From inducting India's first humanoid robot cop to planning country's first human-less police station by next year, Kerala Police has always been at the forefront of introducing latest technology to keep pace with society and its criminal underbelly. And, of course, it is also wide awake to the fact that any scientific leap comes with its share of challenges. While being fastidious in experimenting with the emerging technologies, the state police force has also become a paragon for the rest of the country in its campaign against the new-age threats, especially in the cyberspace.
An international conference recently held in Kochi on cyber security, data privacy and hacking has cast some lights on these newfangled risks. The annual event, titled CoCon, was organised by the state police in association with POLCYB (The Society for the Policing of Cyberspace, Canada), and ISRA, a registered non-profit organisation. The event generated a lot of attention as it comes at a time when internet-enabled crimes and cyber intrusions are becoming increasingly sophisticated, leaving the law enforcement agencies across the globe jittery.
With the landscape of cyber security constantly changing, police need to stay current on all trends to fight criminals. Additional Director General of Police Manoj Abraham rightly put it: “We cannot lag behind.” The aim of the conference was to introduce the state-of-the-art technologies and deliberate on how they can be brought into policing, he told THE WEEK in a telephonic interview. “We should run along with or ahead of the changes in technology.”
However, the ADGP admitted police alone can't meet the latest challenges in cyberspace and there should be a tie-up with external technical hands like the IT sector. Public-private partnership is the new mantra in cyber crime investigations, and by roping in private agencies, police can make the best use of the up-to-the-minute technology to keep itself ahead of crimes.
Cyberdome, the technological research and development centre of Kerala Police, was born out of this idea. “Cyberdome is a coordination centre where their (external agency's) technical expertise and our force can be used together to prevent crimes through the development of a cyber threat resilient ecosystem,” Abraham, who is the nodal officer of the wing, said. The centre also coordinates among government departments and agencies, research groups and private organisations.
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