Faculty of Engineering, Design, and Automation at GNA University organized an expert talk on ‘Protection of Critical Infrastructure in the Cyber Space’ under the supervision of Dr. Anurag Sharma (HoD, CSE) and Dr. Vikrant Sharma (Dean, Engineering). Mr. Bharat Panchal, Chief Industry Relations & Regulatory Officer – India for Discover Financial Services was the keynote speaker of the expert talk. The resource person holds an expertise in data and cyber security design and implementation of every product rolled by NPCI i.e. RuPay, IMPS, BBPS, NACH, CTS, FasTag and most prestigious, UPI

The objective behind the expert talk was to make the students aware about enterprise risk, data sovereignty, and protection of critical information infrastructure. It was an interactive session where the students actively posed questions and enquired curiously about the risk management in payment ecosystem and continuous process of cyber security.

S. Gurdeep Singh Sihra, the Pro-Chancellor, GNA University congratulated the department for organizing such talks. He said, “At GNA, we always focus on skill enhancement and organize such events for enhancing the skills of the students and the faculty.”

Dr. VK Rattan, the Vice-Chancellor, GNA University said, “Such expert talks are important as students and faculty members get familiar with the most transformative technologies and their applications.”