IIT Kanpur signs MoU to bolster the cyber security of LDA portal

Kanpur's premier technology institute, the IIT has signed an MoU with the Lucknow Development Authority towards the goal of protecting data on the LDA e-portal. As per reports, the decision was first proposed in 2020 when about 50 files of LDA's online property were tampered with, posing high cyber risks. The IIT Kanpur has decided to update the entire IT system with blockchain technology to avert any manipulation of records in the future.

Redesigning of the portal to ensure safety

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The Lucknow Development Authority and the Indian Institute of Technology at Kanpur have signed an agreement to re-design the LDA portal and make it safe and secure. Notably, IIT Kanpur will extend engineering expertise to the LDA and improve the cyber-risk posture of their portal with blockchain technology. The same blockchain technology will also be applied to the IT systems of workers in the LDA.

According to the signed MoU, the new software system will be updated within a year. Once implemented, the new system will guarantee that data files on the system are protected from any kind of foreign alteration.

The need to bolster cyber security

In November 2020, an SIT was constituted to investigate the tampering of LDA’s online property records after a tampering complaint was filed by the LDA. Officials claimed, that around 50 cases have come to the foreground wherein information related to a particular property was changed in the online records. These properties included 34 housing units, 10 commercial and 6 plots located in Gomtinagar, Kanpur Road and Sarojini Nagar areas. Reportedly, their total cost is around ₹30 crores.

While LDA stated that only clerks and operators working in the cell have access to all unique IDs, suspicions related to a scam, and hacking was identified. This pressed the need of creating a cyber-safe ecosystem for the LDA and prevent such instances from occurring ahead.