No cyberattack or hacking of census data: Union Minister of State for Home informs Lok Sabha
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home, Ajay Kumar Mishra informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that no cyberattack or data hacking incident has been observed in the datacenter or disaster recovery sites of the Office of Registrar General and Census Commissioner of the country.
He also informed that multi-layered security approaches have been adopted for the security of census data.
“No cyberattack or data hacking incident has been observed in the data center or disaster recovery sites of the Office of Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Multi-layered security approach has been adopted for security and safety of census data,” the MoS said in the Lower House.
Earlier on December 13, Ajay Kumar Mishra informed the Lok Sabha that the number of cyber crime incidents, including frauds, was on the rise, with the enhanced use of cyberspace.
The MoS shared the input in a written reply to a query of fellow Lower House members Nishikant Dubey, Jual Oram and Aparupa Poddar.