Computer emergency team to check cyber attacks for BPO Sector

New Delhi, March 31: Industry body Assocham on Saturday said the government should establish a computer emergency response team specifically for the BPO sector to check cyber attacks in that space.

"While the government and the BPO industry are taking a variety of initiatives in the cyber security domain... Assocham has suggested the government to establish a BPO sector specific computer emergency response team to minimise cyber attacks in the BPO landscape," an Assocham statement said here.

The government should formulate BPO sector specific policies and procedures to address the security requirements, it said, adding that the government can engage "industry bodies, academia, law enforcement agencies to develop and define standards, mechanisms and guidelines which are in sync with requirements of the BPO sector".