ISB, cyberabad police inks MoU to bolster cybersecurity

Hyderabad: The Indian School of Business (ISB) and the Society for Cyberabad Security Council (SCSC) have entered into an MoU for undertaking joint collaborative research activities on cybersecurity and in areas of mutual interest.

Both organisations will collectively publish reports that inform policy practices in cybersecurity. It will also create projects for ISB's (The Advanced Management Programme in Business Analytics) AMPBA students to work on as a part of their coursework, organise joint conferences and workshops to bring together academia, government, policy and industry.

The MoU was signed by Kalmeshwar Shingenavar, IPS, DCP-Crimes, Cyberabad Police and Prof Manish Gangwar, Executive Director, ISB Institute of Data Science.

S Kalmeshwar, IPS, said: "Cybercrimes are growing. After the pandemic, cybercrimes have become a major challenge not just for India but for all law enforcement agencies the world over. He hoped that this partnership with ISB Institute of Data Science will help in better policy formulation and enforcement to prevent cybercrime instances."

Prof Manish Gangwar, said: "I am glad that ISB Institute of Data Science is joining hands with Cyberabad Police in its efforts to further strengthen cyber security through the use of state-of-the-art research in data science. This reflects ISB's mission of working closely with the government and society to contribute to the betterment of the community we live in."