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Cyber Security and its Various Aspects

CERT-In

• Established : 2004
• Headquarters: New Delhi
• Objectives:
  • Protect Indian cyberspace and software infrastructure against destructive and hacking activities.
  • Strengthen security-related defence of the Indian Internet domain.
  • Issue guidelines, vulnerability notes, advisories, and whitepapers regarding to information security practices, prevention, procedures, response and reporting of cyber security incidents

Consequences of Cyber Security

• Impact on Data: Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of information
• Impact on Critical Information Infrastructure: For e.g. Chinese cyber attack on the power system in Mumbai brought the entire city to a halt
• Financial loss
• Threat to National Security and peace and stability in a country.

Steps taken to improve Cyber Security

• National Cyber Security Policy 2013
• National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC): It has been setup to enhance the protection and resilience of Nation’s Critical information infrastructure 
• CERT-IN to respond to computer security incidents, report on vulnerabilities, and promote effective IT security practices throughout the country
• Cyber Surakshit Bharat Initiative: It was launched in 2018 with an aim to spread awareness about cybercrime and build capacity for safety measures for Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and frontline IT staff across all government departments.
• Cyber Crisis Management Plan (CCMP): It aims at countering cyber threats and cyber-terrorism.
• Cyber Swachhta Kendra: This platform was introduced for internet users to clean their computers and devices by wiping out viruses and malware.
• Information Security Education and Awareness Project (ISEA): Training of personnel to raise awareness and to provide research, education, and training in the field of Information Security.

Initiatives to promote innovation and entrepreneurship:

Atal Innovation Mission 

• To develop new programmes and policies for fostering innovation in different sectors of the economy, 
• To provide platform and collaboration opportunities for different stakeholders, 
• To create awareness and create an umbrella structure to oversee the innovation ecosystem of the country.
• A Few Major Initiatives:
  • Atal Tinkering Labs: Creating a problem-solving mindset across schools in India.
  • Atal Incubation Centers: Fostering world-class startups and adding a new dimension to the incubator model.
  • Atal New India Challenges: Fostering product innovations and aligning them to the needs of various sectors/ministries.

Indian Pharma and Indian Medical Device Award 2022

Integrated Road Accident Database (iRAD) Project

Dudh Vani Community Radio Station

Daily MCQ by Lucent IAS

Correct Answer:  C. Gautam Daimary was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2021 for his Bodo Poetry Collection “Jiu Gwnang Soho”.

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