CM Inaugurates Next Generation Cyber Security Operation Centre at OCAC

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated a state-of-the-art Next Generation Cyber Security Operation Centre at OCAC (Odisha Computer Application Centre) here on Friday.

The centre will help protect data, applications and ICT infrastructure of the state from security threats.

The CSOC has been set up by state Electronics & IT Department & OCAC.

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

Technology is one of the key components of 5T charter of Government. 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 etc make it unique across the country in Government space. This facility was setup within 6 months’ time.

Minister of E & IT Tusharkanti Behera, Principal Advisor to Chief Minister Asit Tripathy, Secretary to CM (5T) VK Pandian and E & IT Department Secretary Manoj Kumar Mishra were present on the occasion.