Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has said that a secure digital environment fosters innovation, attracts investment and facilitates seamless economic activities. Addressing the valedictory session of the 3rd Cyber Security Conference organised by Global Counter Terrorism Council in New Delhi last evening, he stressed on the need to promote a culture of well-equipped cyber security leadership that is focused on combating evolving cyber-attacks.

The Vice-President also  emphasised the need of providing legal aid to cyber crime victims, especially in rural areas. Taking cognisance of increasing cyber crime incidents with increasing digital penetration in the country, he noted that this is  a new area of concern for agencies, investigators, regulators and legal fraternity. He called for developing technical & human expertise to tackle it.