This article has reported that a cyber security
council of India has been constituted by Indian government. We at
Perry4Law Techno Legal Base (PTLB)
welcome this move of Indian government as it was a much needed
initiative.
According to the report published by my colleague,
the cyber
security council of India has been constituted by Indian
government. This is a good step in the right direction as such an
action was long due on the part of Indian government.
Although this is a modest beginning yet if Indian
government is committed this can transform into a major cyber
security initiative by Indian government. I am hereby sharing the
report of my friend for our readers.
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 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 expert
techno legal 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.
Source: Cyber
Security Issues In India
