Thursday, October 2, 2025
spot_img

DRDO issues advisory to employees on cyber discipline

spot_img
- Advertisement -

The premier agency under the Department of Defence Research and Development in the Ministry of Defence of the Government of India, DRDO has asked 5,000-odd scientists/employees to tread carefully on social media.

The circular on “cyber discipline” came weeks after the arrest of Pradeep Kurulkar, a DRDO scientist at the rank of additional secretary, GoI. Kurulkar, investigators say, fell for a Pakistani “honey-trap”.

According to the reports of TOI, The scientist is believed to have had access to over 50 DRDO establishments and have sensitive information hence the DRDO seems to be worried.

The DRDO officials are asking the employees not to take calls from unknown numbers and additionally to avoid social media platforms.

The officials said, “All the personnel have to be responsible enough on social media and other apps as many such operatives have been trying to target individual officers using WhatsApp numbers mostly from outside the country.”

Why is the Advisory been issued?

Dr Pradeep Kurulkar was arrested by the Maharashtra police’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on May 3. He is in judicial custody till May 29.

Dr Pradeep Kurulkar was a director at one of the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) labs in Pune.

He was arrested on charges of providing confidential information to a Pakistani agent. He was allegedly honey-trapped by a woman whom he had befriended on social media last year.

“We have been issuing advisories and holding lectures by experts on maintaining cyber discipline but this incident has happened,” senior DRDO officials said.

“After the arrest of senior scientist Pradeep Kurulkar, we have issued a strong advisory to all our personnel to maintain cyber discipline like not taking calls from unknown numbers of foreign numbers,” they said.

spot_img

Editorial

Why TCS Deferred FY25 Salary Hike: Better Hike Ahead?

TCS had initially announced its annual salary hike during...

Deloitte, PWC, EY, KPMG to Hire 1 Lakh People in India in FY25

According to estimates from top company officials and industry...

Higher EPS Pension Application Stuck: A Step-by-Step Guide to Fix

Nearly 97,640 Provident Fund (PF) members and pensioners under...

Employee Benefits at India’s Big 4 Firms Deloitte, PwC , EY, KPMG

The Big 4 firms; Deloitte, PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers), EY (Ernst...

TCS Announces 4-8% Salary Hike for FY25, Lowest in Last 4 Years

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India's largest IT services provider,...

Must Read

FDA Suspends Zepto License After Viral Food Safety Scandal

Zepto, one of India’s fastest-growing quick commerce startups, is...

Why employees thrive in a purpose-oriented environment

In the recent past, corporate organisations across the world...

Amazon delays return to office to 2022 due to Covid-19

Amazon has pushed back its return-to-office date for tech and...

NPS and UPS Pensioners Now Eligible for Full Gratuity

Central Government of India has announced full parity in...

Google delays office return until January next year, CEO Sundar Pichai

Alphabet Inc-owned Google is extending its voluntary return-to-office policy through January...

Sahar Khan Joins Amplifon as India Head of Human Resources

Amplifon, the global leader in hearing care retail, has...

Unilever Elevates Anuradha Razdan to CHRO & Chief DEI Officer

Unilever elevates Anuradha Razdan as Chief Human Resources Officer...

Related Articles

Sheenu Pradhan
Sheenu Pradhanhttps://sightsinplus.com/
Sheenu Pradhan, Editor Content, SightsIn Plus. She has over 8 years of experience in human resources. Prior to this, she has been associated with Wictor Chemicals India, Wipro, and Shakti Plas Industry.