Self-sufficiency in cyber security crucial to safeguard India’s digital transformation: IISc Director
IISc Director Govindan Rangarajan has urged India to achieve self-sufficiency in cyber security to counter threats from quantum computing. He also warned students against over-reliance on AI, emphasizing the importance of critical thinking and human empathy.
Why it matters
As quantum computing advances, national security and digital infrastructure face unprecedented risks that require proactive technological development.
India has to pace up self-sufficiency in cyber security as rapid advancement of quantum computers that could breach algorithms deployed for digital transformation through UPI, Aaadhar, as also for power and water distribution systems, is a cause for major concern, Govindan Rangarajan, director, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, said in Coimbatore on Monday.
Countries developing the technology will rather break into strategic systems and gain advantage than publicising their findings. Graduating students ought to assume responsibility for developing highly advanced algorithms resistant to attack by quantum technology before 2029 to keep pace with global migration to post-quantum cryptography, he said, at the Award Ceremony of PSG College of Technology.
Citing instances, he highlighted the vulnerability of security establishments and emphasised the need for India to be self-sufficient in cyber technology.
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