BWI: WNS Completes its 3rd Cyber Security and BPO Awareness Session for Mumbai Police

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: WNS Global Services
Saturday, July 03, 2010 07:27 PM IST (01:57 PM GMT)
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WNS Completes its 3rd Cyber Security and BPO Awareness Session for Mumbai Police


Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Saturday, July 03, 2010 -- (Business Wire India) -- WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS), a leading provider of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services, concluded the third batch of 'Cyber security' and 'know your BPO' awareness program for over 50 Mumbai Police officers on Saturday, 3rd July at the WNS head quarters in Mumbai.

As an extension of the Mumbai Police cyber safety week held from May 24-28, WNS in association with Mumbai Police and NASSCOM is imparting training to over 600 police officers spread over 12 sessions through the course of the year. The training program is focused at providing exposure to new technologies and processes to combat online fraud and cyber crime. A group of 50 to 60 police officers from across Mumbai attended the prior cyber security training and BPO awareness session held on 12th June.

"We are delighted to see the sessions concluding with an overwhelming response from the Mumbai Police officers. The sessions have been extremely interactive and have established the foundation to this cyber security crusade. We are committed to take this initiative to its maximum coverage in months to come in collaboration with Mumbai Police and NASSCOM." Said, lead trainer, Arup Chatterjee, Chief Information Security Officer, WNS Global Services.

"We are pleased to see our partnership with WNS taking a positive step towards the cyber security awareness initiative and look forward to provide maximum participation from Mumbai Police, way forward." Said - Devan Bharti, Additional Commissioner of Police, Cyber Crime, Mumbai.

"NASSCOM and Mumbai Police's joint initiative of 'Know Your BPO' is taking a firm ground at WNS. In its third session, a team comprising of Senior Police officials from Police Stations across Mumbai including Bhandup, Andheri, Cuff Parade and Chembur, today participated in the various presentations and demonstrations facilitated by WNS to understand the challenges of information security and gauge the extent of awareness about data security," said, Rajiv Vaishnav, Vice President, NASSCOM. "We look forward to working closely with WNS and the Mumbai Police team in our effort to prevent Cyber crime."

About Cyber Safety Week

The Mumbai Cyber Safety Week is a joint initiative by NASSCOM and the Mumbai Police. During the week, Mumbai Police, NASSCOM, and the Ministry of Information Technology will be interacting with students, parents, corporates, lawyers, judiciary, Cyber cafe owners, heads of Cyber crime cells and other stake holders in a bid to spreading awareness about Cyber safety. This initiative is set to seek and develop proactive strategies for anticipating trends in Cyber crime and formulating technical and legal responses on various fronts. The week looks to ingrain seven key messages, including keeping children e-safe; knowing one's online friends and enemies; updating Web browsers and operating systems; securing your computer networks and wireless networks; backing-up important files for disaster recovery; using strong passwords and securing financial sites; and realizing the steps to be taken if things still go wrong.

About WNS

WNS is a leading global business process outsourcing company. Deep industry and business process knowledge, a partnership approach, comprehensive service offering and a proven track record enable WNS to deliver business value to some of the leading companies in the world. WNS is passionate about building a market-leading company valued by our clients, employees, business partners, investors and communities.

For more information, visit www.wns.com

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CONTACT DETAILS
Sumi Gupta, WNS Global Services, +91 (22) 4095 2263, sumi.gupta@wns.com

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