Cybersecurity Efforts

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-in) and the National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) have collaborated to conduct 9,798 security audits. These audits aim to bolster cybersecurity across critical sectors, including power, energy, and the banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) industry in the country.

Government Initiatives

The government remains vigilant about cyber threats to India’s digital and physical infrastructure. Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Jitin Prasada, stated in the Rajya Sabha that the government’s policies focus on ensuring a safe, trusted, and accountable cyberspace for all users. Multiple initiatives have been undertaken to secure critical infrastructure sectors, such as power, transport, and banking, for their uninterrupted and safe functioning.

CERT-in’s Efforts

CERT-in has empaneled 200 cybersecurity organizations to carry out these audits. The cyber agency issues guidelines for setting up State/sectoral Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs). Sector-specific CSIRTs, such as CSIRT in Finance sector (CSIRT-Fin) and CSIRT in Power sector (CSIRT-Power), are operational to coordinate cybersecurity issues and improve cyber resilience within respective sectors.

Indigenous Cyber Security Tools

The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) has developed a range of indigenous cyber security tools in mobile security, forensics, log collection, and analytics to reduce reliance on foreign solutions.

Cyber Crisis Management Plan

CERT-In has formulated a Cyber Crisis Management Plan (CCMP) for all government bodies to counter cyber-attacks and cyber-terrorism. CCMP provides a strategic framework to coordinate recovery from cyber-crisis and enhance resilience. Guideline documents and templates have been published to assist development and implementation of state-level/sectoral Crisis Management Plans.

Workshops and Training

CERT-In regularly conducts workshops for government bodies and key organizations to sensitize them about the cybersecurity threat landscape and enable them to prepare and implement the CCMP. So far, 205 such CCMP workshops have been conducted.

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Published On Jul 28, 2025, at 09:16 AM IST

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