Cyber security law to be enacted

The government is planning to enact cyber security law to ensure security of the government services and protect its own IT system, reports UNB.
Disclosing this at the concluding day's session of the seven-day training on "Information Security- Business Continuity and Service Management" in the city, ICT Secretary Shyam Sunder Sikder said the draft cyber security law has been prepared keeping provision to take stringent measures against cyber crimes.
The draft cyber security law is still under scrutiny and will be sent to the relevant authorities soon for further scrutiny, he said. Sikder said a magnificent development has taken place in the journey towards 'Digital Bangladesh'.
Online service delivery has been introduced replacing the cumbersome traditional system. "But the matter of fact is that our IT system and cyberspace are not protected," he added.
In a bid to build capacity to run e- Government, the World Bank financed Leveraging ICT for Growth, Employment and Governance (LICT) Project of Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) organised training programme for the officials of different ministries, organisations, departments and directorates.