In this guest column, Perry4Law Techno Legal Base
(PTLB) has discussed the Indian
Cyber Security Problems, Issues and Challenges Management.
The article is a very comprehensive literature on cyber security
problems and challenges of India. The article has been reproduced
with approval from PTLB so that all the cyber security stakeholders
of India may be benefited form the same.
Cyber
security initiatives of India have started gaining
momentum. However, cyber
security initiatives in India in India are still deficient
on many aspects. After all, managing
India’s cyber security problems, issues and challenges
is not an easy task. In these circumstances establishment of the
national cyber security database of India (NCSDI) assumes great cyber
security significance. The cyber
security research and development centre of India (CSRDCI)
is also a timely initiative.
Undoubtedly, there are many cyber
security issues of India that have still been left
unattended. The cyber
security issues and challenges in India require urgent
attention of Indian government as we have already delayed this
process.
India is facing cyber threats from cyber
terrorism, cyber
warfare, cyber
espionage, etc and we must develop both offensive
and defensive cyber security capabilities in India. India
is also facing continuous and serious cyber threats that have been
endangering the critical infrastructures of India. In these
circumstances, there is an urgent need to strengthen critical
infrastructure protection in India. We cannot achieve this
task without ensuring cyber
security skills development in India.
Concerns regarding insufficient cyber security in
India have been raised for long but the Indian government remained
indifferent
to cyber security of India for long. However, some
committed and dedicated private players have been playing a pro
active role in strengthening the cyber security of India.
We at Perry4Law,
PTLB
and Perry4Law
Techno Legal ICT Training Centre (PTLITC) have launched
exclusive techno legal Cyber
Forensics Research Centre Of India, Cyber
Security Research Centre Of India And Cyber
Crimes Investigation Centre Of India To Strengthen Indian
Cyber Security And Cyber Forensics Capabilities.
Another major lacuna in the cyber security field is
absence of implementable cyber
security policy of India. Till various cyber security
declarations and promises are actually implemented, they are of no
use. As on date we have no implementable national cyber security
policy of India.
Even basic level techno legal frameworks are missing
in India. For instance, we have no dedicated
cyber security laws in India. We also do not have
dedicated encryption
laws and regulations in India. Even Legal
Framework For Mandatory E-Governance In India And Legal
Framework For Cloud Computing In India are missing. The
Mandatory E-Delivery
Of Services In India is also missing.
India has to cover a long road in order to make its
cyber security effective. It is high time to move beyond declarations
and promises as they would not serve any purpose in the present
times.
