Guwahati to get centre of excellence to deal with cyber security

Guwahati: A strategic cyber intelligence centre of excellence (CoE) will be set up in Assam’s largest city Guwahati soon.

A tripartite agreement for establishing the centre was signed between Assam Electronics Development Corporation Limited (AMTRON), Mastercard Asia/Pacific Pvt Ltd, and I-Sec Security Services Pvt Ltd here on Friday, an official statement said.

The Cyber COE is envisaged to provide intelligence services to the Government of India, state governments, Public Sector Undertakings, and corporates within the country against the growing and rapidly evolving cybersecurity threat landscape, the release said.