<p>Antony was addressing defence officials during the centenary celebrations of the Corps of Signal. He also highlighted the Corps' effort in tackling cyber threats.<br /><br />"The contribution of the Corps in enhancing cyber security is worth a mention. However, the Corps needs to be ever vigilant as cyber threats continue to multiply and intensify by the day," he said.<br /><br />The minister also praised the Signal Regiments for adopting latest technologies which has helped the Army in becoming a network-centric force.<br /><br />"The Corps has done commendable work, be it in fielding futuristic strategic defence communication networks, or development of state-of-the-art tactical communication systems," he said.<br /><br />Besides Antony, Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju, Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology Gurudas Kamat, Army Chief General V K Singh and Signal Officer-in-Chief Lieutenant General P Mohapatra also attended the function.<br /><br />Referring to telecommunications and cyber infrastructure as national assets, Pallam Raju underlined their importance in national security as well.<br /><br />"Information and communication technology will be a key factor in reshaping the methodology of war fighting in the future," he said.<br /><br />He also mentioned the necessity of having a command and control structure at the highest levels of government to deal with cyber attacks launched by unknown people.<br /><br />"Any serious disruption can jeopardies our functioning including our responses to the war being raised by our adversaries," said Pallam Raju.<br /><br />Terming the Corps of Signal as the "nervous system" for the future army, Army Chief General Singh said, "The modern warfare has undergone a paradigm shift.<br /><br />"In all future wars, information superiority will be one of the key battle winning factors and future battlefield milieu would require communication system that are secure, responsive and reliable," Singh said.</p>
<p>Antony was addressing defence officials during the centenary celebrations of the Corps of Signal. He also highlighted the Corps' effort in tackling cyber threats.<br /><br />"The contribution of the Corps in enhancing cyber security is worth a mention. However, the Corps needs to be ever vigilant as cyber threats continue to multiply and intensify by the day," he said.<br /><br />The minister also praised the Signal Regiments for adopting latest technologies which has helped the Army in becoming a network-centric force.<br /><br />"The Corps has done commendable work, be it in fielding futuristic strategic defence communication networks, or development of state-of-the-art tactical communication systems," he said.<br /><br />Besides Antony, Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju, Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology Gurudas Kamat, Army Chief General V K Singh and Signal Officer-in-Chief Lieutenant General P Mohapatra also attended the function.<br /><br />Referring to telecommunications and cyber infrastructure as national assets, Pallam Raju underlined their importance in national security as well.<br /><br />"Information and communication technology will be a key factor in reshaping the methodology of war fighting in the future," he said.<br /><br />He also mentioned the necessity of having a command and control structure at the highest levels of government to deal with cyber attacks launched by unknown people.<br /><br />"Any serious disruption can jeopardies our functioning including our responses to the war being raised by our adversaries," said Pallam Raju.<br /><br />Terming the Corps of Signal as the "nervous system" for the future army, Army Chief General Singh said, "The modern warfare has undergone a paradigm shift.<br /><br />"In all future wars, information superiority will be one of the key battle winning factors and future battlefield milieu would require communication system that are secure, responsive and reliable," Singh said.</p>