Overview

• At the closing session on October 11, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said governments must be prepared for cyberattacks as public services become increasingly digital.
• Opening the conference a day earlier, Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan said identifying cybercriminals remains the central hurdle, citing VPNs, cryptocurrency conversion and the dark web as key concealment tools.
• He urged indigenous technical solutions and a united national effort as cybercrime rises globally, with no immediate new federal policy announced at the event.
• Kerala Police released a booklet titled ‘National Strategy Against Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse’ during the inaugural session.
• The forum brought together law enforcement, government agencies, industry, academia and NGOs for technical, legal and community sessions focusing on AI, capacity building and child protection.