Odisha gets Cyber Security Operation Centre to Protect Govt Data From Hackers

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated a state-of-the-art  Cyber Security Operation Centre at OCAC on Friday.

The centre will help protect the data, applications, and ICT infrastructure of the state from security threats. The CSOC has been set up by the state Electronics & IT Department & OCAC.

The CSOC has been set up using latest security technologies & tools. The system is fully automated and will help government information and data from possible threat by hackers.

At present, State Data Centre, State Wide Area Network and Secretariat Network have been integrated with CSOC.

As it is an independent infrastructure, more IT setups can be integrated in future. The features like Bug Bounty, Real-time threat intelligence feed, independent scalable infrastructure among others make it unique across the country in Government space. This facility was setup within 6 months’ time.