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State minister Zunayed Ahmed palak
State minister Zunayed Ahmed palak

Bangladesh to give importance on native cyber security startups; State minister Palak

State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Zunayed Ahmed Palak give importance on domestic cyber security startups to reduce dependencies on foreign company . He said this at the Bangladesh Cyber Security Summit organized by Bangladesh Brand Forum.

Palak said that country’s cyber security cannot be guaranteed from foreign sources, so domestic cyber security startups should be increased. He said that the government is working with special importance to keep power sector, telecom and financial sector safe. State minister said, now we must keep cyber security in mind while designing any IT related product.

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State Minister Palak said that the government has laid emphasis on developing guidelines and increasing artificial intelligence or AI literacy to keep the cyber space of the country safe.

The government has declared more than thirty institutions as Critical Information Infrastructure or CII to keep the country’s sensitive information safe. The government is working continuously to keep these institutions safe.

Shahab Al Yamin Chowdhury, Chief Information Security Officer, Link 3 tech said that in the last two years, the amount of ransomware and DDoS attacks has increased in the country. There is no substitute for enforcement of guidelines and concerted action to keep our cyberspace safe.

Bangladesh Brand Forum organized the Bangladesh Cyber Security Summit with cyber experts from across the country and the sector concerned.

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