<ul><li>People in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan have been protesting against the radical scheme of the central government to recruit soldiers in the military.</li><li>The main agenda behind the ongoing protest and agitation is the uncertainty of the future of the Agniveers.</li><li>Armed forces jobs, especially for the non-commissioned ranks, provides a good paying job to the youth, whose choices otherwise are limited.</li></ul>The <keyword id="13558307" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="agnipath-scheme" source="Orion">Agnipath Scheme</keyword>, which was announced by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday, has drawn wide criticism and protests across states in India. People in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan have been protesting against the radical scheme of the central government to recruit soldiers in the military. Several military aspitants, defense veterans and oppositions have raised concerns about the scheme stating unknown future and various other factors. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Why are army aspirants opposing it?" comment="subhead" text="Why are army aspirants opposing it?">Why are army aspirants opposing it?</cmsannotation> The main agenda behind the ongoing protest and agitation is the uncertainty of the future of the Agniveers. It doesn’t provide job security for the Agniveers who wish to be part of the army and could play a pivotal role in affecting the mental health of youths. Also, a possible large scale army recruitment has been delayed for around two years and has dampened the spirits of those who were looking forward to it. “We have been practicing for years to get selected into the Army. Now we have come to know that it will be on contractual terms only for four years which is not fair for students like us,” an agitating student told IANS. The scheme will recruit around 46,000 youth aged between 17.5 to 23 years. However, as per the conditions it will make 34,500 youths unemployed every year. On an average, army jawans serve anywhere between 15-17 years. Another factor which has been concerning army officials is that this scheme can put thousands of lives of Agniveers at risk as it takes 7-8 years for an individual to become a fully-trained combatant. This scheme will post the retained Agniveers to difficult locations for which they might not be ready for. Armed forces jobs, especially for the non-commissioned ranks, provides a good paying job to the youth, whose choices otherwise are limited. Their biggest draw is the excellent pension and gratuity provisions that secures the future of the jawans who serve in the army. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="What are the pros?" comment="subhead" text="What are the pros?">What are the pros?</cmsannotation> However, a few people and the government believe that this scheme can help the youth in the country who are not able to afford an education. The scheme pays a handsome amount of ₹11-12 lakh as a Seva Nidhi package to those who are demobilized after completing their service. Furthermore, it will also help the Agniveers to kickstart their second career with necessary bank loans - which will be given on a priority basis. The central government, in a tweet, rolled out a list of career choices for the 75% of Agniveers who will be demobilized after four years of service. “Those who wish to work will be given priority in CAPFs, police, Assam rifles and police and allied forces in several states. Tangible skills and work experience in different facets including engineering, mechanics, law and order etc,” the government said. <div type="twitter" handle="mygovindia" handlename="MyGovIndia" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1482570561494536193/DqhEMhAh_normal.jpg" favoritecount="759" retweetcount="344" status="What will an Agniveer do after 4 years of Agnipath Yojana? Well, a lot! Take a look… #BharatKeAgniveer https://t.co/L8OVsuvzAH" createdat="1655386276000" id="1537427591761514497"></div> Those who wish to study further can opt for bridging courses of their own choice, which is covered under the scheme, the government says, insisting that it can be a good career choice for those who want to serve the country. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/army-agnipath-scheme-protest-news-coming-from-various-parts-of-the-country-on-third-day/articleshow/92270575.cms">Agnipath protests: One killed and three injured in police firing at Secunderabad</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/state-police-jobs-bridge-crash-courses-and-skills-certificates-to-aid-careers-of-agniveers/articleshow/92245184.cms">State police jobs, bridge crash courses and skills certificates – to aid careers of Agniveers</a>

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Equity indices started the trade on a firm note on Monday with the <keyword id="6484188" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sensex" source="Orion">Sensex</keyword> climbing 254 points, but within minutes, the benchmarks pared all early gains to trade in the negative territory. The BSE benchmark was trading with a jump of 253.69 points at 51,614.11 in early trade. The Nifty too gained 69.6 points to 15,363.10. But, the benchmark indices failed to hold on to the initial gains, with the Sensex quoting 287.1 points lower at 51,073.32, while the Nifty declined by 94.75 points to 15,198.75. From the Sensex pack, Tata Steel, M&amp;M, PowerGrid, Tech Mahindra, Larsen &amp; Toubro and ICICI Bank were among the major laggards. On the other hand, <keyword id="45123" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="hdfc" source="Orion">HDFC</keyword>, Hindustan Unilever, Sun Pharma and HDFC Bank were among the gainers. In Asia, <keyword id="31671" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="markets" source="Orion">markets</keyword> were trading on a mixed note, with Tokyo and Seoul quoting lower, while Shanghai and Hong Kong were trading in the green. Stock exchanges in the US ended mostly higher on Friday. Meanwhile, international oil benchmark Brent crude dipped 0.18 per cent to USD 112.95 per barrel. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) remained net sellers in the capital market, as they sold shares worth Rs 7,818.61 crore on Friday, as per exchange data. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/agnipath-scheme-protest-section-144-imposed-in-gurgugram-kota-jaipur-faridabad-and-ayodhya/articleshow/92329214.cms">Agnipath protests: Bandhs, school closures and the Section 144 make a comeback</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/how-to-check-who-is-looking-at-your-whatsapp-profile-online-status-and-last-seen/articleshow/92329217.cms">WhatsApp new privacy features — here’s how you can control who can see your profile picture, online status, and last seen</a>

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In the best of times, supply chains are the most sensitive and vulnerable part of a business process. To add to the disruptions caused by the pandemic and the Ukraine Russia war, cyberattacks too are affecting the supply chains. In March 2022, the McKinsey Quarterly Global Survey identified global <keyword id="118965" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="supply-chain" source="Orion">supply chain</keyword> disruptions as a serious business risk for the first time. Apart from geographic or political instability, a high level of cyber risk vulnerability is adding to the crisis. Deloitte’s Cyber Threat Intelligence did a deep-dive on the cyber risks that companies have faced to their supply chain over the pandemic’s height, and the results are shocking. Average <keyword id="4126044" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="cyber-breaches" source="Orion">cyber breaches</keyword> on supply chains going up by 37% As much as 40% of all manufacturing brands faced cyber outages to their operations during the pandemic. BlueVoyant Research’s <a href="https://www.bluevoyant.com/resources/managing-cyber-risk-across-the-extended-vendor-ecosystem/">second Annual Global Survey into Third-Party Cyber Risk Management</a> research says, “97% of firms surveyed have faced negative impacts due to a cybersecurity breach in their supply chain.” It also said that the average number of breaches in weak supply chains has been increasing by 37% year on year, and the growth trend is expected to continue in 2022 as well. The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) report - <a href="https://www.enisa.europa.eu/publications/threat-landscape-for-supply-chain-attacks">Threat Landscape for Supply Chain Attacks</a>, which analyzed 24 major attacks, showed that even strong security in place is not adequate. <keyword id="14192873" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="supply-chain-cyber-attacks" source="Orion">Supply chain cyber attacks</keyword> may go undetected for long periods, but continue to inflict damage on their host. With a steady increase in sophistication and novelty of cyber-attacks, this could mean millions of dollars drained before the company even becomes aware of the vulnerability. Since a supply chain platform houses vendors, customers as well as all production and distribution data — it could be very dangerous. They’re coming for your customer data The ENISA report says that two-thirds of all attacks were through chinks in supplier codes. This immediately identifies the problem and recommends the solution, better validation and verification of supplier codes for security tampering. Almost 60% of attacks target customer data which could mean complete annihilation of the business, if successful. So clearly, better control on PII ( Personally Identifiable Information) needs to be in place. Clearly, between supplier codes and customer Identity data, organizations need to implement much stronger checks and balances on codes, ID, and access data. Here are a few things CISOs can do to secure their supply chain in these trying times: <ol><li>Every supply chain element should have a cyber security maturity assessment exercise. While innovation in the supply chain process is welcome, there is a real need to perform a risk assessment for modules or functionalities, regularly. This assessment should cover every new point on the supply chain platform- OT environment, business networks, control systems, and products, and of course advanced IT protection metrics like IP protection, control systems, and even third-party risks. In addition, an inventory of all assets should be securely maintained, and that needs to include patch-relevant information. </li><li>Act upon the assessment insights: the result of this assessment needs to be analyzed for doable activities and put into action immediately. They should be the base to create a secure supply chain risk minimization strategy. The risk should be brought to the notice of corporate leadership so that appropriate action can be taken to secure the operations. Defining risk criteria for both suppliers and customers- software dependencies, risk points, loss of critical access control- all need to be identified and documented. </li><li>Establishing a leadership-level cybersecurity governance programme: to ensure that proper governance structures are established, to monitor the risk appetite and resiliency of the organization’s OT, including its supply chain. </li><li>Digital support for the tech-transformation: While digital transformation has been a buzzword for a couple of years now, the pandemic, and then the Ukraine attack has crunched the timelines- now it is an issue of survival. Getting digitally transformed is a big leap in assuring a more secured, robust, and resilient supply chain platform, across sectors.</li></ol>All suppliers and service providers need to be screened stringently and their access data and supplier codes should be carefully validated since the source of the attack is often difficult to identify. The same goes for customer ID data. All asset data shared with suppliers need to be classified, and documented and relevant procedures for their security need to be clearly defined and documented. Despite these checks in place, the threat from cyber miscreants is always present. The cyber threat landscape is constantly evolving, and vulnerability could be housed anywhere. It is the need of the hour for both the decision-makers as well as technology users to ensure no data is breached while keeping in mind the safety of users of the tool. 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