India has been trying to get its cyber security
infrastructure proper and up to date. India has also formulated the
cyber security policy, 2013 to assert its seriousness about cyber
security. However, cyber security in India is still in a bad
shape despite all these efforts of Indian government. So
what is the problem that is plaguing Indian cyber security
initiatives?
According to experts although the national cyber
security policy of India has been declared yet it still to have to
achieve
a lot. The biggest hurdle before the Indian cyber security
initiatives is the lack of implementation of various cyber security
polices and strategies as formulated from time to time.
Take the example of the recent declaration of
establishment of a cyber
command force for armed forces of India. This is the
second
time such a declaration has been made by Indian
government. Similarly, declaration about putting in place a cyber
crisis management plan of India has been made from time to time.
However, till now we have no implementable cyber
attacks crisis management plan of India.
It seems the necessary will power to execute various
cyber security initiatives of India is missing. Similarly, the
offensive
and defensive cyber security capabilities of India are
also missing. Indian government must consider all these aspects and
come up with implementable cyber security initiatives.
