Cyber
security of India has finally got the attention of Indian
government. Indian government has been announcing many initiatives
that could strengthen cyber security of India. Although these
initiatives have come late yet this is a good beginning from all
counts.
Now it has been reported that the Indian government
has launched a new and dedicated wing of the country's National
Security Council Secretariat (NSCC). The function of the proposed
wing would be to deal with the growing cyber threat especially those
from cyber terrorists.
Cyber
terrorism against India, cyber
warfare against India, cyber
espionage against India, etc are on rise and this
dedicated wing can be really helpful in this regard. The wing would
coordinate with other existing law enforcement agencies. The
objective of the wing would be to keep both public and private
computer safe from cyber attack and malicious activities.
The proposed wing would work in the direction of ensuring coordination among various government departments of India so that both national and international cyber threats can be countered. Gradually the wind would be extended to make its initiatives and efforts more holistic and wide.
However, India still needs to stress upon cyber security research and development. Till now we have a sole techno legal cyber security research centre of India that is managed by Perry4Law and Perry4Law Techno Legal Base (PTLB).
PTLB is also managing the exclusive techno
legal cyber security training and educational centre of India
and techno
legal centre of excellence for lifelong cyber security learning
in India.
Close association and coordination with institutions
like PTLB is the need of the hour. Let us hope that Indian government
would collaborate and coordinated with institutions like PTLB to make
its cyber security initiatives more holistic and effective.
