Cybersecurity paramount in big data age

Experts urge public-private tie-ups and tighter rules to deal with tech risks

China must strengthen cyberspace regulations and promote public-private partnerships to deal with the growing cybersecurity risks from the rapid development of emerging technologies such as big data and the industrial internet, officials and experts said.

Speaking at the China International Big Data Industry Expo 2021, Du Guangda, deputy director of the cyberspace administration of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that China will strengthen the top-level design of data security and build a mechanism for better cooperation between government, enterprises and industry associations and further improve the cybersecurity regulations.

More efforts will also be made to introduce policies for better data security protection, boost the development of data security, develop a batch of provincial and ministerial-level key data security labs and actively participate in the formulation of international standards, rules and mechanisms, Du said during the big data expo on Thursday in Guiyang, Guizhou province.