholar High Honors for his performance in the entire programme.
Shri Sanjay Kumar Das and team also received the award for innovative paper which was written on Capacity Building.
Diploma Course on Information Security and Cyber Forensics: CS-CoE created tailor-made Diploma Course on Information Security and Cyber Forensics for the West Bengal State Council of Technical & Vocational Education and Skill Development (WBSCTVESD) which received AICTE approval. In 2023, its first batch is graduating from Behala Govt Polytechnic College alongside other polytechnic college. Now other polytechnic colleges across the country are following suit.
Cyber Security Guard: Now-a-days, physical threat to physical assets has been replaced by digital threats to both physical as well as digital assets using cyber domain and that’s why safety and security in the cyber-domain is of utmost necessity. Based on this perception, CS-CoE has created a Vocational Level Certification Course for the Security Guards guarding physical assets viz. Banks, ATMs, Office buildings etc. in order to make them aware of digital threats, thwart attempts on physical and digital assets, help organisations follow best practices on Cyber Hygiene, Operating Centralised Building Management Systems among various other activities. This way frauds and theft in the digital domain would come down drastically. West Bengal State Council of Technical & Vocational Education and Skill Development (WBSCTVESD) has approved the course Cyber Guard and the same is being rolled out through various Vocational Training Centres across the State. Through this, the State Government envisages to up-skill existing Security Guards and increase their employability.
Cyber Security Centre of Excellence 