5 CYBER SECURITY POLICIES & INITIATIVES BY INDIAN GOVT IN 2019

Do you know Indian government has come up  with various policies and initiatives to overcome cyber security threats in India.

In my this blog I attempt to throw light on the progress India has made in cyber security and the initiatives taken bythe government in drafting it's cyber security strategy in 2020

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1.CERT-In

The advancement in The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), which operates as the national agency for tackling the country’s cyber security, has helped in lowering the rate of cyber attacks on government networks. The implementation of anti-phishing and cyber security awareness training across India’s government agencies has assisted government employees in fighting against cyber crimes. Apart from spreading awareness of the dangers posed by phishing attacks to the public, CERT-In also issues alerts and advisories regarding the latest cyber vulnerabilities and countermeasures to tackle them.

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2.Cyber Surakshit Bharat 

Aiming at strengthening the cybersecurity ecosystem in India — in line with the government’s vision for a ‘Digital India’, The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has launched Cyber Surakshit Bharat initiative. This program was in association with the National e-Governance Division (NeGD).

Digitisation has rapidly transformed the governance system, and therefore the requirement of good governance is crucial. With such initiative, there would be a rise of awareness about cybercrime and building capacity for securing the CISOs and the frontline IT staff across all government departments. Apart from awareness, this first public-private partnership also includes a series of workshops to make people cognizant about the best practices, and help the officials with cyber security health tool kits to tackle cyber threats.

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 3.National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre

NCIIPC is a central government establishment, formed to protect critical information of our country, which has an enormous impact on national security, economic growth, or public healthcare. This was amended as per the provisions of section 70A of the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000. This organisation readily conducts cybersecurity exercises to keep a check of the cyber security posture and preparedness of the Government and the critical sectors. 

NCIIPC has broadly identified the following as ‘Critical Sectors’:-

●        Power & Energy

●        Banking, Financial Services & Insurance

●        Telecom

●        Transport

●        Government

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4.Website Audit

Amid the increasing number of government website hacking, email phishing, data theft, and privacy breach cases, the Indian government has planned to conduct an audit on all the government websites and applications. Under this initiative, approximately 90 security auditing organisations have been empanelled by the government for auditing the best practices of information security.

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5.Appointment of Chief Information Security Officers

With the rapid digitalisation of the world, the requirement for adopting stringent measures is becoming the need of the hour. Even the smallest breach in the governmental system can cause severe wreckage, which in turn can bring down the Government to a standstill. It is therefore imperative, that every government organisation is headed by a skilled security leader, also known as Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) — who can identify and document the security requirements that arise with each technical innovation. The government of India has also recently issued a written guideline for the CISOs of government organisation, highlighting the best practices for securing applications, infrastructure, and compliance.

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