Union Bank of India launched the Cyber Security Awareness Kit and inaugurated an automated VAPT (Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing) lab at their Cyber Security Centre of Excellence in Hyderabad.

The aim of this initiative is to create cyber security awareness among its staff members, customers and other stakeholders and the event was summoned by Shri. K M Reddy, Chief Information Security Officer, Union Bank of India.

Union Bank of India has established a Cyber Security Centre of Excellence (CCOE) in Hyderabad to strengthen cyber security activities of the bank such as providing cyber security awareness training and workshops to all its employees, vendors and customers.

The launch event was attended by Shri Rajkiran Rai G, MD & CEO, Union Bank of India, Chief Guest Shri Narendra Nath G, Joint Secretary, National Security Council Secretariat – Government of India, Smt. P R Lakshmi Eswari, Director-CDAC, Hyderabad and Executive Directors of Union Bank of India – Sh. Gopal Singh Gusain, Sh. Nitesh Ranjan & Sh. Rajneesh Karnatak.

The Kit consists of  a multi-lingual pocket book and cyber security awareness calendar for 2022 among other things. Besides, Union Bank of India, in collaboration with CDAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India, also launched an e-Book-“Union Shield” on cyber security awareness for all the stakeholders in 6 languages.

Shri Rajkiran Rai G, MD & CEO of Union Bank of India said, “This is an important milestone as we take our cyber security journey ahead. With this launch, we have taken one more step to secure digital banking experience. Moreover, with the establishment of VAPT lab, the Bank can complete security testing of any new product very quickly and roll-out can be possible very fast."