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A special cyber security training programme has been launched for personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). The advanced course commenced on 8 June 2026 at IIT Madras Pravartak, Chennai, and will continue for the next six weeks.
A total of 35 CISF personnel are going through the training programme. During the six-week course, the participants will receive intensive training in critical areas such as Network and Cloud Computing, Digital Forensics, Cyber Threat Identification, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Incident Response, and Legal Frameworks.
The primary objective of the programme is to enhance the cyber capabilities of CISF personnel, enabling them to effectively tackle emerging digital threats and challenges in the future.
CISF has been consistently working towards enhancing the technological capabilities of its personnel.
The Force is also actively contributing to the nationwide capacity-building initiative of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
To achieve this objective, CISF has established a robust training ecosystem. As a result, more than 1,600 personnel of the Force have already undergone Cyber Security and Cyber Commando training programmes at prestigious institutions such as the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU), Delhi and Gandhinagar, Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), Pune, and the National Police Academy (NPA), Hyderabad.
CISF is also taking steps towards empanelment with CERT-In as an Information Security Auditing Organization. To support this initiative, personnel are being trained through Information Security and ISO/IEC 27001 Certification Programmes, enabling the Force to develop in-house capabilities in Cyber Security Auditing, Compliance, and Risk Management.
As a modern and future-ready force, CISF is entrusted with the responsibility of securing some of the nation’s most sensitive and critical assets. These include airports, nuclear power plants, ports, metro networks, and government buildings. As the distinction between physical security and cyber security continues to narrow, CISF is continuously upgrading its capabilities to safeguard these critical infrastructures against all forms of cyber threats and attacks.
CISF is one of the country’s premier forces that has been providing Security and Fire Consultancy services to both government and private sector organizations.
The elite Force has delivered security consultancy for several major and prestigious projects, including the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya, business parks in Mumbai and Pune, IIM Indore, BHU, and the Delhi Police Headquarters.
With the acquisition of these certified cyber security capabilities, CISF is now emerging as a Complete Security Provider. In the near future, CISF will also begin offering Cyber Security Consultancy Services to both government and private sector organizations.
