CYBER SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE

The Government has institutionalized a nationwide integrated and coordinated system to deal with cyber threats. National Cyber Security Coordinator (NCSC) under the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) ensures coordination amongst different agencies whereas Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) deals with cybercrimes in a coordinated and effective manner.

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) is designated as the national agency for responding to cyber security incidents under the provisions of section 70B of the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000. CERT-In operates an automated cyber threat intelligence exchange platform for sharing tailored alerts with organization across sectors for proactive threat mitigation. National Cyber Coordination Centre (NCCC) implemented by CERT-In, examines the cyberspace to detect cyber security threats. It shares the information with concerned organizations, state governments and stakeholder agencies for taking action. CERT-In issues alerts and advisories regarding latest cyber threats/vulnerabilities from time to time.

This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha..(updated on 2nd December 2024)