By IANS
Bangalore : IT bellwether Infosys Technologies Ltd has stepped up security in and around its campus to ward off any terror attack on its employees and facilities and was "prepared and alert to deal with any threat", a top company official said Wednesday.
"We have been taking several security measures to safeguard our employees as well as the infrastructure facilities in and around the campus. We are also working with the state government and allied agencies to ensure the safety and security of our staff and assets," Infosys chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director Krish Gopalakrishnan told IANS.
"Though we will not be able to share the details, suffice to say we are prepared and alert to deal with any threat, be it from anyone, including terror elements," he said.
Regretting that terrorism had become a global menace, Gopalakrishnan said it was unfortunate some cities, including Bangalore, have become a potential target of terror threats or attacks.
"We do not see such threats or attacks having any impact on our business or operations. As in the case of other cities such as Mumbai, London or New York, we have to learn to face it (terrorism) and cope with such threat perceptions," Gopalakrishnan said.
Asked whether the company had been sounded by the authorities on being on the hit-list of terror outfits such as Al Qaeda or LeT (Lashkar-e-Toiba), the new CEO said barring a general alert and a word of caution there had been no specific information from either the state administration or city police so far.
Gopalakrishnan's observations come in the wake of three people from Bangalore, including an engineer and two doctors, being allegedly involved in the failed London and Glasgow bomb blasts.
Police investigations into the activities of the terror suspects and their alleged links with anti-national elements have pointed to possible attacks on the city's prominent and sensitive installations, including Infosys, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and some vital defence establishments.