Sanjeev Relia writes: December 2015 saw the critical infrastructure of a nation being disrupted by a cyber attack for the first time. Attacks supposedly carried out by Russian hackers cut power to more than 600,000 homes in Ukraine in late December.
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Commissioned into the Corps of Signals in 1986, Col Sanjeev Relia has done BTech in Electronics and Telecommunications. Having done Defence Services Staff College Course in Wellington, he served as a Brigade Major of a Mountain Brigade in High Altitude areas. The officer has been associated with modernization of IT and communication infrastructure in the Indian Army and issues related to Cyber Security. Besides the research work, the officer is also pursuing PhD on the topic of India’s Cyber Security Challenges.
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