National conference on making cities cyber secure held at Vigyan Bhawan
On 18 July 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, MoHUA, with MHA and MeitY, held the National Conference on Making Cities Cyber Secure, attended by over 300 delegates.
Summary
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), with the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Electronics and IT, held the National Conference on Making Cities Cyber Secure at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 18 July 2025. Over 300 delegates attended, including state secretaries, municipal commissioners, smart city CEOs and representatives of CERT-In, NCIIPC, I4C and STQC. MoHUA presented city-level cybersecurity frameworks, the mandatory appointment of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and the completion of cybersecurity audits. The conference also discussed a wider role for smart city SPVs.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 18 July 2025, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
- Organisers
- MoHUA with MHA and MeitY
- Delegates
- Over 300
- Key initiatives
- City cybersecurity frameworks; mandatory CISOs; cybersecurity audits
Practice MCQs 1 questions
At the National Conference on Making Cities Cyber Secure (18 July 2025), MoHUA presented the mandatory appointment of which officials in cities?
Show answer
Correct answer: C — Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs)
PIB (MoHUA): the ministry presented city-level cybersecurity frameworks, the mandatory appointment of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and the completion of cybersecurity audits.