NEW DELHI : Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has installed Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) software at AIIMS in New Delhi for continuous monitoring of computers following repeated cyber-attacks. The National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) and Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) have instructed accordingly after they recently found malware on computers connected with MTNL.
AIIMS Delhi has faced several disruptions in services due to cyberattacks. After these all the doctors and medical staff have been advised to use AIIMS computers on its closed networks. “To strengthen the cyber security posture at AIIMS, New Delhi, EDR is being installed in all the systems by BEL throughout the AIIMS campus,” said AIIMS director M. Srinivas in a communication to faculties and officials.
The task is being conducted under the supervision of a computer facility to ensure security of the IT network at the institute. The computer facility is conducting correlation of EDR installed computers with the computers authorized to access e-hospital.
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