New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- The reliance on new technologies necessitates a significant boost in cyber defense, said Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry. Speaking via video call, during the inauguration of Kyndryl's Security and Network Operations Centre in Bengaluru on Friday, Goyal said, "I think the more and more we engage with technology, as the world moves towards huge amounts of data becoming the new oil, as many people say. As we move towards AI ruling our lives in a big way, our own engagement with new technologies increases."

He noted that while artificial intelligence presents opportunities, it also requires tools to maintain database sanctity and accuracy. "It will be a cat-and-mouse game. So the more firewalls you...