‘Govt mulls over enacting digital security act’

State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak yesterday said the government is going to enact a digital security act to prevent cyber crimes and track down cyber criminals, reports BSS.
“Under the law, the government for the first time in the country would set up a world standard forensic lab to prevent cyber crime, track down cyber criminals and test various devices,” he said while replying to a supplementary question from Jatiya Party lawmaker Nurul Islam Milon in the Jatiya Sangsad.
The state minister said the government would also introduce cyber security agency along with a cyber security council, adding, “We have formed a national cyber incident response team, which would test penetration and vulnerability along with critical infrastructure and all servers belonged to public and private servers and their data preserved on their websites.”
“We have identified 21 critical infrastructure across the country through nine meetings and 4 billion of internet users are at cyber risk. A cyber security guideline was also prepared,” he informed the House. Replying to another supplementary question from treasury bench member Anwarul Abedin Khan, the state minister said the government would provide training to 55,000 people in the first phase under earning and learning project across the country.
He said the government would also set up 15,000 Sheikh Russell Digital Computer Lab at primary schools in all parliamentary constituencies, adding, “The government has undertaken initiatives to provide internet connection to two lakh schools, colleges, madrasas, community clinics, post offices and vocational educational institutions by optical fiber or prospective technology across the country.”

Govt mulls over enacting digital security act

State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak yesterday said the government is going to enact a digital security act to prevent cyber crimes and track down cyber criminals, reports BSS. Under the law, the government for the first time in the country would set up a world standard forensic lab to prevent cyber crime, track down cyber criminals and test various devices, he said while replying to a supplementary question from Jatiya Party lawmaker Nurul Islam Milon in the Jatiya Sangsad. The state minister said the government would also introduce cyber security agency along with a cyber security council, adding, We have formed a national cyber incident response team, which would test penetration and vulnerability along with critical infrastructure and all servers belonged to public and private servers and their data preserved on their websites. We have identified 21 critical infrastructure across the country through nine meetings and 4 billion of internet users are at cyber risk. A cyber security guideline was also prepared, he informed the House. Replying to another supplementary question from treasury bench member Anwarul Abedin Khan, the state minister said the government would provide training to 55,000 people in the first phase under earning and learning project across the country. He said the government would also set up 15,000 Sheikh Russell Digital Computer Lab at primary schools in all parliamentary constituencies, adding, The government has undertaken initiatives to provide internet connection to two lakh schools, colleges, madrasas, community clinics, post offices and vocational educational institutions by optical fiber or prospective technology across the country.