MTNl (Mahanagar Telephone Nigam limited) and los Alamos Technical Associates, Inc. (lATA) signed a MoU on November 11 at New Delhi for launching the state-of-the-art training programmes on cyber security, risk and crisis management, public safety and disaster management, homeland security/critical infrastructure protection, security operations management, industrial security, fire and safety management etc.
Speaking on this occasion Dr Indu Singh, VP lATA Washington mentioned that “lATA will bring in India through MTNl partnership the best US practices followed in security, which has been developed over a period of time. Dr Singh also stated that India’s security needs are evolving rapidly and lATA through MTNl partnership in India can help develop professional programs in cyber and physical security to meet the country’s growing demands.”
AK Garg CMD MTNl mentioned that “MTNl is going to start these trainings through its state of the art training centers at New Delhi and Mumbai. We will allocate a dedicated resource for this project and impart training , so that it is more relevant for Indian Conditions. We are looking forward to play a big role for government and the industry in this field. First batch of training is likely to start from March 2014.”
Dr Singh and Garg mentioned that the awareness level regarding security concerns are very low in India. “We would like to develop a one or two day series of awareness program for the top management of companies and the government departments. The facilities being developed jointly will be of International Standard and it will cater to global audience of this region,” he said.